Crazy Heart

8 Score

2009 • 1h 52min • R • Drama, Romance, Music

Crazy Heart

"The harder the life, the sweeter the song."

When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.

IMDb 7.2

RT 90%

MC 83

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Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Bad Blake

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jean Craddock

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Wayne

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Tommy Sweet

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Bill Wilson

Paul Herman

Paul Herman

Jack Greene

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Jo Ann

J. Michael Oliva

Bear

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Jeff Bridges

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal Jean Craddock

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall Wayne

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell Tommy Sweet

Tom Bower

Tom Bower Bill Wilson

Paul Herman

Paul Herman Jack Greene

Beth Grant

Beth Grant Jo Ann

J. Michael Oliva Bear

Brian Gleason Steven Reynolds

James Keane

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Anna Felix Barmaid

Ryan Bingham

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Rick Dial

Rick Dial Wesley Barnes

Debrianna Mansini

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Jerry Handy Cowboy

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