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...You know how in marriage they say "for better or for worse"? I think, in terms of my life, I have entered the "for worse" part, and it happened so quietly I didn't even recognize it. Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former partner's hit show Oklahoma! By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world that no longer values his talent and the seeming impossibility of love.
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While not the flashiest Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon boasts a wonderful performance by Ethan Hawke as he embodies a man hanging on by a thread while the audience hangs on to every word said.

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Jonathan Romney Financial Times Dec 3
4/5
...Blue Moon is nostalgic for old Broadway glamour, but also acutely attuned to the desolation behind the glitz. Not so much old-fashioned, then, as resembling an Old Fashioned: freshly mixed, generous with the bitters, a sophisticated, poignant pleasure. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Little White Lies Dec 2
3/5
The film is talky and stagebound, yet cinematographer Shane F Kelly manages to create pockets of intrigue within the layout of the bar. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Dec 1
Directed by Richard Linklater, from a crisply bittersweet screenplay by Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon is as elegantly witty and luxuriantly melancholic as one of Rogers and Hart’s toe-tapping, heart-swelling compositions. Go to Full Review
Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome 1d
2.5/5
There’s a way for a wordy, single-location film to use the freedoms of the film medium, look no further than Peter Hujar’s Day, but Blue Moon doesn’t capture the same sense of snapshot of a time and place in a person’s life. Go to Full Review
Ryan Swen Taipei Mansions 2d
Blue Moon uses what could be standard biopic trappings as a container for one of Linklater’s most potent explorations of time. Go to Full Review
Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene 4d
B+
Ethan Hawke has always been watchable, but in recent years his work has taken on near-legendary weight. “Blue Moon” cements his rep as one of our best actors. Go to Full Review
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Michael Deee 3d So damn well written & acted & executed with great simplicity - a beautiful and heartbreaking character study & story. I think its Hawkes best role to date. And Linklater continues his remarkable trajectory of great filmmaking, never falling into a rut of repetition. See more Jen 6d Fantastic film. Hawke deserves best actor for this! See more DEL Dec 22 Well done movie. Like the way shout all in one room. The minor supporting characters were excellent too! Many thumbs UP!👍🏾👍🏾 See more JD Dec 18 While Hart is a sad, pathetic and, at times, uncomfortable man, Ethan Hawke brings him to life in expert fashion. He is mesmerizing. One of the best performances of the year. Linklater is an expert at portraying complicated and nuanced love, and he does that again with this entry. But the most impressive feat is how he is able to capture 1940s NYC and show business while staying in the same room for 90% of this runtime. See more Nicole A Dec 14 Really enjoyed it, Ethan Hawke is phenomenal. Felt like a play as the whole movie takes place in the same location and that was apropos. Perhaps not for everyone but my husband and I enjoyed it from start to finish. See more Danielle Nov 22 felt long. excellent performances especially Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis ...You know how in marriage they say "for better or for worse"? I think, in terms of my life, I have entered the "for worse" part, and it happened so quietly I didn't even recognize it. Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former partner's hit show Oklahoma! By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world that no longer values his talent and the seeming impossibility of love.
Director
Richard Linklater
Producer
Mike Blizzard, Richard Linklater, John Sloss
Screenwriter
Robert Kaplow
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Wild Atlantic Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Detour Pictures, Cinetic Media, Renovo Media Group
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Biography, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 24, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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