The Blue Gardenia fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, crime, and history
Standout performances
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Blue Gardenia is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, crime, and history
Its world is built around mystery, crime, and history.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clinch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia
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The Blue Gardenia is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Night Flight+, and Cultpix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, FlixHouse, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 85%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 29 min
The Blue Gardenia runs 1 h 29 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Blue Gardenia higher (85) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Blue Gardenia in 10 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for The Blue Gardenia, including False Confession, What Did I Do Last Night?, Worst News Judgment Ever.
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