Mo' Better Blues

Aug 3 1990 R 2h 9m
Drama, Music, Romance

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.

Plot

Bleek Gilliam is a talented and self-centred jazz trumpeteer, whose single-minded concentration on his music leaves many, especially the women in his life, scrambling for his attention. Bleek forms his own band The Bleek Gilliam Quartet, and a rivalry emerges with bandmate Shadow that threatens to tear apart the quartet.

Written by

Spike Lee

Directed by

Spike Lee

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
14,163
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA