Blue Valentine
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Blue Valentine

2010Movie1 h 52 minR

DramaRomance
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic817.7Rotten Tomatoes87%77%
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic817.7Rotten Tomatoes87%77%

Summary

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

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  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Feels like real life.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Hits close to home.
  • Weighs on you.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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Tropes

Shotgun Weddingin 309 titlesSubverted. Dean and Cindy get married after she becomes pregnant, but Dean is well aware the baby likely isn't his and is the first to suggest marriage.Awful Wedded Lifein 891 titlesDean and Cindy's marriage is a rocky one that only gets progressively worse by the end.All 42 tropes

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