Blue Car
2002 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.2 · 78% critics
An emotionally wounded teenager pours her feelings into poetry while juggling a tense home life. When a supportive English teacher urges her to enter a national contest, she fights to reach the finals in Florida—only to find their growing bond brings new pressure and complicated choices.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2003-04-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (56 votes)
About
If you like raw, character-driven teen dramas like Thirteen or The Edge of Seventeen, this offers a somber, intimate look at growing up and blurred boundaries; Not for you if you want lighthearted stories or clear-cut, comforting adult figures.
Pros: strong lead performances; thoughtful coming-of-age tone; effective poetry moments | Cons: familiar setup; slow, plodding pace; melodrama feels forced
Themes
- high school
- poetry
- ohio
- grief
- stealing
- teenage girl
- anger
- teacher student relationship
- troubled teen
- lying
- woman director
- english teacher
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Agnes Bruckner
as Megan ‘Meg’ Denning
David Strathairn
as Auster
Margaret Colin
as Diane
Frances Fisher
as Delia
A.J. Buckley
as Pat
- RA
Regan Arnold
as Lily
Sarah Buehler
as Georgia
- DS
Dustin Sterling
as Rob
Michael Joseph Thomas Ward
as Dad
- WA
Wayne Armstrong
as Don
Directed by Karen Moncrieff