Review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) by John M — 08 Mar 2011

"Sometimes, having nothing can be a real cool hand".

This review of Cool Hand Luke (1967) was written by John M on 08 Mar 2011.

Cool Hand Luke has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Scott W (2,167) on 28 Nov 2015

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I love old movies and saw the great reviews of this one and I love Newman so I gave it a shot…

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By Jason M (2,623) on 28 Aug 2016

Possibly Paul Newman's best role. Superb and believable acting…

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By Panayiota K (204) on 09 May 2015

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By Late R (405) on 18 Sep 2018

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. 1001…

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By Keanex (48) on 04 Feb 2021

Cool Hand Luke is the first Paul Newman movie that I have seen, and is generally older than the films I watch, but I greatly enjoyed it…

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By Originaldanger (63) on 05 Sep 2020

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 drama film, I guess crime is another genre you could stick it under…

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By Stefano C (730) on 31 May 2018

Classics should last in time. 2001: a space odyssey did, Dr. Strangelove did, and so on. Cool hand Luke from my point of view, did not…

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Great movie. Great acting, and moving ending…

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All-time favorite movie! Newman is a national treasure, full of humor in this inspirational epic…

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