Blue Jay

2016 Directed by Alexandre Lehmann

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.

Mark Duplass Sarah Paulson Clu Gulager James Andrews Harris Benbury Daniel Brooks Mary Brooks Bill Greer Cindy Greer Ana Iovine Leo Munoz Loretta Munoz Brady Rice Karen Rice

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Review by katie ★★★★★

FUCK YOU THIS WRECKED MY ASS
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★ 2

thank you this next song is called i am so sad i am so very very sad
Review by DirkH ★★★★½ 6

Chemistry between people is such an elusive thing. I don't think it is something that can be forced into existence, but I do believe that circumstances can be created for it to flourish. In life it's up to chance, in art it's up to talent.
Blue Jay's writer and director provide the perfect tools for their two protagonists to shine, to charm each other and by proxy to charm us into giving a damn. In just 80 minutes, Paulson and Duplass give us two characters that you know the minute you see them. Through their interactions you feel their shared history, their faded longing that is rekindled, the weight of their present alleviated for just a second by the tenderness…
Review by Jonathan White ★★★★ 25

This recent TIFF I started to notice a trend emerge. Out of the 23 films I saw, probably half a dozen were produced by Amazon. These were the smaller films that I ended up loving, and it made me think that maybe the studio / theatrical distribution system was finally beginning to crack. One night when out for beers, my Norwegian LB buddy ( or I should say Norwegian LB buddy that was at TIFF, as I have many Norwegian LB buddies ) Thomas Ringdall effused about a little film he had just seen that day, Blue Jay. Lise had passed on it for our picks, as she noted it was a Netflix production, and would soon be available.
In…
Review by Shikhar Verma ★★★★ 8

"There's nothing wrong with my life. I should be happy. But there's this sadness and I don't know where it comes from."
A lovely, melancholic stroll down the love that coulda, shoulda, woulda. If you are on a strict - one romantic movie a year diet, make sure that this is the one.
Review by Emily Housel ★★★★½

I wasn't expecting for this one to hit me as hard as it did. Cried a little, smiled a lot, I loved it. Sarah and Mark have amazing chemistry I hope they make more movies together.

Recent reviews

Review by yue ★★★★

fuck the ice cream
Review by schaeferry ★★★★★

what Marriage Story wanted to be
Review by Ronald Lanze Malicse ★★★½

Blue Jay is a little, sweet, poignant film elevated by Mark Duplass and Sarah Paulson's authentic chemistry.
Review by Andrew Krick ★★★★

The black-and-white really worked for the intimacy of the story. An interesting unknown gem.
Review by kielysug

never realized mark duplass and sarah paulson even existed in the same universe. glad they do!
Review by calista ★★★★½ 1

doo bee doo bee doop doop doop....ahhhhhh
Review by 》 heartrending 《

this movie deeply hurts my soul lol i hate it.
Review by Casey 💜 ★★½ 1

This was fine but I spent most of the time thinking about how much I want Sarah Paulson for Creep 3 if/when that happens.
Review by alline ★★★★★

well, it's so simple yet so raw and full of emotions... the ending wrapped everything together and smashed it. this is the kind of movie that will let me thinking for days and days. how you can deliver real stories about real people and real mismatchings and mistakes. so so good!