SummaryWinter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, char... Read More
Directed By:Rupert Goold
Written By:Tom Edge, Peter Quilter
Judy
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66
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Generally Favorable
74% Positive
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Sep 26, 2019
90
If there was ever a film that screamed Best Actress Oscar-bait, it’s Judy. But damn, Renée Zellweger is absolutely fantastic in this role, and absolutely deserves Best Actress honors. Yes, I know the year’s not over yet, but the bar is set high.
Aug 31, 2019
80
Director Rupert Goold and resurgent star Renée Zellweger have pulled off something unusual and affecting in Judy: a biographical portrait in which performer and subject meet halfway, illuminating something of each other in the process.
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Jan 25, 2020
10
Judy was a beautiful and very respectful portrayal of the last year of Judy Garlands life. The movie was a beautifully heartwarming and heartbreaking movie. Renée Zellweger's performance was exceptional, one of the best acting performances I have ever seen. The soundtrack was excellent and Zellweger's voice was outstanding. The hairstyling and makeup were phenomenal especially on Renée Zellweger, Rufus Sewell, and Bella Ramsey. The costumes were stupendous especially the ones that Renée Zellweger wore. This is my 2nd favorite biographical movie and one of my favorite movies of all time and was a definite A+ movie. Rest in Peace Judy Garland, we will never forget you.
Oct 16, 2019
10
Transcendent! Rene Zellweger's performance was as iconic as the icon she portrayed. Rene was so immersed in the role that by the end of the movie she didn't even look like herself any more. This is a must-see mesmerizing performance of a lifetime. It's a tragic story, but it inspired me to remember to choose courage and compassion over criticism and condemnation.
Sep 23, 2019
75
Zellweger’s film — and it is hers — creates an intimate illusion that feels authentic, witty and affecting.
Sep 24, 2019
70
You’ll want to see this for Zellweger’s bravura turn alone. It’s one of the best performances of the year.
Sep 26, 2019
63
The shared energy created by audience and performer that is so restorative to Garland is where the movie finds life.
Aug 31, 2019
60
Zellweger gives us a tribute to Judy Garland’s flair and to that ethos of the show needing to go on being both a burden and driving force. Yet Garland’s terrible sadness is mostly invisible.
Sep 1, 2019
50
Zellweger inhabits the role of the jaded, soul-searching musical icon reasonably well within a dreary and unremarkable saga that finds her grappling with her past, contending with pill-popping addictions and a broken family. It’s a familiar story that Judy struggles to freshen up, at least until Zellweger takes the mic.
Apr 28, 2020
6
Despite knowing next to nothing about the life of Garland, Judy captivated me from start to finish. There are just enough creative shots and reveals peppered on top of an undeniably great performance to surpass a somewhat unexciting plot. This is a film that evoked dread from me more than anything else, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by how the film handled the 3rd act. I overlooked this one when it came out but now that I've seen it, I would recommend it to anyone with even a remote interest in Judy Garland.
Dec 16, 2019
6
Renée Zellweger remembers how to act in this simple biopic, delivering her best performance since Cold Mountain in 2003, however despite the good intentions, the film cannot help feeling like a vehicle to grant nominations to its lead actress in the coming awards season, instead of saying something more interesting about Judy Garland
Dec 16, 2019
3
I could only get through part of it. Renee is a fine actress but this portrayal doesn't work. Renee pops off the screen, there is no judy. Do you recall Cate Blanchett as Katherine Hepburn in Aviator, if that was OK for you, you won't be bothered but it is that bad for me. If you are after the history because your grandmother loved Judy Garland than this will be fine. But if you know Judy Garland's voice and inflections then this will be fingernails on a chalkboard.
Nov 5, 2019
3
Yes Zellweger is good but she is not outstanding, the film itself is lackluster and forgettable.
Production Company:
- Pathé
- BBC Film
- Ingenious Media
- Calamity Films
- Confit Productions
- LD Entertainment
- Pathe UK
Release Date:Sep 27, 2019
Duration:1 h 58 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Judy Garland: the legend behind the rainbow.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
British Independent Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
