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Violets Are Blue

Play trailer Poster for Violets Are Blue PG-13,  1986,  1h 30m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 63% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 24% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 24% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Sweethearts (Kevin Kline, Sissy Spacek) meet 15 years later: he's a yuppie with a wife and son, and she is a top photojournalist.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jul 24, 2001
3/4
It's not necessarily the movie we expect it to be, and Spacek doesn't necessarily play the role we expect from her. It's a movie about adults making some hard choices, facing some inflexible realities in their lives. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jul 14, 2022
3/4
...charming, compelling... Go to Full Review
William Wolf Gannett News Service Nov 6, 2019
It's worth seeing Violets Are Blue just to enjoy superb stars Sissy Spacek, Kevin Kline, and Bonnie Bedelia. But the picture, directed by Jack Fisk and scripted by Naomi Foner, has other attributes. Go to Full Review
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Apr 16, 2004
1/5
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Feb 21, 2004
2/5
Disappointing romantic muddle Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Aug 22, 2003
2/5
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Violets Are Blue

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Cast & Crew

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Jack Fisk

Director

Kevin Kline

Henry Squires

Sissy Spacek

Augusta `'Gussie'` Sawyer

Bonnie Bedelia

Ruth Squires

John Kellogg

Ralph Sawyer

Jim Standiford

Addy Squires

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Violets Are Blue

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Movie Info

Synopsis Sweethearts (Kevin Kline, Sissy Spacek) meet 15 years later: he's a yuppie with a wife and son, and she is a top photojournalist.
Director
Jack Fisk
Producer
Marykay Powell
Screenwriter
Naomi Foner
Production Co
Rastar Films, Delphi IV Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.4M
Runtime
1h 30m
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