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A Patch of Blue (1965) | Ranked Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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A Patch of Blue

Movie1965·105 min

A Patch of Blue

Directed by Guy Green

An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Guy Green. Winner of Best Supporting Actress, with 4 additional Oscar nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

126 ratings

About A Patch of Blue

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, freedom rebellion, trauma recovery, mid century, sex work, urban, domestic home, close friendship, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Guy Green
Language: English

Cast

Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Supporting Actress (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (1965)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Score (1965)

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How A Patch of Blue Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

1960s movies

Top 34%

Drama movies

Top 17%

1960s Drama movies

Top 39%

Top 18% All movies.

the vibe

A Patch of Blue Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachableseriousintimateearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

fish out of water

slow-burn reveal

social injustice

freedom rebellion

trauma recovery

outsider misfit

everyman

close friendship

sex work

forbidden star crossed

urban

domestic home

mid-century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9