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63% Critic Match
Jude
“A time without pity. A society without mercy. A love without equal.”
6.3 / 10• 1996• 2h 3m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
In late 19th-century England, Jude 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. 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, courting tragedy every step of the way.
Cast & Crew
Kate Winslet
Sue Bridehead
Lead
Christopher Eccleston
Jude Fawley
Liam Cunningham
Phillotson
Rachel Griffiths
Arabella
June Whitfield
Aunt Drusilla
James Nesbitt
Uncle Joe
Paul Bown
Uncle Jim
Berwick Kaler
Farmer Troutham
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Winterbottom's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jude is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
