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Blue Like Jazz

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
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5.8/10
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Blue Like Jazz (2012)
Don, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at the most godless campus in America.
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Don, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at the most godless campus in America.Don, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at the most godless campus in America.Don, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at the most godless campus in America.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
3K
YOUR RATING
    • Steve Taylor
    • Donald Miller(screenplay)
    • Ben Pearson(screenplay)
    • Steve Taylor(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marshall Allman
    • Claire Holt
    • Tania Raymonde
    • Steve Taylor
    • Donald Miller(screenplay)
    • Ben Pearson(screenplay)
    • Steve Taylor(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marshall Allman
    • Claire Holt
    • Tania Raymonde
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    "Robot Invasion"
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    "Classroom"
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    "Cafeteria"
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    Marshall Allman and Claire Holt in Blue Like Jazz (2012)
    Justin Welborn and Marshall Allman in Blue Like Jazz (2012)
    Marshall Allman and Claire Holt in Blue Like Jazz (2012)
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    Marshall Allman
    Marshall Allman
    • Don Miller
    Claire Holt
    Claire Holt
    • Penny
    Tania Raymonde
    Tania Raymonde
    • Lauryn
    Justin Welborn
    Justin Welborn
    • The Pope
    Eric Lange
    Eric Lange
    • The Hobo
    Jason Marsden
    Jason Marsden
    • Kenny
    William McKinney
    William McKinney
    • Jordan
    • (as Will McKinney)
    Jenny Littleton
    Jenny Littleton
    • Don's Mom
    David Alford
    David Alford
    • Priest
    Jeff Obafemi Carr
    • Dean Bowers
    • (as jeff obafemi carr)
    Matt Godfrey
    • Yuri
    Jeffrey Buckner Ford
    • James Larkin
    • (as Jeffery Buckner Ford)
    Traber Burns
    • Phillipe Nouvel
    Barak Hardley
    Barak Hardley
    • Town Crier
    Jenson Goins
    Jenson Goins
    • Quinn
    Marin Miller
    • Reed Activities Receptionist
    Joshua Childs
    Joshua Childs
    • Bookstore Manager
    • (as Josh Childs)
    Becky Fly
    Becky Fly
    • Professor
      • Steve Taylor
      • Donald Miller(screenplay) (story)
      • Ben Pearson(screenplay)
      • Steve Taylor(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The movie was made possible by the efforts of fans who refused to see the project die. A campaign on KickStarter was started after a September 16th blog post by Donald Miller that the project was dead due to the lack of backers. By the end of the funding period on October 25th, Save Blue Like Jazz had raised $345,992 (276% of the original $125,000 goal) from 4495 backers. This earned the project a Hall of Fame ranking on KickStarter as the highest funded project ever.
    • Goofs
      Don tells his mother that there are no roommates in the dorms at Reed college, but Lauryn tells a story about her "first year roommate".
    • Quotes

      Donald Miller: He told me jazz was like life, cause it doesn't resolve.

    • Crazy credits
      The names of over 1,500 people were listed as Associate Producers of the movie.

    User reviews94

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    9/10
    A refreshingly honest film for everyone
    My preconceptions about what a Christian movie would be like were happily proved wrong with this movie. I thought it would be another poorly acted, cheesy feel-good film of the us-versus-them variety like so many Christian films are. But it wasn't.

    This story of a college student trying to escape his Bible Belt upbringing at a godless campus deals with universal themes that will appeal to people from many walks of life.

    The actors gave solid performances, breathing humanity into the characters. The writers balanced the heavy soul searching with a sense of humor. The producer delivered a final product that rivals studio films with much greater budgets.

    An entertaining film that makes you think.
    helpful•27
    13
    • ankawibi
    • Mar 20, 2012

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 2012 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production company
      • Ruckus Films
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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