The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Blue Velvet has generally received very positive reviews.
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Blue Velvet was released in 1986 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 872 reviews, giving Blue Velvet (1986) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 84%.
With a score of 79%, Blue Velvet is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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