Rumble Fish (1983) movie poster

Rumble Fish (1983)

"Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down."
ThumbScore
👍 74%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 70%
CrimeDramaRomance

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Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Runtime
1h 34m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (749 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
63

Cast

Matt Dillon as Rusty James · 68% avg
Mickey Rourke as The Motorcycle Boy · 71% avg
Diane Lane as Patty · 70% avg
Dennis Hopper as Father · 70% avg
Diana Scarwid as Cassandra · 74% avg
Vincent Spano as Steve · 78% avg
Nicolas Cage as Smokey · 68% avg
Chris Penn as B.J. Jackson · 74% avg

Is Rumble Fish good?

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 70%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#692 / 1253 · Crime
Rank in its year
#28 / 35 · 1983
Rank among its director's films
#9 / 12 · Francis Ford Coppola

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare. Wikipedia ↗

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