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Out of the Blue

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Out of the Blue

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Released Aug 26, 2022

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

Drama

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After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and spends his free time running, swimming, and trying to piece his world back together. When he meets Marilyn Chambers, the wife of a wealthy businessman, they collide into an intense physical and emotional relationship that quickly escalates into idle talk about her husband's murder.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Out of the Blue taps into the classical era of film noir...it’s likely to be a delight for the movie buffs among us.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 15, 2023

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Geoff Berkshire

Los Angeles Times

A great femme fatale can elevate any noir, but the talented Kruger isn’t given much to work with here.

Aug 26, 2022

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Robert Abele

TheWrap

If an adulterous mystery in the Cain vein isn’t going to dazzle with its dialogue or titillate with its temptations, why is it there?

Aug 25, 2022

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

Neil LaBute’s commitment to the femme fatale homage works for awhile and Diane Kruger is more than game, but instead of following suit in subverting our expectations the film settles into becoming a DTV Wild Things sequel with a tenth of the twists.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 14, 2022

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

Out of the Blue feels more like a storytelling exercise than a finished feature.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2022

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Even if LaBute is aiming for a campy noir parody, he misses the mark.

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2022

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Lachlan M

The only thing worth watching is Kruger as eye candy. The writing, directing and time queues are something you would expect from a High School film assignment.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Shawn H

There isn’t a likable character to be found.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Cedric G

Your classic film noir style storyline told 1000 times before but with an excellent twist at the end. The people giving it bad reviews must didn't watch until the end as I almost didn't (just because I was tired) because I predicted the ending in my head. Yes, the acting could've been a little bit more lively but it's still worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/28/24

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Ronald H

Embarrassingly dumb, with wooden dialogue and acting. The noir references to James M. Cain just highlight how inferior this movie is. The older femme fatale and the gullible, horny young man who decides to kill her abusive husband are nothing new, of course, but with a good screenplay, such a story could at least hold your attention. Not the case here. I can't remember the last time I rolled my eyes so much watching a movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Alain E

A nice contemporary update of the classic noir theme regarding the duplicitous character of women. In films like the Postman rings twice the male sucker is dispatched so the femme fatale can continue hunting. In the present version two male dupes die prematurely so that their female partners can enjoy an affluent lesbian lifestyle. If you like this type of story, the movie is very well made. The movie has received all type of negative reviews. Some people think that Diane Kruger is not sexy enough to justify murdering her husband. Other people, who have led more fascinating lives than me, claim that they could tell the end after the first ten minutes. And finally other negative assessments find the movie unrealistic. It was never intended to be a documentary, like Star Wars for example.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Alison M

Don’t waste an hour and a half of your life watching this slow, unrealistic film. You knew the plot within the first 10 minutes

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and spends his free time running, swimming, and trying to piece his world back together. When he meets Marilyn Chambers, the wife of a wealthy businessman, they collide into an intense physical and emotional relationship that quickly escalates into idle talk about her husband's murder.

Director: Neil LaBute
Producer: Tara L. Craig, Berry Meyerowitz, Lawrence Greenberg
Screenwriter: Neil LaBute
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Buffalo 8 Productions, The Squid Farm, BondIt Media Capital
Rating: R (Some Violence|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2022
Runtime: 1h 45m

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