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The Cotton Club

1984 · 130 min

A lush, sprawling crime drama where dazzling jazz numbers collide with brutal mob violence, demanding patience but rewarding with atmosphere.

Tagline
Where deals were made, lives were traded and the legends of jazz lit up the night.
Overview
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • race
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by
William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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