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The Cotton Club (1984) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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The Cotton Club

Movie1984·130 min

The Cotton Club

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

An Oscar-nominated crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 63%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

449 ratings

About The Cotton Club

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Gritty
Story Tags: ambition hubris, forbidden love, betrayal, mid century, music performance, new york, urban, romantic partners, rivals, anti hero, ensemble, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, organized crime, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Language: English

Cast

Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (1984)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Film Editing (1984)

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How The Cotton Club Ranks

All movies

Top 63%

1980s movies

Top 66%

Crime movies

Top 60%

Francis Ford Coppola films#14 of 21

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the vibe

The Cotton Club Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchbroadearneststylizedgritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

rise & fall

nonlinear flashback

ambition hubris

forbidden love

betrayal

anti-hero

ensemble

romantic partners

rivals

music performance

organized crime

forbidden star crossed

New York

urban

mid-century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9