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FilmMovie ReviewsBlonde — 2022

Blonde

2022

2h 46m

Biography/Drama/Mystery

The A.V. Club Review

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Cast

Ana de Armas (Norma Jeane)Adrien Brody (The Playwright)Lucy DeVitoGarret DillahuntSara Paxton (Miss Flynn)Bobby Cannavale (The Ex-Athlete)Julianne Nicholson (Gladys)Scoot McNairyCaspar Phillipson (The President)Rebecca Wisocky (Yvet)Xavier Samuel (Cass)Toby Huss (Whitey)Catherine Dent (Jean)Haley Webb (Brooke)Evan Williams (Eddy)Spencer Garrett (President's Pimp)Eden Riegel (Esther)Dan Butler

Director

Andrew Dominik

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Synopsis

A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.

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