Jude

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Jude

R

1996

2h 3m

Drama

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In late 19th-century England, Jude (Christopher Eccleston) aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella (Rachel Griffiths). But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue (Kate Winslet), courting tragedy every step of the way.

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Critics Consensus

Superb acting from a beautifully matched Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet make Jude well worth watching even as it struggles with its source material.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Sep 7, 2011

B

It's worth seeing Jude, a stark adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, just for the extraordinary performance of Christopher Eccleston as Jude Fawley.

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Derek Elley

Variety

Jun 10, 2008

Young English actress Kate Winslet adds luster and energy to Jude, a bold and generally successful attempt to adapt Thomas Hardy's final novel, Jude the Obscure, to the bigscreen.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Aug 19, 2006

Without the benefit of Hardy's prose, the point of the movie is lost in the grim, grayish ether.

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Michael Atkinson

Spin

Dec 27, 2022

Far from another cuted-up, waistcoat- &-bustle Emma Thompson weekend getaway, Jude is stark, gnarly, and breathtaking.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Dec 8, 2022

5/10

What Jude misses by being so darned pretty is any sense of the magnitude of the harshness of Victorian society towards anyone, particularly women, whose life didn’t conform to the expected pieties.

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

Jul 21, 2022

3/4

Beautifully shot adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel 'Jude The Obscure' -- a bit workmanlike, but solid, well-acted and artfully rendered. (Scorpion Releasing blu-ray).

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mohammed M.

@9mr_0 Feb 15, 2026

دراما ثقيلة بواقعية قاسية. الفلم ثقيل ومشحون عاطفيًا، أجواءه كئيبة وواقعية إلى حد كبير. القصة تمشي بهدوء، وتركّز على الصراع الداخلي والطموح مقابل القيود الاجتماعية. السرد بطيء نسبيًا، بس يخدم الجو العام وما يحاول يستعجل الأحداث. التمثيل قوي جدًا، خصوصًا من البطل والبطلة. الأداء مؤثر ومقنع، ويعكس حجم الألم والانكسار اللي تمر بيه الشخصيات مع تطور احداث الفلم . الكيمياء بين ابطال العمل تعزز الجانب التراجيدي للفلم. الإخراج هادئ ومتعمد، يترك المساحة للمشاعر تتراكم تدريجيًا إلى أن توصل لذروة مؤلمة. التصوير قاتم ويعكس قسوة البيئة والمجتمع، والموسيقى خفيفة لكنها تزيد الإحساس بالكآبة. بالمجمل، فلم درامي قاسٍ ومؤلم، يحتوي على أحداث صادمة ومأساوية ويقدّم تراجيديا ثقيلة بسرد بطيء وتصاعدي.

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isla s

@RT89656869 Sep 4, 2022

A bleak and sobering watch, this film has good central performances from Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet. Its an average watch overall I'd say - a bit of a slow burn, plot wise, at the start - its an alright watch, though its not a film I'd actively recommend, unless your particularly keen on the main stars already mentioned. Also, I should perhaps point out that this film features a rather explicit (understandably very bloody) scene when Kate's character, Sue, gives bith. There is definitely a taboo element to the story but I wouldn't say its an out and out thrilling watch. It's an ok film though.

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Jul 27, 2022

The greatest 02 hours: and 03 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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colin m

@RT35044827 Jul 8, 2022

Drama based on Thomas Hardy's novel "Jude the Obscure". How relationships get screwed up, with consequences.

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Aug 29, 2021

Unusual even repelling moments accurate to the time period they were depicted. Remarkable story of determining one's destiny in a time of dominating social and religious pressure. It also is a very convincing exploration of implications of true love. Overall, it leaves a sense of gratitude for where we now exist in history.

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Sep 7, 2019

I loved this movie, based on the book by Thomas Hardy. I highly recommend!

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Synopsis

In late 19th-century England, Jude (Christopher Eccleston) aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella (Rachel Griffiths). But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue (Kate Winslet), courting tragedy every step of the way.

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Producer: Andrew Eaton
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini, Thomas Hardy
Distributor: Polygram, Gramercy Pictures
Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 1996, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $419.3K
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround

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