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Mo' Better Blues

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 9m
  • 61

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Spike Lee

Producer:

Jon Kilik, Spike Lee, Monty Ross

Release Date:

Aug 3, 1990

Runtime:

2hr 9m

Synopsis

Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.

Cast

  • Denzel Washington
  • Spike Lee
  • Wesley Snipes
  • Joie Lee
  • Cynda Williams
  • Giancarlo Esposito
  • Robin Harris
  • Bill Nunn
  • Dick Anthony Williams
  • John Turturro

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61
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Based on 23 Critics
5.6

USER SCORE (9)

Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Reviews
50

Though it's full of striking visual ideas and actorly turns, it never fully convinces.

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Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
75

Mo' Better Blues is not a great film, but it's an interesting one, which is almost as rare.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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