Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

A Love Story.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance

Produced by Cottage Industries, Incentive Filmed Entertainment

2010112 min7.0 / 10

A raw, melancholic portrait of a marriage's slow dissolution, told through intimate scenes that reveal how love curdles into resentment and disconnection.

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Blue Valentine sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does Blue Valentine end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Blue Valentine easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Blue Valentine scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Blue Valentine violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Blue Valentine, and what each one shares →

Like Blue Valentine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blue Valentine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blue Valentine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blue Valentine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blue Valentine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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