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Cool Hand Luke
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
Crime, Drama - 1967
8.1
100%
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When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
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Rated:
GP
Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
22 Jun 1967
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,200,000
Revenue:
$16,217,773
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 10 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's as fresh and effective in 2004 as it was in 1967.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
15 Apr 2004
fresh:
A tough, honest film with backbone.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
A caustically witty look at the American South and its still-surviving chain gangs, with Newman in fine sardonic form as the boss-baiter who refuses to submit and becomes a hero to his fellow-prisoners.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Newman gives an excellent performance, assisted by a terriffic supporting cast, including George Kennedy, outstanding as the unofficial leader of the cons who yields first place to Newman.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008
fresh:
Stuart Rosenberg's direction is a horror, but the cast teems with so many familiar faces that this 1967 film can't help but entertain.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
23 Apr 2009
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