Judy (film)

Judy is a 2019 biographical drama film based on the life of American entertainer Judy Garland. Directed by Rupert Goold, it is an adaptation of the Olivier- and Tony-nominated West End and Broadway play End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter. The film stars Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon.

Judy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRupert Goold
Screenplay byTom Edge
Based onEnd of the Rainbow
by Peter Quilter
Produced byDavid Livingstone
Starring
CinematographyOle Bratt Birkeland
Edited byMelanie Oliver
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) (Telluride)
  • 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) (United States)
  • 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$46 million

The film follows Garland's career during the last year of her life, when she relocated her stage career to England, coupled with flashbacks of her childhood, most prominently the shooting of her part as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), her most famous film role. After some initial success in a run of sell-out concerts at the Talk of the Town in London, her efforts eventually stop making progress and even start to worsen as her health deteriorates.

Judy premiered at the 46th Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, and was released in the United States on 27 September 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019. The film received generally positive reviews, with Zellweger's performance garnering widespread acclaim. For her portrayal of Garland, Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award.

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