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Be Cool
2005
· Movie
· 119 min
F
MEANRANK
50/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #5275
- IMDb #5134
- Rotten Tomatoes #4507
- Metacritic #4268
- Letterboxd #5008
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4748
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #4443
- Metacritic Critics #4420
- Metacritic Audience #3599
- Criticker #3566
- Kinopoisk #4596
- AlloCiné #5020
- Trakt #4711
Every rating
28–76
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 28, highest is Google on 76. Critics average 33, everyone else 54.
See the most agreed on films →A retired gangster who has transitioned into the music business takes a young singer under his wing. He attempts to navigate the cutthroat world of the Los Angeles music industry to launch her career, dealing with arrogant producers, volatile rock stars, and rival managers. He applies his old-school methods to a new business, trying to stay one step ahead of everyone.
Details
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Writer
- Peter Steinfeld
- Based on
- Be Cool by Elmore Leonard
- Released
- 4 March 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $53.0M
- Box office
- $95.2M
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