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Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

R1990Drama • Music • Romance
Synopsis
Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians. Meanwhile, as Bleak tries to straighten things out with his band mates and manager, he also must choose to be with either sweet teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) or sultry singer Clarke (Cynda Williams).
Cast
Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee, Cynda Williams, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Bill Nunn, Dick Williams, John Turturro, Ruben Blades, Jeff Watts, Nicholas Turturro, Abbey Lincoln, Linda Hawkins, Zakee Howze, Bill Lee, Branford Marsalis
Rating
RAdult Situations, Adult Language, Violence, Nudity
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance

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