Blue Valentine

2010
R
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

215K

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Psychological Drama Tragic Romance Drama Romance

The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

215K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,270

297

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 56 nominations total

Trivia
The scenes in the "past" when Dean and Cindy are falling in love were shot first, in three weeks. After this, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams spent a month together in a rented house to age themselves in preparation for the "present" scenes. They spent a lot of their time grocery shopping, cooking dinner and learning to pick fights with each other.

Goofs
After the argument at Cindy's workplace, Dean's necklace is visibly broken with the chain hanging down the front of his shirt. In the next shot, the necklace is intact again.

Quotes
Dean: In my experience, the prettier a girl is, the more nuts she is, which makes you insane. You're probably nutty, coo-coo crazy. It's not your fault, you know? Just like, everybody treats you different, you know? Like, you make jokes and they're not funny, but people laugh anyway. That's gotta make you nuts.
Cindy: I like how you can compliment and insult somebody at the same time, in equal measure.

Crazy credits
The initial credits, showing major cast and crew, play over a montage of stills from the film and clips of fireworks.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Summer Special 2010/11 (2010)

Soundtracks
Unicorn Tears
Written and Performed by Ryan Gosling

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Featured review

7/10

Emotionally exhausting.

Let me start this off by saying that this movie is not for everyone and I did not particularly enjoy myself while watching it.

It's a very well made film with beautiful shots and amazing acting. The story and themes are well fleshed out and provide for some uncomfortable scenes throughout the movie. From a film-making standpoint, this movie is great.

Despite its technical aspects that I loved, I simply did not enjoy this film all that much. There were too many uncomfortable scenes that included sex, domestic violence, and other intense events. While well made, this film seems like a one time watch. I cannot imagine putting myself through such a depressing movie again.