The Cotton Club fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, crime, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
Standout score and cinematography
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Cotton Club is tense, fast-paced, and spectacular.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, crime, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, crime, and show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout score and cinematography
Look and sound: the score and cinematography stand out.
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The Cotton Club is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
2 h 10 min
The Cotton Club runs 2 h 10 min.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 65 out of 100, so both groups see The Cotton Club much the same way.
No. It cost about $58 million to make and earned $26 million worldwide, 45% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cotton Club in 6 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for The Cotton Club, including Affably Evil, A Lighter Shade of Black, Ax-Crazy.
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