Blue Moon

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Blue Moon

R,

2025,

1h 40m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Biography/

Music

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Robert Levin

Newsday

Feb 24, 2026

4/4

Hawke delivers a performance for the ages in one of Richard Linklater's best movies.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Feb 9, 2026

4.5/5

This is one of the best-directed, best-written, best-acted films I have seen in a while.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Jan 28, 2026

4/5

It’s a bravura effort which has deservedly scored an Oscar nomination.

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André Didyme-Dôme

Rolling Stone en Español

Sep 11, 2026

Ethan Hawke, with his blend of humor and heartbreak, transforms Lorenz Hart into what he always was: a poet trapped in the song he wrote for everyone else, but never for himself. [Full review in Spanish]

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Nicolás Medina

Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat

Aug 17, 2026

10/10

It is one of Linklater's most intimate films in years. Shot almost like a play, but with the director's characteristic conversational pace, *Blue Moon* functions less as a biopic than as a character study. [Full review in Spanish]

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

Jul 15, 2026

Blue Moon has a kick – that’s largely due to the performances of Hawke and Andrew Scott.

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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, 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
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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