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Born to Be Blue

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 37m
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6.8/10
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Ethan Hawke in Born to Be Blue (2015)
Chet Baker attempts a hard-fought comeback in the 1960s, spurred in part by a passionate romance with a new flame.
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A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Budreau
  • Writers
    • Robert Budreau
    • James Luscombe(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Carmen Ejogo
    • Callum Keith Rennie
  • Director
    • Robert Budreau
  • Writers
    • Robert Budreau
    • James Luscombe(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Carmen Ejogo
    • Callum Keith Rennie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

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    Trailer 2:29
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    Ethan Hawke in Born to Be Blue (2015)
    Carmen Ejogo and Callum Keith Rennie in Born to Be Blue (2015)
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    Top cast

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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Chet Baker
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Jane…
    Callum Keith Rennie
    Callum Keith Rennie
    • Dick Bock
    Tony Nappo
    Tony Nappo
    • Officer Reid
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • Chesney Baker Sr.
    Janet-Laine Green
    Janet-Laine Green
    • Vera Baker
    Dan Lett
    Dan Lett
    • Danny Friedman
    Kedar Brown
    Kedar Brown
    • Miles Davis
    Kevin Hanchard
    Kevin Hanchard
    • Dizzy Gillespie
    Tony Nardi
    Tony Nardi
    • Nicholas
    Barbara Mamabolo
    Barbara Mamabolo
    • Janelle
    Charles Officer
    Charles Officer
    • Bowling Alley Thug
    Katie Boland
    Katie Boland
    • Sarah
    Janine Theriault
    Janine Theriault
    • Florence
    Joe Cobden
    Joe Cobden
    • Actor Dick
    Natassia Halabi
    Natassia Halabi
    • Jenny
    Barbara Eve Harris
    Barbara Eve Harris
    • Elsie Azuka
    Eugene Clark
    Eugene Clark
    • Henry Azuka
    • Director
      • Robert Budreau
    • Writers
      • Robert Budreau
      • James Luscombe(story editor)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Ethan Hawke on the 'WTF Podcast', he wanted to play Chet Baker going back 15 to 20 years before. Richard Linklater, when approached with Hawke by the idea of a biopic, had his own idea of making a Baker film about a day-in-the-life story about the day before Baker tried heroin for the first time. But because the project couldn't gain traction, and Hawke's age not matching up after years of effort of finding a distributor, the idea was dropped.
    • Goofs
      Jane holds a stick figure made of vegetables on the set that disappears and reappears between shots.
    • Quotes

      Chet Baker: Time gets wider, you know. Not just longer.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ethan Hawke/Danielle Brooks/Louie Anderson (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Get Lost
      Arranged and Performed by David Braid

      Written by Frank Loesser (as F. Loesser), Jimmy McHugh (as J. McHugh)

      Courtesy of Sony / ATV Harmony

    User reviews41

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Now this is a good movie!!!
    The overall production was stellar.

    Ethan Hawke gives a honest performance that showcase his most endearing qualities as a fine thespian. His portrait of Chet Baker is impressive.

    Hawke and Cameron Ejogo who played his girlfriend in the film had a lot of chemistry between the two of them, which is good because the movie centers on the both of them greatly. I herd her role is more of a mixture of many women Chet seem to be able to pull down, which only makes her performance more important, as she goes from being a coworker in a movie about his life to his love interest, the mother of his child, and most importantly the muse the keeps him going and inspires him to kick his drug habit in order to get better and play better.

    The imagery of the film was great, it was not too colorful but gave a bright California vibe known in 1960s movies.

    And it was a well told story about about drug addiction. It was not one of these things where you should feel super sad for the person cause he can't stay off the stuff. It was a honest look about an insure man who could not function properly without heroin in his system.

    Truly a masterpiece in cinema when you can tell a fantastic and interesting story in a motion picture that does not to use Hollywood clichés in it. I loved it.
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    5
    • subxerogravity
    • Mar 31, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Doğuştan Kederli
    • Filming locations
      • Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • New Real Films
      • Lumanity Productions
      • Black Hangar Studios
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $830,129
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,069
      • Mar 6, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,553,337
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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