A Jazzman's Blues
Seen it?2022 | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved The Piano, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 6 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 73K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tyler Perry
- Joshua BooneBayou
- Amirah VannHattie Mae
- Solea PfeifferLeanne
- Ryan EggoldIra
- Austin ScottWillie Earl
- Milauna JacksonCitsy
- Brent AntonelloJohn Clayton
- Brad BenedictSheriff Jackson
- Kario MarcelJohnathan Dupree
- Lana YoungEthel