Cool Hand Luke

Quick Info

Year
1967
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Duration
127 min
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$3.2M
Box Office
$16M

External Ratings

IMDb7.7
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes77%
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Cool Hand Luke

Our Rating

7.9/10
7.8/10
Story
7.9/10
Acting
7.7/10
Direction
7.5/10
Cinematography
7.3/10
Music

Overview

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.

Rating Breakdown

Story
7.8
Acting
7.9
Direction
7.7
Cinematography
7.5
Music
7.3

Pros

  • Exceptional dramatic depth
  • Outstanding performances
  • Emotionally powerful story

Cons

  • Slow pacing in some scenes
  • Requires close attention

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