Approximately 166 minutes (2 hours and 46 minutes). Plot Overview

Many reviewers, such as those from The New York Times and NPR , criticized the film as exploitative and "trauma porn," arguing it reduced Monroe's complex life to a mere spectacle of suffering.

Ana de Armas received widespread praise for her performance, earning a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards.

Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe/Norma Jeane, with supporting roles from Adrien Brody (Arthur Miller), Bobby Cannavale (Joe DiMaggio), and Julianne Nicholson (Gladys Pearl Baker).

Her struggles with drug dependency and professional exploitation.

A dreamlike, often nightmarish series of vignettes that culminate in her eventual overdose in 1962. Blonde was highly divisive among critics and audiences: