Mo' Better Blues

About Mo' Better Blues

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Mo' Better Blues (1990) is a music film directed by Spike Lee. Its themes are melancholy and admiring.

Denzel Washington takes the lead as Bleek Gilliam, Spike Lee as Giant, Wesley Snipes as Shadow Henderson (Sax), and Giancarlo Esposito as Left Hand Lacey (Piano). Released in August 1990, it runs 129 minutes.

The screenplay is by Spike Lee. Produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Boogie Nights, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire make useful companions to Mo' Better Blues. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 268 votes and it carries a R rating.