Rumble Fish

Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 8, 1983

8.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Ratings

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XavierBlaqDec 27, 2013

A largely misunderstood, and therefore underrated, film by master director Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish is an experimental film that acts in some ways as a companion piece to The Outsiders, but is actually the better film of the two.A largely misunderstood, and therefore underrated, film by master director Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish is an experimental film that acts in some ways as a companion piece to The Outsiders, but is actually the better film of the two. Visuals and music are used superbly to illustrate multiple themes, which makes the film the perfect example of how these two things can be used to add to the idea of a film. In my opinion, this one ranks up there with Coppola's best, and, in some ways, surpasses them.… Expand

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Carol_reviewsApr 22, 2019

An art film for teenagers as the master himself calls it. Full of raw style and capturing the rebel charm of Dillon and Rourke cast as brothers, Rumble Fish is on of the finest films Coppola has directed.

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lasttimeisawNov 19, 2014

After his illustrious heydays in the 70s, 1980s seems to be a more productive period for Francis Ford Coppola when he delved into more scaled-down projects with more leeway for his artistic creation. RUMBLE FISH is a perfect example of thisAfter his illustrious heydays in the 70s, 1980s seems to be a more productive period for Francis Ford Coppola when he delved into more scaled-down projects with more leeway for his artistic creation. RUMBLE FISH is a perfect example of this kind, released back-to-back with Coppola’s other film THE OUTSIDERS, both adapted from S.E. Hinton’s novel and met with mixed reviews at then. Nevertheless in retrospect, RUMBLE FISH is a sharply glossy achievement whose sterling lustre of the coloured fish against the canvas of high-contrast Black & White cinematography anticipated masterpieces like SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993, 9/10), and it is also a star-maker for Matt Dillon’s bad boy image and etches Mickey Rourke’s harrowing force of personality mixed with unfathomable mystique and magnetic sex appeal on the silver screen for eternity.

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Sosmooth1982Jan 9, 2023

Another dumb movie from the 80's. Most movies I've seen from the 70's and 80's have been horrible. This one no different. The story makes no sense and the entire movie is in black and white. Just dumb! It should be called DUMBO BISH!

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BroyaxDec 28, 2018

Oh dis donc, 1983 le film et ça se voit...! non pas parce qu'il est en noir et blanc (?) et qu'il se passe dans les années 60 ou 70 (?)... ou bien est-ce qu'en 1983, on était aussi ringards ? ou est-ce simplement le film qui est complètementOh dis donc, 1983 le film et ça se voit...! non pas parce qu'il est en noir et blanc (?) et qu'il se passe dans les années 60 ou 70 (?)... ou bien est-ce qu'en 1983, on était aussi ringards ? ou est-ce simplement le film qui est complètement ringard et complètement périmenaze ?

Non, parce qu'ici en 1983... on fait le plein de stars complètement inconnues avec Matt Dillon évidemment mais aussi la délicieuse Diane Lane ou un débutant qu'on a peine à reconnaître... Nicolas Cage ! sans compter Mickey Rourke... ou Lawrence Fishburne ou Dennis Hooper. Y a pas à dire, les années passent et les comédiens trépassent. Ou presque. Pauvres vieux et pauvres vieilles.

Donc, l'affiche est en couleur mais le film est en noir et blanc, juste pour insérer le temps de deux plans un poisson rouge et un poisson bleu. Mouais... c'est un message ou ujuste une pub pour Kodak et les voleurs de couleurs ?... En tout cas, le reste du temps très long et chiant, on suit ces **** loubards minables et perdus dans une histoire minable et perdue, une histoire sans histoire que le Sieur Coppola a bien du mal à meubler (il a même casé sa fille, Sophia, encore une ado ici...). Même la fin est pourrie... Je n'aurais pas cru Coppola capable et coupable d'une telle vacuité.

Faisons donc mine de rien et comme si nous n'avions rien vu... voilà, moi aussi j'ai fini... de meubler ma critique.… Expand

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