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Be Cool (2005) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Be Cool

Movie2005·119 min

Be Cool

Directed by F. Gary Gray

A comedy crime film directed by F. Gary Gray.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 91%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.5/10

989 ratings

About Be Cool

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Playful
Story Tags: betrayal, ambition hubris, corruption power, music performance, showbiz media, los angeles, urban, romantic partners, anti hero, con artist trickster, fish out of water, con deception, rise and fall, organized crime

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Details

Director: F. Gary Gray
Language: English

Cast

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn

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How Be Cool Ranks

All movies

Top 91%

2000s movies

Top 87%

Comedy movies

Top 92%

F. Gary Gray films#11 of 11

Top 91% All movies.

the vibe

Be Cool Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralgentleeasy to followfunnybroadlightstylizedplayful

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

fish out of water

con deception

rise & fall

betrayal

ambition hubris

corruption power

anti-hero

con artist

romantic partners

music performance

showbiz & media

organized crime

Los Angeles

urban

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9