Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young men 1

The Birdcage's audience scores lean most toward young men at 67 of 100, with comparable appeal to young women 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 18 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 67 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young women 58 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 18 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men67
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Primary audienceYoung Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
67
Young Women
58
Older Men
42
Older Women
34
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LGBTQ+
89

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Advocacy

Advocacy18
Entertainment

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Synopsis

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.

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The average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Comedy titles by release year
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193122
193302
193504
193702
194024
194102
194302
194426
194504
194702
194822
195024
195102
195204
1953010
195552
195633
195754
195806
195943
196025
1961510
196216
196316
196438
196519
196616
196807
196965
197037
197105
197216
197319
197418
197509
1976112
197747
197824
197918
198017
198119
1982510
1983112
1984210
1985314
1986020
1987017
1988113
1989224
1990121
1991114
1992017
1993120
1994525
1995319
1996415
1997222
1998324
1999336
2000333
2001131
2002132
2003229
2004240
2005441
2006244
2007153
2008020
2009418
2010210
2011221
2012110
20131013
2014511
201547
20161710
201767
20181012
2019716
2020619
2021919
20222022
20232211
20241217
2025223
2026236
This title (1996)181

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Cast & Crew

Emmanuel Lubezki (director) · Nolbert Brown Jr. (director)