Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2009-12-16
Duration:112 min
Director:Scott Cooper
Actors:Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Tom Bower
Production:Fox Searchlight Pictures, Informant Media, Butcher's Run Films

Overview:

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.

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