Love is instrumental
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Born to Be Blue (2015) is a drama and music film directed by Robert Budreau, released on September 13, 2015 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Stephen McHattie. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 233 ratings.
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Ethan Hawke
as Chet Baker
Carmen Ejogo
as Jane/Elaine
Callum Keith Rennie
as Dick
Stephen McHattie
as Dad
Janet-Laine Green
as Mom
Tony Nappo
as Officer Reid
Janine Theriault
as Florence
Tony Nardi
as Nicholas
Katie Boland
as Sarah
Dan Lett
as Danny Friedman
Sophia Walker
as Real Sophia
Kevin Hanchard
as Dizzy Gillespie
Directed by Robert Budreau, written by Robert Budreau, produced by Olivier Gauriat, Jennifer Jonas and Robert Budreau.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 233 ratings.
> Behind this man's success there was a woman and other things. This is not a bad semi-biographical music-drama with a little romance in it, but many of us have no idea of its existence because it is not a Hollywood. For me it was just an above average, because of the first 30 minutes. In those narrations it was very boring, you know a film needs a good opening and this film's first impression failed. But next one…
Reviewed on August 4, 2016
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Born to Be Blue (2015) is available to stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+ and Sundance Now, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Born to Be Blue (2015) includes Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Stephen McHattie and Janet-Laine Green. The film was directed by Robert Budreau. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Born to Be Blue was released on September 13, 2015 and runs for 1h 37m.
Born to Be Blue (2015) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 233 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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