← ← Back
Movie poster: Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
🎬 Movie

Lady Sings the Blues

Watch Trailer
1972 · 144 min Drama Music
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.

Watch online

Click to play

📋 Film Details

Year 1972
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Music
Director Sidney J. Furie
Runtime 144 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (75 votes)

📺 Where to Watch

Checking availability...

🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Sidney J. Furie

— MovieFinder Editorial

🕯️

Best Watched

Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

🎬 Similar Movies

💬 Audience Reviews

Write a Review

Quick rating — tap to vote:

Or write a full review:

0/2000