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Rumble Fish

1983
Drama
Crime
1h 34m
Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on. (imdb)
Directed by:
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola
Written by:
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola S.E. Hinton
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Starring:
Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Chris Penn Chris Penn Matt Dillon Matt Dillon Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne Tom Waits Tom Waits Diane Lane Diane Lane William Smith William Smith Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola Diana Scarwid Diana Scarwid Vincent Spano
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Genres:
Drama, Crime
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Rumble Fish

1983
Drama
Crime
1h 34m
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moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 16 Feb 2007
45
33rd
Nice performances, nice cinematography, nice music... lousy story with tacky ending.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
61
18th
Coppola's artistic ambitions cripple what could otherwise be a pretty good movie. The symbolism is laid on extremely thick, the fish metaphor is as blatant as it gets, the shots are far too stylized and the screenplay is obscenely overwritten. The performances are rather questionable, too, particularly Rourke's. Also, ridiculous ending.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 02 Jan 2009
60
30th
Felt like a student movie to me. And not a particularly good one. Not terrible, but very flawed.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 18 Jan 2010
4
35th
It isn't totally awful, but it is pretty bad. Disappointing considering who made it and the amount of decent actors involved. The metaphors were too obvious and pretty stupid. The ending is a laughably bad metaphor (anything is possible!). The score was really good but sometimes it got in the way of the story. Lastly, Sofia Coppola has to be the ugliest kid I've ever seen, her teeth were about as big as Matt Dillon's eyebrows. 10 points just for that, impressive genes Coppola.
Rated 18 Jan 2010
philipPhilip
Rated 20 Aug 2009
60
35th
Some of the acting feels like it's taken straight out of a ninth grade school play. Serriously, who hired Matt Dillon?
Rated 20 Aug 2009
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 06 Jul 2013
84
77th
This feels like much more style than substance, but I can't deny that Coppola does some very interesting things with the style. The film visual style is breathtaking and gives a noir feel to what is very much a teen drama. Not everything works, but most of it does, and even when the elements clash it feels appropriate to the film's themes.
Rated 06 Jul 2013
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 25 Sep 2012
90
80th
It's all about those visuals. If you're not immediately drawn into the surreal, gritty yet angelic black and white of this film, you're not going to get much out of it. Hell of a cast, too.
Rated 25 Sep 2012
shalevshalev
Rated 04 Jun 2016
83
70th
Starts off really strong, but then it began to meander and lost its focus a bit. Also the Dillon-Rourke dynamic as brothers wasn't really believable IMO. On the other hand, cinematography and soundtrack really stood out, and the direction in general was really good.
Rated 04 Jun 2016
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 26 Jan 2010
76
31st
Not bad I guess, but not nearly as good as The Outsiders. The direction gets too arty for the story.
Rated 26 Jan 2010
stainStain
Rated 01 Jun 2007
40
23rd
Great score by Stewart Copeland. Everything else is rather less than satisfactory
Rated 01 Jun 2007
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 14 Mar 2022
4
55th
double bill with bright future?
Rated 14 Mar 2022
antikropparAntikroppar
Rated 24 Apr 2009
89
93rd
Increadible film. Don't know why I love it as much as I do though.
Rated 24 Apr 2009
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 22 Sep 2010
86
96th
So you thought Coppola was all washed up after the 70s.. well, I did, but boy was I wrong. This is a great film! Coppola uses a provocative camera style reminiscent of Touch of Evil with which he creates a gritty, yet surreal atmosphere that suits the mysteriousness of Rourke's character perfectly. The cast is awesome with Hopper, Rourke and Dillon turning in wonderful performances. So if you want an existential film about troubling youth and street gangs, don't hesitate to watch this!
Rated 22 Sep 2010
kasperlKasperL
Rated 21 Sep 2011
60
50th
Weird. Film school-ish. Flawed, yet interesting, primarily because of its cast.
Rated 21 Sep 2011
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 18 Dec 2006
74
64th
Matt Dillon plays a brainless thug about as well as anyone, and Mickey Rourke is the definition of cool as the Motorcycle Boy. But this movie doesn't ever really seem to grow legs, and the ending is absolutely terrible.
Rated 18 Dec 2006
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 14 Mar 2010
64
42nd
What's up with all the reggae music?
Rated 14 Mar 2010
batuibatui
Rated 09 Aug 2011
15
1st
Incredibly irritating, over-stylized dreck. The worst was the cacophony of music and ambient sounds constantly drowning out the dialogue.
Rated 09 Aug 2011
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 17 Apr 2024
74
36th
Although Coppola works overtime to insure every shot's ready for a photography exhibit & the pretentious vibe is mostly confined to striking visuals, the story's the usual liberal propaganda society accepts as fact w/ author Hinton & Coppola romanticizing hoodlums & dirtbags who would only do better if society didn't "trap" them - even though the completely shite parenting is right there. It even turns criminality into heroism w/ the inexplicably "wise" MCycle Boy freeing animals by breaking in.
Rated 17 Apr 2024
michaelhash2michaelhash2
Rated 06 Nov 2012
74
18th
74.000
Rated 06 Nov 2012
luthar15luthar15
Rated 20 Dec 2008
100
99th
elysian_airElysian Air
Rated 27 Sep 2012
84
64th
The superior companion piece to The Outsiders. Overlooked in Coppola's oeuvre, Rumble Fish is one of his finest because it flawlessly captures the spirit of the Hinton novel while expanding on the visual style of Coppola's direction. For example, The Motorcycle Boy, brilliantly rendered by Rourke, is something of a mythical figure - the film is in B&W because he's colorblind - although he renounces his legendary status. Splashes of color seem to underline the subtle fabric at work here.
Rated 27 Sep 2012
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 30 Nov 2011
67
32nd
Feels like it's trying to be "Rebel Without a Cause," only without the likeable characters.
Rated 30 Nov 2011
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 12 Oct 2009
70
63rd
Somewhat dull, strange, oft-times beautiful.
Rated 12 Oct 2009
saywhatagainSayWhatAgain
Rated 20 Nov 2011
86
56th
Very good movie. Mickey Rourke is bad-ass!
Rated 20 Nov 2011
obdurateObdurate
Rated 04 Feb 2023
80
67th
Stylish and kind of cool, with a great cast. Just has an entertaining energy.
Rated 04 Feb 2023
yiannosYiannos
Rated 02 Aug 2014
78
89th
Stylistically innovative, there are several moments in Rumble Fish that recall work produced later in the decade by the new independent movement. Coppola's attempt to create an 'art movie for teenagers' doesn't always work at the level of story, but its gritty, sensual B+W photography captures a vivid twilight world of impoverished youth growing up in a stark dilapidated environment. The symbolism is heavy handed, but the images are memorable, and Rourke is excellent as the Motorcycle Boy.
Rated 02 Aug 2014
edkrakedkrak
Rated 23 May 2023
30
13th
I dunno, it's kinda icky and I somehow hate it. Weird (not in a good way), stagey and feels more like noir-inspired feature debut of a gay porn director rather than a next film of one of the best directors in 70s Hollywood.
Rated 23 May 2023
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 03 May 2011
43
51st
#11#, liked, oldies(2) }*{ #80s(m/l), story.
Rated 03 May 2011
michaelm2391michaelm2391
Rated 10 Apr 2021
81
94th
like a throbbing dream
Rated 10 Apr 2021
1197mm1197mm
Rated 24 Aug 2008
99
68th
Diane Lane is more pretty in black&white.
Rated 24 Aug 2008
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 12 Sep 2014
2
46th
Impressive, inventive score and visuals with a dull story and dialogue. Being perfectly placed between pastiche and parody is somehow less enjoyable than it sounds.
Rated 12 Sep 2014
llettiereLLettiere
Rated 21 Jan 2012
96
85th
Just one of my all time favorites to start this off right
Rated 21 Jan 2012
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 23 Aug 2010
5
43rd
Incredibly average considering who is involved. Symbolism pokes its head around at every corner and it also featured a disappointing ending. Still it was watchable.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
44th
Score based on distant memory.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
filliganFilligan
Rated 11 Mar 2024
87
67th
Coppola used to be so good. Insane that he adapted two Hinton novels in the same year and endeavored to make them so radically different. He's said that his intent with RUMBLE FISH was to make a purposefully artful film for teenagers, and I think that's not only a noble cause, but he succeeds. The should show this to kids today; the kids who get on their own makeshift podcasts to gush about the cinematography in the latest Marvel formula. Loved the cinematography, tone, and music.
Rated 11 Mar 2024
seryxaSeryxa
Rated 10 Apr 2009
0
15th
Glum piece of self-absorption by a director going rapidly downhill.
Rated 10 Apr 2009
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 03 Feb 2021
4
93rd
The Motorcycle Boy Reigns.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
36th
Decent adaptation of the book, but nothing to crow about.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
glm01glm01
Rated 18 Sep 2013
74
48th
73.500
Rated 18 Sep 2013
90scoffee90sCoffee
Rated 16 Apr 2018
73
39th
Symbolically flat
Rated 16 Apr 2018
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 20 Jan 2012
64
36th
I think this is the sort of "blank canvas" of a film that allows you to paint any deep and meaningful message onto it that you want .... or, if you dont want to, its just nothing. Beautifully shot, great cinematography, great cast, but a script that mainly consists of the phrases "let's get out of here" and "what man?". I found this really heavy going, but compelling, nonetheless, and I painted on the message that following people blindly can mean you end up going nowhere. Worth watching.
Rated 20 Jan 2012
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 06 Dec 2014
70
81st
An appropriately dreamlike film about quiet desperation. Mickey Rourke is perfect as a child of the May '68 that didn't take place, as described by Deleuze & Guattari. The film being in black and white could have been utilized more, besides the obvious rumble fish and the (slightly overplayed) shadow play. I'm not sure if the decision is justified currently.
Rated 06 Dec 2014
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 30 Dec 2009
84
73rd
The Motorcycle Boy Reigns
Rated 30 Dec 2009
triptolemosTriptolemos
Rated 31 Mar 2016
75
94th
What it lacks in plot and character it makes up for in atmosphere and style. The narrative isn't too fleshed out but there's some very memorable scenes in here. On the outside it seems as if this movie doesn't take itself very serious but it plays around with some pretty interesting concepts.
Rated 31 Mar 2016
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 09 Jul 2023
60
35th
I think reading this years ago was when I realized stories might not have "endings"; that sometimes things are just left unresolved. It's bugged me ever since. Then there's the fact that there's nobody around the entire movie, and then they all come out in the end. This needed a bit more Fishburne.
Rated 09 Jul 2023
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 09 May 2013
50
37th
It's all right, sometimes with fun scenes and characters but very pretentious most of the time. Also the B&W seems unnatural and the colored fish a common place for the "metaphor", this movie was made with a thick brush. Also I've never liked Diane Lane or Matt Dillon.
Rated 09 May 2013
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 03 Jan 2007
98
97th
O Selvagem da Motocicleta estreava há 40 anos no Brasil. Sinceramente agora não sei qual meu Coppola favorito dos anos 80, se One from the heart ou Rumble Fish. Lembrava que tinha gostado imensamente mais desse do que Vidas sem Rumo, mas não lembrava que era essa obra-prima toda. Coppola full expressionista. Um desses casos em que o filme é vastamente superior ao livro, mesmo sendo tão fiel. Blu-ray 1Films (que é total piratão da Criterion)
Rated 03 Jan 2007
chemical404chemical404
Rated 21 Jun 2013
70
83rd
Classy, pretentious (gets away with it, in my eyes) style movie by ever-so-inconsistent Coppola. I saw The Outsiders some time ago, and disliked it. I dislike it now even more so, seeing how enjoyable a film Coppola can make with similar source material. Now it's obvious that the book this film is based on isn't much, but cinematography, soundtrack, style is so right, that the story goes beneath film (in a good way). Rourke gives a great performance.
Rated 21 Jun 2013
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 23 Nov 2010
80
83rd
Great performances from the young cast, with beautiful photography and sound. The symbolism is too obvious, but it was made as an art film for kids.
Rated 23 Nov 2010
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 17 Aug 2008
85
77th
#817 - 17 Agustos 08, 04:42am. & francis ford coppola'nin kadraj dehasi oldugunu kanitlayan, isigin etkili kullanimi yardimiyla inanilmaz kompozisyonlara sahiptir. Mickey Rourke'un karizmasi ve oyunculugu bile filmi goturmeye yeter. coppola, basit bir hikayeyi, metaforlarla islemistir (zaman, baliklar) ve mekani bir akvaryum gibi kullanmistir.
Rated 17 Aug 2008
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 22 Feb 2007
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 22 Feb 2007
pompousasspompousass
Rated 07 Aug 2009
20
44th
Coppola's second adaptation of a Hinton novel has embraced the legacy of German Expressionism all the way to the black-and-white photography, a bit further, in a sense, than he went in the first, _The Outsiders_. Ostensibly the black-and-white takes its cue from the character of The Motorcycle Boy, who is color-blind. He is also, owing to the ravages of countless street fights, half deaf, and this accounts for another stylistic oddity: the muted, often indistinct dialogue
Rated 07 Aug 2009
glmglm
Rated 21 Mar 2010
73
50th
73.250
Rated 21 Mar 2010
entertainmeEntertainMe
Rated 21 Jun 2013
84
82nd
Loved the aesthetic, especially since it tied into the narrative. The soundtrack was really interesting but occasionally drowned out some words. Smoke and/or fog is everywhere, like the world is invisibly burning down. The family dynamic was a highlight, as was the concept of attempting to live up to an implied, never shown, possibly invented former greatness.
Rated 21 Jun 2013
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 14 Jun 2008
86
96th
Very Nice
Rated 14 Jun 2008
dooooooleydooooooley
Rated 18 May 2011
99
98th
TEXTURE TEXTURE TEXTURE
Rated 18 May 2011
jaiguyJaiGuy
Rated 29 Aug 2020
80
62nd
This is all about false idols. One of the coolest cast ensembles outside of a Jim Jarmusch movie. Mickey Rourke is almost impossible to hear because he's so cool. The sound crew called it Mumble Fish for a reason.
Rated 29 Aug 2020
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 01 May 2008
85
84th
Electric and playful. Realism and fantasy in a nice blend.
Rated 01 May 2008
nadihNadiH
Rated 24 Nov 2009
85
62nd
This is a better film than I though it would be as I watched the beginning. Partially because Matt Dillon struck me as very odd initially but by the end I bought his character and felt good about his performance. Mickey Rourke and the young Diane Lane are the ones to watch here; Rourke proves himself on the level of the greats in films around this time and it's impossible to see him in this film and not compare him favorably to Marlon Brando. Dennis Hopper gives a great small performance.
Rated 24 Nov 2009
edwardedward
Rated 29 Oct 2020
35
37th
Aesthetically, it's well conceived and constructed, but the story is so fucking silly and borderline nonsensical that it's pretty hard to watch. The best part of this film is Matt Dillon's performance (which is to be expected), but that alone doesn't make it worth watching.
Rated 29 Oct 2020
witzelsuchtwitzelsucht
Rated 06 Dec 2018
6
19th
Looks gorgeous, super cool cast, not sure if I got it (if there was much to get).
Rated 06 Dec 2018
ilglynxilglynx
Rated 03 Jul 2010
95
93rd
It's a weird movie. In a good way.
Rated 03 Jul 2010
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 01 Mar 2012
79
68th
A film that looks like it is straight out of a NYC film school, and not from FFC. Still, I was oddly attracted to the sleepy streets and the muffled Rourke. Dillion is annoying as fuck.
Rated 01 Mar 2012

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