Drugstore Cowboy fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Drugstore Cowboy is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic, moving, and nostalgic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
The performances, direction, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Sooner or later, someone will pay the price.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Drugstore Cowboy is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: drug use and strong language.
1 h 42 min
Drugstore Cowboy runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Drugstore Cowboy higher (88) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 1.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+46GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Drugstore Cowboy in 60 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for Drugstore Cowboy, including Non-Actor Vehicle, The Loins Sleep Tonight, Five-Finger Fillet.
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