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Former high school sweethearts Jim and Amanda have been out of touch for more than 20 years -- but they run into each other at a grocery store back in their alpine hometown of Crestline, Calif. Jim's mother has died and he's here to put her house on the market. Amanda is visiting her pregnant sister. They get to talking, first over coffee, then over beer and jellybeans. Before they know it they're at Jim's mother's house, where everything sends them spiraling back into the past.
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Blue Jay's song will warm the soul of any hopeless romantic who loves trips down memory lane, impromptu dance scenes, and naturally performed two-handers.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times If the first hour or so of "Blue Jay" were anywhere near as compelling as its last 15 minutes, the film could have proved quite a special little experience. Oct 13, 2016 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com A gentle, genuine trip down memory lane that features one of our best actresses in the kind of role she doesn't get to play that often. Rated: 3/4 Oct 7, 2016 Full Review Alonso Duralde TheWrap It's to the credit of both the movie and its stars that the easy sense of naturalism isn't undone by the eventual revelations. These people are believable, and so are their conversations, and so is their shared past. Oct 6, 2016 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's all so believable. Rated: B Aug 1, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Director Alex Lehmann wisely keeps himself in the background and allows his two actors to carry the load. Duplass and Paulson have a convincing chemistry and there is an organic flowing rhythm to their dialogue. Rated: 4/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Rahul Desai The Hindu A tale of deflected soulmates... Jul 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Justin V A realistic story of 2 adults who still need to learn how to be themselves. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review J M Sarah Paulson always wonderful, but very slight story, and not the most engaging of characters. Not bad. -Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review Ava M You had me at Sara Paulson amd she dis not disappoint. The man was AMAZING too. This is my first review, so forgive me. But I loved it so much I said "I'm going to go leave a review" in an impromptu manner. It was that good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Omar B One of the freshest movies I've ever seen. So incredibly good. A breath of fresh air. Just simply brilliant. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Leah S Loved it. Both actors do a convincing job portraying adults who have regrets. You can imagine them as teen-aged lovebirds. No flashbacks required. Kooky and smart and heartwarming. The synopsis, however, gave away the specific regret. Still well done. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/09/23 Full Review Paul H Boring, shallow script. Too many clichés. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Former high school sweethearts Jim and Amanda have been out of touch for more than 20 years -- but they run into each other at a grocery store back in their alpine hometown of Crestline, Calif. Jim's mother has died and he's here to put her house on the market. Amanda is visiting her pregnant sister. They get to talking, first over coffee, then over beer and jellybeans. Before they know it they're at Jim's mother's house, where everything sends them spiraling back into the past.
Director
Alex Lehmann
Producer
Mel Eslyn, Xan Aranda
Screenwriter
Mark Duplass
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
Duplass Brothers, The Orchard, Netflix
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.2K
Runtime
1h 25m
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