Bird on a Wire (1990)

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Synopsis

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.

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Where does Bird on a Wire rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Bird on a Wire is 1677 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved down the charts by -88 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Limelight but less popular than Z for Zachariah.

Rank		Title
1673.		Good Joe Bell	+2
1674.		Phone Booth	-4
1675.		Better Man	-75
1676.		Z for Zachariah	+9
1677.		Bird on a Wire	-88
1678.		Limelight	-1
1679.		From Here to Eternity	-29
1680.		Penny Lane Is Dead	+8
1681.		Pigeon Kings	-70

Streaming charts last updated: 21:18, 10/01/2026

Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Richard 'Rick' Jarmin

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Marianne Graves

David Carradine

David Carradine

Eugene Sorensen

Bill Duke

Bill Duke

Albert Diggs

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Joe Weyburn

Joan Severance

Joan Severance

Rachel Varney

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

Marvin Larson

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Lou Baird

Alex Bruhanski

Alex Bruhanski

Raun

John Pyper-Ferguson

John Pyper-Ferguson

Jamie

Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Mr. Takawaki

Jackson Davies

Jackson Davies

Paul Bernard

Florence Paterson

Florence Paterson

Molly Baird

Tim Healy

Tim Healy

Paul

Wes Tritter

Wes Tritter

Scottie

Lossen Chambers

Lossen Chambers

Lossen

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Neff

Wendy Van Riesen

Wendy Van Riesen

Secretary

Lesley Ewen

Lesley Ewen

Night Receptionist

Robert Metcalfe

Robert Metcalfe

Dex

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