Crazy Heart (2009)
81%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: Won 2 Oscars
40 wins & 33 nominations total
Thanks to a captivating performance from Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart transcends its overly familiar origins and finds new meaning in an old story
If you’re looking for a movie that’s a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll, then Crazy Heart is the perfect pick. Jeff Bridges delivers a performance that’s so good, you’ll forget he’s acting. Sure, the story might not be breaking any new ground, but sometimes it’s nice to just sit back, relax, and enjoy some good music and a great performance. So grab a beer, kick off your boots, and get ready to go a little bit crazy with Crazy Heart.
Production Company(ies)
Maïa Films, Arte France Cinéma Les Films, d’ Ici
Distributor
Fox
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Hard Rock Pavilion – 5601 University Blvd SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and brief sexuality
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2010 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2010
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $47,405,566
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $64,442,487
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,222
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,027,534
US/Canada gross: $39,464,306
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $53,647,246
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,040
US/Canada opening weekend: $82,664
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $112,372
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,895
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $7,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $9,515,706
Production budget ranking: 1,694
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,124,207
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $49,802,574
ROI to date (est.): 340%
ROI ranking: 409
Michael Pitt – Tommy Gnosis
Miriam Shor – Yitzhak
Stephen Trask – Skszp
Theodore Liscinski – Jacek
Rob Campbell – Krzysztof
Director(s)
Scott Cooper
Writer(s)
Scott Cooper
Producer(s)
Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Robert Duvall, T Bone Burnett
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 2 Oscars
40 wins & 33 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (211) | Top Critics (60) | Fresh (189) | Rotten (22)
This is a story that’s been told a thousand times, sometimes with Kris Kristofferson in it, and sometimes not, and it just doesn’t bring anything new to the party.
August 30, 2018
Deborah Ross
The Spectator
TOP CRITIC
Crazy Heart is a wonderful picture that will immediately affect you and hold your interest to the very end.
January 16, 2018
Ed Koch
The Atlantic
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
A phenomenal, heart-breaking performance from Jeff Bridges powers this simple but affecting redemption story.
February 19, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nev Pierce
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
This turn from the perennially settled and contented Bridges is pure acting. It is the best performance of the past 12 months, and indeed possibly the next.
February 19, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
A wonderfully easy, confident and muscular performance from Jeff Bridges – so easy, confident and muscular that it doesn’t look like acting at all – saves this movie from being pure sentimental mush.
February 19, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Episode 11: Moving On
September 1, 2021 | Rating: 55/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
Crazy Heart is too sentimental and predictable to be a classic, but the songs are impressively authentic and Bridges delivers a superb performance.
November 29, 2020
Jason Best
Movie Talk
One of the best films of 2009.
September 5, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
What keeps this indie drama just the right side of average is a brilliantly measured, Oscar-winning performance by the great Jeff Bridges.
May 4, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
Crazy Heart has the mellow, believable gait of real life, and sometimes the truth is better than any reassuring fiction.
January 23, 2020
Felicia Feaster
Charleston City Paper
Do yourself a favor. Just go crazy this weekend. Go crazy for CRAZY HEART.
November 6, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens…
Plot
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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