A Patch of Blue fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, society, and history
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Patch of Blue is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, wholesome, and hopeful. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, society, and history
Its world is built around family, society, and history.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Love is color blind.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
A Patch of Blue is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 45 min
A Patch of Blue runs 1 h 45 min.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 86 out of 100, so both groups see A Patch of Blue much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $800,000 to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 8.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for A Patch of Blue in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for A Patch of Blue, including Nobody Poops, Eye Scream, Magical Negro.
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