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Born to Be Blue (2015) · Cineora

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A ROBERT BUDREAU FILM

Born to Be Blue

20151h 37mMovie

DramaMusic

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 9.9K votes

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.

Bittersweet
Melancholic
Romantic
Music
True story
Addiction

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, talking about after and a rainy day. Contains drug use.

DirectorRobert Budreau

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

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Ethan HawkeChet Baker

Carmen EjogoJane/Elaine

Callum Keith RennieDick

Stephen McHattieDad

Janet-Laine GreenMom

Tony NappoOfficer Reid

Janine TheriaultFlorence

Tony NardiNicholas

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