Jude

1996, Drama, 2h 3m

39 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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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.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Michael Winterbottom
  • Producer:
    Andrew Eaton
  • Writer:
    Hossein Amini, Thomas Hardy
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $419.3K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Polygram, Gramercy Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Kate Winslet
Sue Bridehead
Christopher Eccleston
Jude Fawley
Rachel Griffiths
Arabella
June Whitfield
Aunt Drusilla
Liam Cunningham
Phillotson
Ross Colvin Turnbull
Little Jude
James Daley
Jude as a Boy
Berwick Kaler
Farmer Troutham
Michael Winterbottom
Director
Hossein Amini
Writer
Thomas Hardy
Writer
Stewart Till
Executive Producer
Mark Shivas
Executive Producer
Andrew Eaton
Producer
Adrian Johnston
Original Music
Eduardo Serra
Cinematography
Trevor Waite
Film Editing
Simone Ireland
Casting
Vanessa Pereira
Casting
Joseph Bennett
Production Design
Andrew Rothschild
Art Director
Janty Yates
Costume Design
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Critic Reviews for Jude

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Audience Reviews for Jude

  • Sep 03, 2010
    Only because of Kate Winslet do I round this up to four stars. One of the strongest actors working in film today, she is radiantly beautiful, even in this overpoweringly sad adaptation of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. This viewer felt as though this were the Cliff Notes version of Hardy's weighty tome. So much of this seemed glossed over, with Jude's (Christopher Eccleston) seduction by, marriage to, and separation from Arabella (Rachel Griffith) taking place in the first ten minutes. The whole film came off that way. Maybe this suffers from comparison to the last film this viewer watched (and reviewed) which chose an entirely different approach to a long novel and achieved a brilliant result. The defining tragedy here nearly broke this viewer's heart, but was telegraphed long before the actual events unfolded. Whether this was the fault of the filmmakers or is inherent to the novel is irrelevant. One wonders why this film had to be made. Still, it was nice to see both Rachel Griffith and Kate Winslet, even if the film was less than satisfactory.
    Mark A Super Reviewer
  • Sep 13, 2009
    Dry and a rather borefest, worth watching only for Kate Winslet's naked body.
    Jason O Super Reviewer
  • Jul 29, 2008
    meh. It was really sad. the film felt squashed together and I felt that they made things difficult for themselves. It is very hard for me to believe that it would be this hard to be together.
    Marion R Super Reviewer
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