Blue Valentine
2010 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
A young couple build a life together and try to hold onto the feeling that first brought them close. As everyday pressures, clashing hopes, and emotional distance grow, their marriage begins to show painful cracks.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-12-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (3,521 votes)
- Box office
- $15,440,333
- Budget
- $1,000,000
About
If you respond to intimate, painfully real relationship dramas like Revolutionary Road or The Bridges of Madison County, this may hit hard; Not for you if you want escapism, a light romance, or easy comfort.
Pros: raw emotional honesty; strong lead performances; realistic relationship drama | Cons: very bleak mood; slow at times; hard to watch
Themes
- depression
- dancing
- nurse
- pennsylvania, usa
- love at first sight
- pregnancy
- classroom
- marriage
- bridge
- dysfunctional family
- alcoholism
- love
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2011 · nominated
- International Cinephile Society Award — Best Film · 2011 · nominated
- International Cinephile Society Award — Best Editing · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ryan Gosling
as Dean
Michelle Williams
as Cindy
John Doman
as Jerry
Mike Vogel
as Bobby
Ben Shenkman
as Dr. Feinberg
- JJ
Jen Jones
as Gramma
Maryann Plunkett
as Glenda
Faith Wladyka
as Frankie
- MJ
Marshall Johnson
as Marshall
- JB
James Benatti
as Jamie
Directed by Derek Cianfrance