Where can I watch “Bird” legally online?

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Where to Watch Bird (1988) (Legally)

"There are no second acts in American lives."

Jun 1, 1988 US 161 min 15

6.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

353 votes

Drama Music

Where can I watch “Bird” legally?

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US providers

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Where to watch “Bird” (1988) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1988), without spoilers.

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, Music, with a runtime around 161 minutes.

Cast highlights include Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

jazz, heroin, saxophone, biography, psychiatric hospital, heroin addict, electroconvulsive therapy, death of daughter, bebop, eiffel tower, paris, 1950s

Official trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube

Plot

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.