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...You know how in marriage they say "for better or for worse"? I think, in terms of my life, I have entered the "for worse" part, and it happened so quietly I didn't even recognize it. Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former partner's hit show Oklahoma! By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world that no longer values his talent and the seeming impossibility of love.

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While not the flashiest Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon boasts a wonderful performance by Ethan Hawke as he embodies a man hanging on by a thread while the audience hangs on to every word said.

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Dec 3

4/5

...Blue Moon is nostalgic for old Broadway glamour, but also acutely attuned to the desolation behind the glitz. Not so much old-fashioned, then, as resembling an Old Fashioned: freshly mixed, generous with the bitters, a sophisticated, poignant pleasure.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Dec 2

3/5

The film is talky and stagebound, yet cinematographer Shane F Kelly manages to create pockets of intrigue within the layout of the bar.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Dec 1

Directed by Richard Linklater, from a crisply bittersweet screenplay by Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon is as elegantly witty and luxuriantly melancholic as one of Rogers and Hart’s toe-tapping, heart-swelling compositions.

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

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3.5/5

For those willing to lean into its rhythms, Blue Moon is richly rewarding. And for Hawke, it stands as a career-defining reminder of what happens when an actor fully surrenders to a role – not to impress, but to tell the truth.

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Mark Demetrius

FILMINK (Australia)

6d

16/20

… dialogue-driven, and touching but intermittently cerebral …

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

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4/5

A one-set, one-night story of a tormented artist, Richard Linklater's fictional drama is smart, witty, exceptionally well-acted, and unafraid to ask tough questions about life, love, and art.

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Michael Deee

Dec 31

So damn well written & acted & executed with great simplicity - a beautiful and heartbreaking character study & story. I think its Hawkes best role to date. And Linklater continues his remarkable trajectory of great filmmaking, never falling into a rut of repetition.

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Jen

Dec 27

Fantastic film. Hawke deserves best actor for this!

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DEL

Dec 22

Well done movie. Like the way shout all in one room. The minor supporting characters were excellent too! Many thumbs UP!👍🏾👍🏾

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JD

Dec 18

While Hart is a sad, pathetic and, at times, uncomfortable man, Ethan Hawke brings him to life in expert fashion. He is mesmerizing. One of the best performances of the year. Linklater is an expert at portraying complicated and nuanced love, and he does that again with this entry. But the most impressive feat is how he is able to capture 1940s NYC and show business while staying in the same room for 90% of this runtime.

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Nicole A

Dec 14

Really enjoyed it, Ethan Hawke is phenomenal. Felt like a play as the whole movie takes place in the same location and that was apropos. Perhaps not for everyone but my husband and I enjoyed it from start to finish.

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Danielle

Nov 22

felt long. excellent performances especially Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley.

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...You know how in marriage they say "for better or for worse"? I think, in terms of my life, I have entered the "for worse" part, and it happened so quietly I didn't even recognize it. Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former partner's hit show Oklahoma! By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world that no longer values his talent and the seeming impossibility of love.

Director: Richard Linklater
Producer: Mike Blizzard, Richard Linklater, John Sloss
Screenwriter: Robert Kaplow
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Wild Atlantic Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Detour Pictures, Cinetic Media, Renovo Media Group
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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