Mo' Better Blues

Rated R • 129 minutes

Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington stars as a self-centered trumpeter who obsesses over his music and dithers over which of his two girlfriends to chose in a colorful, jazz-infused drama directed by Spike Lee. Also stars Samuel L. Jackson and John Turturro.

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Cast

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 Downes

Bill Nunn: Bottom Hammer (Bass)

John Turturro: Moe Flatbush

Dick Anthony Williams: Big Stop Williams

Cynda Williams: Clarke Bentancourt

Written by

Spike Lee

Directed by

Spike Lee

Genre

music, drama, romance

Rating

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Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence, Nudity

Released

1990

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