Is Cool Hand Luke sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cool Hand Luke scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cool Hand Luke easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cool Hand Luke violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Cool Hand Luke end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Cool Hand Luke

Name: Cool Hand Luke
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1967
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Luke Askew, Morgan Woodward, Harry Dean Stanton

The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Produced by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Jalem Productions

1967127 min7.7 / 10

A gritty prison drama about an incorrigible rebel whose defiance against institutional authority becomes a symbol of human dignity in the face of systematic dehumanization.

When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Coping With Death Violent Revenge Movies U S States And Regions

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Prison Dying And Death Florida Based On Novel Or Book Escape Loss Of Loved One Rebel Harassment Imprisonment Barbed Wire Death Prison Farm

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Questions people ask

Is Cool Hand Luke sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Cool Hand Luke scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Cool Hand Luke easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Cool Hand Luke violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Cool Hand Luke end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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