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Mo' Better Blues (1990)

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.

Released Aug. 3, 1990 129 min 17+

Genres: Drama, Music, Romance

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Production Companies: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Universal Pictures

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English

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129 min
Aug. 3, 1990
Released
$10,000,000
$16,153,593
R / 17+