The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

It's never too late for an encore.

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon

Produced by HBO Films, BBC

200084 min6.9 / 10

A warm, nostalgic ensemble comedy about aging women reuniting to reclaim their musical past and rediscover themselves through friendship and performance.

After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, Elizabeth hunts up all the old members of the band and urges them to perform, and in doing so, learns more than she knew about the band, its members, the roses on the drum set, and herself--the last of the Blonde Bombshells.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does The Last of the Blonde Bombshells end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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