Blue Moon

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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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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Blue Moon avoids the typical pitfalls of the biopic to take on a format that can sometimes feel a bit theatrical, but ends up placing us face to face with a creator as conflicted and contradictory as he is complex and fascinating. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 28, 2025

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

There's so much rage, bitterness and regret stirring just below the surface of Hawke's raw performance that it makes "Blue Moon" feel much bigger than it is. It's a minor film that packs a major emotional punch.

Rated: B+

Oct 28, 2025

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Linklater's film belongs heart and soul to Ethan Hawke, who delivers a tour de force that swerves from hilarity to heartbreak, sometimes in the same scene. It's a tragedy that unspools with astonishing buoyancy and sneaky wit.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 28, 2025

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Tony Medley

CWEB.com

A movie about Hart attending the Oklahoma! after party which he did not attend, is tedious, despite a good performance by Hawke, Why make a fictional film about a talented lyricist when there is so much truth to tell?

Rated: 5/10

Oct 28, 2025

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Brian Bromberger

Bay Area Reporter

It’s a penetrating and at times flawed elegiac triumph, which might induce ecstasy in musical theater buffs.

Oct 28, 2025

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Michael Cuby

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Although quite stagy by design (it’s extremely heavy on monologues), the film feels appropriately cinematic thanks to the central performance from Ethan Hawke...

Oct 28, 2025

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Maytee A

For those who have an interest in theater and who would enjoy a playlike production

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Sally

Just all talk. I found it boring. I did like the music the piano player was playing in the background.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Jonathan F

Mildly entertaining. Great performances, but at some point, who cares? Honestly, there must be a VERY limited audience truly interested in this movie....

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Shannon P

Didn’t live up to the hype for me didn’t like the main character, felt “meh” about the female lead, did like the bartender but not enough to make the movie wotthwhile,

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Kurt C

Casting was terrific and Ethan Hawke -- just wow.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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robert M

hard to watch, but descent.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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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.

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: Drama, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $66.0K
Runtime: 1h 40m