A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 6.8 · 46% critics
After her estranged mother dies, a headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans and finds her mother’s run-down house already occupied by two washed-up, hard-drinking academics. Forced to share the space, the unlikely trio clash, trade sharp words and literature, and slowly form a fragile connection while she searches for direction and a sense of belonging.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-09-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 46/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (432 votes)
About
If you enjoy slow-burn, character-driven Southern dramas with messy relationships, melancholy humor, and a strong sense of place, this may click, especially if you liked The Shipping News; Not for you if you want fast plots or big thrills.
Pros: rich New Orleans atmosphere; strong lead performances; witty literary banter | Cons: slow, meandering pace; uneven character likability; story can feel aimless
Themes
- friendship
- alcohol
- new orleans, louisiana
- house
- little girl
- woman director
Cast & crew
John Travolta
as Bobby Long
Scarlett Johansson
as Pursy Will
Gabriel Macht
as Lawson Pines
Deborah Kara Unger
as Georgianna
Dane Rhodes
as Cecil
David Jensen
as Junior
Clayne Crawford
as Lee
Sonny Shroyer
as Earl
Carol Sutton
as Ruthie
- WB
Walter Breaux
as Ray
Directed by Shainee Gabel