Film

Mo' Better Blues

1990 · 2h 9m · Drama · Music

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

61

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.

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

Abbey Lincoln

Lillian Gilliam

• Spike LeeDirector · Writer · Producer
• Ernest R. DickersonDirector of Photography
• Bill LeeOriginal Music Composer
• Sam PollardEditor

Mo' Better Blues Official Trailer #1 - Giancarlo Esposito Movie (1990) HD

Release date

August 3, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 9m

Rated

R

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$16,153,593

Genres

Drama, Music

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