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Jude

A time without pity. A society without mercy. A love without equal.

6.3(155)19962h 3m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$7M
Box office
$409.1K
Language
Latin
  • based on novel or book
  • victorian england
  • teacher
  • loveless marriage
  • 19th century
  • pig slaughter
  • loss of faith

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)R18 Oct 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical4 Oct 1996
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical10 Sept 1996
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical126 Feb 1996

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Jude was released on 6 February 1996.

Audience reviews

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  • T

    tmdb76622195

    9/29/2023

    9/10

    Well over one hundred years ago, Thomas Hardy experienced critical backlash against his novel "Jude the Obscure" and never wrote another novel. This film version is also controversial, but definitely worth a look. This stars Christopher Eccleston in the title role as a stonemason who yearns for higher learning and a better life. Eccleston's portrayal of Jude is excellent in that he is no Hollywood pretty boy. His ear…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/10/2024

    6/10

    Set amidst a very much class-ridden Britain, the eponymous aspiring stone mason (Christopher Eccleston) has settled down to marriage with "Arabella" (Rachel Griffiths) but dreams of escaping his life of physical labours and entering university. That opportunity might just come his way when she leaves him and he heads to the town where his cousins "Sue" (Kate Winslet) lives. She's a bit of a firebrand and despite thei…

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