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Blue Velvet (1986)

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All Time

of 190,166

1,355

1980's

of 12,798

174

1986

of 4,098

17
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,080
  
  218
  
  Crime of 1986
  
  of 45
  
  3
  
  Crime of the 1980's
  
  of 363
  
  25
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,015
  
  764
  
  Drama of 1986
  
  of 190
  
  9
  
  Drama of the 1980's
  
  of 2,048
  
  73
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  105
  
  Mystery of 1986
  
  of 14
  
  2
  
  Mystery of the 1980's
  
  of 178
  
  13
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,015
  
  286
  
  Thriller of 1986
  
  of 79
  
  5
  
  Thriller of the 1980's
  
  of 691
  
  45

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Blue Velvet (1986) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9629

Avg Critic Score:2.8345

Blue Velvet (1986) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) is a young collegeaged man returning to his home town of Lumberton, USA, after his father had a stroke and he must run the family hardware store. ...read the complete Blue Velvet movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

I loved the film for its intransigencies. ...read the complete Blue Velvet movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Blue Velvet" contains scenes of such raw emotional energy that it's easy to understand why some critics have hailed it as a masterpiece. ...read the complete Blue Velvet movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)

If you are serious about film, Blue Velvet is one classic that is required viewing for your visual repertoire. After all, "It's a strange world, isn't...read the complete Blue Velvet (1986) review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)

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eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)

It's Dennis Hopper sucking on an oxygen mask like Darth Vader in Snoop Dogg's green room - In other words, it's classic Hopper!...read the complete Blue Velvet (1986) review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)

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Washington Post (Paul Attanasio)

"Blue Velvet" is an extraordinary journey into the mind of David Lynch, but that's all it is--a collection, rather than an accumulation, of images. Lynch has the mind of a Fellini, but his imagination outruns his skill. After the mishmash of "Dune,"...read the complete Blue Velvet (1986) review at Washington Post (Paul Attanasio)

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