Blue Valentine
“A Love Story.”
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
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Cast
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Ryan Gosling
Dean
Known for
La La Land
Blade Runner 2049
Michelle Williams
Cindy
Known for
Venom
Shutter Island
John Doman
Jerry
Known for
The Wire
Gotham
Mike Vogel
Bobby
Known for
Under the Dome
Sex/Life
Ben Shenkman
Dr. Feinberg
Known for
Billions
The Night Of
Jen Jones
Gramma
Also in
Choke
Winter of Frozen Dreams
Maryann Plunkett
Glenda
Known for
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Little Women
Faith Wladyka
Frankie
Also in
Difficult People
Marshall Johnson
Marshall
James Benatti
Jamie
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Barbara Troy
Jo
Carey Westbrook
Charley
Also in
Brother Tied
Derek Cianfrance Director · Cami Delavigne Writer Joey Curtis Writer
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $1M · United States release December 29, 2010
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,440,333
Gross vs. budget
15.4×
Production
Cottage Industries
Production
Incentive Filmed Entertainment
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Silverwood Films
Production
Hunting Lane Films
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Chrysler Corporation
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Shade Pictures
Production
Motel Movies
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The Weinstein Company
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2010
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · December 29, 2010
Limited theatrical
United States · May 10, 2011
Physical
United States
September 4, 2010 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 23, 2010 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
October 12, 2010 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 21, 2010 · Premiere · New Orleans Film Festival
October 22, 2010 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
November 6, 2010 · Premiere · AFI Fest
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Argentina
April 7, 2011 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
June 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
November 2, 2010 · Premiere · Canberra International Film Festival
December 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 2010 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 2, 2010 · Premiere · Whistler Film Festival
January 7, 2011 · Limited theatrical
Chile
September 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Colombia
May 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 14, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
May 20, 2011 · Physical
France
May 18, 2010 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 15, 2011 · Theatrical
November 30, 2011 · Physical · DVD
July 28, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
June 26, 2011 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
August 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
February 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 18, 2011 · Theatrical
India
October 4, 2017 · Digital
Indonesia
June 22, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 29, 2026 · Digital · Lionsgate Play
Ireland
January 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
February 14, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
April 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
April 28, 2011 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Malaysia
December 31, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2011 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 17, 2011 · Theatrical
May 6, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 24, 2013 · TV · Nederland 3
Norway
April 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
November 16, 2011 · Premiere · American Film Festival
Portugal
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
February 9, 2012 · Physical
Singapore
May 10, 2011 · Physical · DVD
South Africa
March 18, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
November 26, 2010 · Premiere · Gijón International Film Festival
February 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 2011 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
April 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2010 · Digital
Taiwan
March 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 8, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 22, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 15, 2010 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
July 29, 2011 · Theatrical
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