Birds of Prey
Movie, 2020, Worlds Expand, Set in 2020
Birds of Prey is #10 of 25 in release order and #9 of 25 in chronological order in the DC.
The story
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
Birds of Prey recap
Harley Quinn and the Joker break up, and once the news spreads, everyone she has wronged in Gotham comes after her. The most dangerous is Roman Sionis, a crime lord called Black Mask, who wants a diamond containing the account numbers to the Bertinelli family fortune. A young pickpocket, Cassandra Cain, steals and swallows the diamond. Harley saves her life by promising Roman she will get it back. Meanwhile, nightclub singer Dinah Lance, Roman's driver, has a sonic scream; detective Renee Montoya is building a case against Roman; and the Huntress, Helena Bertinelli, is killing the men who murdered her family. Their paths meet at an abandoned amusement park where Roman sends his army.
Birds of Prey ending explained
The five women team up and fight off Roman's men, and Harley and Cassandra kill Roman with a grenade. Montoya quits the police and joins Dinah and Helena as the Birds of Prey, funded by the Bertinelli fortune, while Harley and Cassandra sell the diamond and open a business of their own.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a post-credits audio scene, Harley offers to tell a secret about Batman, and the screen cuts out before she can.
Where to watch Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey is streaming on YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Watchmen, before Wonder Woman 1984.
- Chronological order: after Shazam!, before The Suicide Squad.
What to watch before Birds of Prey
In release order, 7 DC essentials come before Birds of Prey (2020), from Man of Steel (2013) to Shazam! (2019). Birds of Prey itself is optional in the DC order.
Cast
- Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn
- Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
- Ewan McGregor as Roman Sionis
- Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain
- Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz
- Ali Wong as Ellen Yee
- David Ury as Sleazy Breeder
- Sara Montez as Shallow Friend #1 / Kathrine
- Izabel Pakzad as Shallow Friend #2
- Daniel Bernhardt as Sionis' Chauffeur
Directed by Cathy Yan.