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Cool Hand Luke (1967)

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All Time

of 190,142

69

1960's

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10

1967

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Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  45
  
  Drama of 1967
  
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  1
  
  Drama of the 1960's
  
  of 1,661
  
  6

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Cool Hand Luke (1967) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.5756

Avg Critic Score:3.5510

Cool Hand Luke (1967) Rank 4 Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

A key moment in the development of the movie anti-hero came right at the end of "The wild One," when Marlon Brando gave out with that slow, sickeningly sweet smile. For the first time, here was a leading character who didn't give a damn what you thought ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

Thematic ambivalence and episodic structure start to feel like major virtues: Cool Hand Luke is one of our most lived-in and pleasurably paced odes to nonconformity. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

That traditional object of sorrow and compassion in American folk song and lore, the chain-gang prisoner, is given as strong a presentation as ever he has had on the screen. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

Moviegnome.com

Paul Newman was certainly the rebellious guy to go to during the 60's. His role as Cool Hand Luke summed up this stage in his career, and is certainly the most memorable. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Moviegnome.com

Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews

What a tremendous movie! You can't help but feel for this guy from beginning to end, but you gotta shake your head at that egg scene. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews

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Crazy for Cinema

Even though I haven't seen many of his movies, I really like Paul Newman. With that charming smile and those clear, blue eyes, what red-blooded woman wouldn't? He specialized in the rebellious man from the wrong side of town in the 60s with his role as ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Crazy for Cinema

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Cool Hand Luke never fails to communicate its emotionally provocative story. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

DVD Net (Adrian Turvey)

Said by many to be his finest role, Paul Newman stars as the guy that just wonâ��t give up. Luke is arrested while cutting the heads off parking meters and is sentenced to two years on the chain gang. The southern prison sees the inmates being sent out ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at DVD Net (Adrian Turvey)

The Popkorn Junkie

This is truly one of the best films ever made, and is one of my all-time favorites. Though it was made thirty-five years ago, it still teaches pertinent lessons and has the same impact as it did back then. This one is certainly worth checking out, if ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at The Popkorn Junkie

Christian Spotlight on the Movies

Cool Hand Luke is an excellent movie with deep philosophical underpinnings. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang.Three performances stand as the purest defined enduring epitome of cool and they are all in trouble with the law in their first five minutes. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, Elvis Presley in ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Movie-Vault.com (Carl Langley)

Cool Hand Luke contains many cinematic achievements and by todayâ��s standards, it is marked as an American classic. Ultimately, it stands as the most persuasive film that strongly details rebellion against a higher authority. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Carl Langley)

Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

Walter Frith

Of all the films that were released in 1967 few had the power and stamina of displaying detailed characterizations in the manner of which 'Cool Hand Luke' did. Its strong message of individuality was a welcomed choice in the 20th centrury's most ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Walter Frith

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Paul Newman stars as Luke, a man who one day cuts off the heads of some parking meters and is sent to a prison camp for two years. He doesn't quite fit in among his peers, but gains their respect by sticking up for himself. After gaining ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Paul Newman stars as a convict sentenced in the deep South to a road gang, where his irrepressible nonconformity eventually gets the better of him. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni)

Cool indeed is the word for Luke and the man who plays him, Paul Newman. Seldom has the tormented loner, the anti-hero been dramatized more colorfully, more compassionately than in "Cool Hand Luke," a superior and unusual motion picture. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Cleveland Press (Tony Mastroianni)

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

No failure to communicate here. Cool Hand Luke is one of the sharpest prison dramas ever, although it's graced with some very humorous portions as well. It can also be seen as a quintessentially Sixties parable about nonconformity. ...read the complete Cool Hand Luke movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

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