Crazy Heart

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Crazy Heart

R

2010

1h 52m

Drama

Romance

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With too many years of hazy days and boozy nights, former country-music legend Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is reduced to playing dives and bowling alleys. In town for his latest gig, Blake meets Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a sympathetic reporter who has come to do a story on him. He unexpectedly warms to her and a romance begins, then the singer finds himself at a crossroads that may threaten his last shot at happiness.

Critics Consensus

Thanks to a captivating performance from Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart transcends its overly familiar origins and finds new meaning in an old story.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/30/2018

This is a story that's been told a thousand times, sometimes with Kris Kristofferson in it, and sometimes not, and it just doesn't bring anything new to the party.

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Ed Koch

The Atlantic

01/16/2018

Crazy Heart is a wonderful picture that will immediately affect you and hold your interest to the very end.

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Nev Pierce

Empire Magazine

02/19/2010

4/5

A phenomenal, heart-breaking performance from Jeff Bridges powers this simple but affecting redemption story.

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Giovanni Lago

Next Best Picture

03/20/2025

7/10

Despite his overtly sloven nature, Bridges still manages to imbue his signature charm to help "Bad" be presentable in any situation. There's a pain suppressed deep behind the booze and packs of cigarettes that Bridge can effortlessly sell the audiences.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

05/07/2024

3/5

The film glides by with an unassuming pace, with flashes of tenderness, humour and heartbreak.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/28/2023

3.5/4

Bridges has played characters like this all-time-low type before, most notably in The Fisher King, except none of them have the same sense of drained and desperate humanity that he displays here.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 1

Academy Award winner in 2010 for Best Actor (Jeff Bridges). 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony.

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Melissa K.

@fluffebee Dec 11

The music was amaaaaazing, I just fell in love with it. Watching Jeff Bridges play a washed-up alcoholic honky tonk musician was a delight and the ending wasn’t as sad as I was expecting. Really likes this movie.

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Aike K.

@aikekhun Jul 24

At first, I thought Bad Blake actually existed but it didn’t came out as I expected when I searched for. With Country music based, marvelous script and more importantly, Jeff Bridges’ lively performance, I would not surprise he got an Oscar.

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo 02/14/2025

Triste e melancólico, regado a álcool, sexo barato e hotéis sujos, ótimo, o ritmo arrastado coaduna com o desfalecimento da carreira artística do protagonista, o roteiro ágil e as falas depressivas contrastam entre si e formam as silhuetas de um cantor decadente, a verdade que a idade passa para todos nós, e nos tornamos aquilo que cativamos e nos importamos… Me choca o abandono parental e a maldade de quem o comete, Hank Thompson. Lindo filme, gera muita reflexão e entretenimento, adorável...

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iDream T

@RT07548572 11/25/2024

A classic. A tale of a fallen legend. Addiction and depression. Failure and redemption. Spiced with a handful of down to earth good old country songs.

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Munkhchimeg T

@RT64187897 08/10/2024

Very detailed and wells shown the deep feelings. Liked the whole story even some scenes are sad

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Synopsis

With too many years of hazy days and boozy nights, former country-music legend Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is reduced to playing dives and bowling alleys. In town for his latest gig, Blake meets Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a sympathetic reporter who has come to do a story on him. He unexpectedly warms to her and a romance begins, then the singer finds himself at a crossroads that may threaten his last shot at happiness.

Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Robert Duvall, T Bone Burnett
Screenwriter: Scott Cooper
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Butcher's Run Films, Informant Media
Rating: R (Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.5M
Runtime: 1h 52m