Blue Like Jazz

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Blue Like Jazz

PG-13

Released Apr 13, 2012

1h 46m

Drama

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A college student (Marshall Allman) seeks escape from his evangelical upbringing by transferring to a progressive school in Portland, Ore.

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Barbara Vancheri

Philadelphia Inquirer

Rated: 2/4

Jan 22, 2013

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Nell Minow

Beliefnet

The vocabulary of faith should not be the exclusive property of one small subset of believers; it is heartening to watch a movie that makes that point with such grace.

Rated: B+

Apr 19, 2012

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Scott Bowles

USA Today

Just earnest enough to blend its religious theme with a beer-chugging hero for a surprisingly contemporary look at faith.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 13, 2012

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

Blue Like Jazz is probably the best Christian film I have ever seen and it manages to leave behind many of the shackles that have held back lots of other films with a Christian message.

Apr 1, 2020

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Al Alexander

The Patriot Ledger

Sodom and Gomorrah are paradoxically brought back to life in the form of an Oregon-based liberal-arts college in this Christian recruiting video.

Rated: C-

May 26, 2013

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

Blue Like Jazz certainly breaks the mould in terms what audiences have come to expect from spiritual cinema, but it refuses to take the necessary leap required to fully redefine mainstream audiences' perception of this niche genre.

Apr 4, 2013

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Blue Like Jazz is a must see. A Christian movie that is more enjoyable than others I've seen. Some of the content is outrageous because of the setting of the movie, but if you can get through that, it's well worth seeing. The message is one that hits home with most everybody, I imagine.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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This film was almost good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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What constitutes a movie as a "Christian film?" This narrative doesn't even have a moment where the Gospel is explained, and in fact, is quite brutal on religion as a whole. Unfortunately, nobody is going to see this question-provoking, answer-withholding film: non-believers will lump this in with other Christian propoganda, and believers don't want to see a movie where religion is attacked, sex is secularly represented, and words like "shit" are tossed around.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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This film is overall a fine flick, and is notable for the work of Jason Marsden, who puts in his greatest effort since his portrayal of Professor Baldini in 2011's Pizza Man.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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One of the finest coming-of-age films I've ever seen.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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The book this movie was based on was deep, thought-provoking, and real. The movie was but a mere reflection of that. Horrible representation. I'm not even going to waste words trying to craft a review of it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

A college student (Marshall Allman) seeks escape from his evangelical upbringing by transferring to a progressive school in Portland, Ore.

Director: Steve Taylor
Producer: J. Clarke Gallivan, Steve Taylor
Screenwriter: Donald Miller, Ben Pearson, Steve Taylor
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Ruckus Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Drug and Alcohol Content|Sexuality|Mature Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $594.9K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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