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Bird on a Wire (1990) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Bird on a Wire

Movie1990·110 min

Bird on a Wire

Directed by John Badham

Comedy Romance Adventure

A comedy romance film directed by John Badham.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 59%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

1K ratings

About Bird on a Wire

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: betrayal, forbidden love, detroit, american regional, romantic partners, everyman, reluctant hero, escape chase, road journey, hidden identity, drug trade, corruption, romcom meet cute

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Details

Director: John Badham
Language: English

Cast

Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine

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How Bird on a Wire Ranks

All movies

Top 59%

1990s movies

Top 58%

Comedy movies

Top 55%

John Badham films#9 of 14

Top 59% All movies.

the vibe

Bird on a Wire Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followfunnypersonallightplayfulstylized

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

escape chase

road journey

hidden identity

betrayal

forbidden love

everyman

reluctant hero

romantic partners

drug trade

corruption

meet-cute

detroit

american regional

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9