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Blonde

Play trailer 1:54 Poster for Blonde NC-17 Released Sep 16, 2022 2h 46m Biography Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
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Ana de Armas' luminous performance makes it difficult to look away, but Blonde can be hard to watch as it teeters between commenting on exploitation and contributing to it.

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It doesn't matter how well-acted or creatively filmed it is -- watching Blonde is a really unpleasant experience.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk No vivacity, no choice, just tragedy. Nothing more to see here, folks. Rated: 2/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Todd Gilchrist AV Club Ana de Armas (Knives Out) delivers a truly extraordinary performance as the platinum superstar and icon, while Dominik and his collaborators discover endlessly inventive ways to recreate highlights from Monroe’s iconography. Rated: B- Oct 14, 2022 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian Blonde is a strange movie. There’s no ducking that. I like it, especially for de Armas’s tour de force, but I can see how others may not. Rated: 4/5 Oct 6, 2022 Full Review Yasmine Kandil Discussing Film Where many biopics have become generalized, surface-level projects that essentially all go down the same checklist, Blonde takes on a completely unique and arguably camp approach to this genre. Jul 17, 2024 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net Just leave Marilyn alone already. Rated: 1/5 Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Alex Papaioannou InSession Film It’s a literal descent through madness, brought on by a system and society that builds up individuals only to spit them out the other side. Rated: B- Oct 31, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Very boring and dogshit performances... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review James W Great job by the director and writer for making this story so difficult to watch. You are literally watching a woman being kicked around for nearly three hours. We get it. Even if Marilyn Monroe was beat up her entire life, let the audience come up for air once in a while. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review Betsi M Cinematography is amazing should’ve gotten an Oscar nomination Ana de armas gives one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen, especially because she’s Cuban!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review Rob A An incredible performance by leading lady Ana de Armas was ruined by an over-the-top political agenda and nonstop tragedy. Abortions aren't terrifying, JFK wasn't a one dimensional pariah and Joe Dimagio didn't necessarily raise his hands to her. This was a film with an agenda, and they were none too subtle about it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/27/25 Full Review Audience Member I honestly couldn’t get past the first 15 minutes. It felt like madness. I also can’t unhear Jennifer Coolidge every time she talks. Not my cup of tea. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/25 Full Review Bilguun M Watching Blonde is an unpleasant experience, its point lost amidst the nonstop torture of its lead character. It's a vapid feverish nightmare of a movie best skipped Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
Director
Andrew Dominik
Producer
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Brad Pitt, Scott Robertson
Screenwriter
Andrew Dominik
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Plan B Entertainment
Rating
NC-17 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 16, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2022
Runtime
2h 46m
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