Where to watch Birthday Girl (2001) tonight
Birthday Girl (2001) runs 1 h 33 min, is rated R in the US and averages 5.9 from 456 TMDB members. John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.
- Runtime
- 1 h 33 min — ends 9:33 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Released
- September 6, 2001
- TMDB rating
- 5.9 / 10 from 456 votes
- Director
- Jez Butterworth
- Starring
- Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Hoopla (free).
Questions people ask
- How long is Birthday Girl?
- Birthday Girl is 1 h 33 min long (93 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:33 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Birthday Girl rated?
- Birthday Girl is rated R in the US.
- Is Birthday Girl a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Crime hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream Birthday Girl?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Hoopla (free). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Crime movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 2000s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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