Blue Jean fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Society, everyday modern life, and history
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Blue Jean is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Society, everyday modern life, and history
Its world is built around society, everyday modern life, and history.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Blue Jean is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. 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 69/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 37 min
Blue Jean runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Blue Jean higher (98) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+35GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Blue Jean in 49 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for Blue Jean, including The '80s, Lesbian Jock, Armoured Closet Gay.
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