Blue Is the Warmest Color fingerprintBig heart, immersive world, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and editing
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Blue Is the Warmest Color is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, moving, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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Blue Is the Warmest Color is included with a subscription to Netflix, Hulu, Philo, and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Philo, Kanopy, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Microsoft Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 90). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NC-17 in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and strong language.
3 h 0 min
Blue Is the Warmest Color runs 3 h 0 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Blue Is the Warmest Color higher (89) than audiences (79). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $20 million worldwide, 4.6 times its budget.
It was made in French, with some English. Produced in Belgium, France, Spain.
+32GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Blue Is the Warmest Color in 46 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 106 storytelling tropes for Blue Is the Warmest Color, including Book Dumb, Meet the In-Laws, Romanticism Versus Enlightenment.
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