Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
"Inside the rock called Alcatraz they tried to chain a volcano they called 'The Bird Man'!"
ThumbScore
👍 86%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 82%
(RT: 88%, MC: 76) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Betty Field as Stella Johnson
Is Birdman of Alcatraz good?
Yes. 86% audience score, estimated from 362 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 82%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
Overview
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world. Wikipedia ↗
