Mo' Better Blues
6.5
261 votes·1990
·2h 9m
·MovieDramaMusic
Overview
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.6x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
melancholyadmiring
Cast
Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam
Spike Lee
Giant
Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones
Joie Lee
Indigo
Bill Nunn
Bottom Hammer
John Turturro
Moe Flatbush
Dick Anthony Williams
Big Stop Williams
Cynda Williams
Clarke Bentancourt
Nicholas Turturro
Josh Flatbush
Samuel L. Jackson
Madlock
Leonard L. Thomas
Rod
Charlie Murphy
Eggy
Rubén Blades
Petey
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