Blue Jasmine

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Blue Jasmine

PG-13

Released Jul 26, 2013

1h 38m

Drama

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After her marriage to a wealthy businessman (Alec Baldwin) collapses, New York socialite Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) flees to San Francisco and the modest apartment of her sister, Ginger (Sally Hawkins). Although she's in a fragile emotional state and lacks job skills, Jasmine still manages to voice her disapproval of Ginger's boyfriend, Chili (Bobby Cannavale). Jasmine begrudgingly takes a job in a dentist's office, while Ginger begins dating a man (Louis C.K.) who's a step up from Chili.

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Critics Consensus

Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine finds the director in peak late-period form -- and benefiting from a superb cast led by Cate Blanchett.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It's brilliantly watchable, if not mesmerising; and brilliantly performed, particularly by Cate Blanchett, who will knock your socks off, and may knock them off so explosively there is every chance you will never retrieve them again.

Sep 5, 2018

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

Blue Jasmine weaponises Blanchett's elegant image against us, showing a character who is trying with all her might to maintain this glamour that is falling down around her. Seriously, she's amazing in this one.

Aug 25, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... what a fine way to revere one of Williams' most adapted dramas with a modern take that thrusts its slowly malfunctioning central character into a new situation that only hastens her demise.

Rated: A

Sep 7, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The one towering achievement of Blue Jasmine that is worth your attention is the lead performance of Cate Blanchett.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Allen has made an unforgettable character study of a fascinating, despicable, sympathetic, and engaging figure and those around her.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 25, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Blanchett visualizes her struggles through every fidget, every bead of sweat, and every outburst. She’s not a likable character by any stretch but she’s simply mesmerizing.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Marit Risto F

How could this actress do such a film?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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joe s

This movie was something I happened to find out about, and did not disappoint! Figured if Woody Allen wrote, and directed it, would show promise, Cate Blanchetts performance was mesmerizing, and totally Oscar worthy, the supporting casts were also memorable, was very well written, and truly enjoyable to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Freddy D

Cate Blanchett is the best actress of the planet. Her performance in Blue Jasmine is unforgettable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Sandra H

Great movie about a rich socialite married to a scammer, then lose their wealthy lifestyle. She tries to rebuild her life and it doesn't work out...at least the ending of this movie. Great acting. Cate is one of my favorites.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Tanya

Wanna watch a bunch of cancelled creeps act like creeps for over 2 hours? Well-cast, especially since a lot of scandals have broken but overlong & very "new york" despite being set in California - which is de rigour for Woody Allen.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Jeff M

This may be the best movie Woody Allen has directed this century, and it contains one of the great performances from any of his movies ever. Say what you will about Allen, but his penchant for writing strong, complex female characters is unparalleled. Jasmine, who could rightfully be described as a modern-day Blanche DuBois is as charming as she is infuriating, living in her own world of deception and mental illness. And Blanchett is phenomenal, an adjective I save for the cream of the crop. It's a truly magnificent performance that is among the best of the last decade. Blanchett is among the least vain of our modern actresses, even though she is among the most beautiful. She can look stunning in once scene and not so much the next. It's to Blanchett's credit that she makes Jasmine not only palatable but often endearing despite a troublesome set of character traits. She is surrounded by a great supporting cast and Allen's wonderful screenplay, which harkens back to the great work he did during the late 80s and early 90s. Fans of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE will find several parallels, but this feels like a true original, and Jasmine is an unforgettable character and atop the finest characterizations of Blanchett's career.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Synopsis

After her marriage to a wealthy businessman (Alec Baldwin) collapses, New York socialite Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) flees to San Francisco and the modest apartment of her sister, Ginger (Sally Hawkins). Although she's in a fragile emotional state and lacks job skills, Jasmine still manages to voice her disapproval of Ginger's boyfriend, Chili (Bobby Cannavale). Jasmine begrudgingly takes a job in a dentist's office, while Ginger begins dating a man (Louis C.K.) who's a step up from Chili.

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Perdido Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.4M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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