The Cool World (1963)
Directed by Shirley Clarke · 105 min · Crime, Drama
23.5 TOPICAL score · #4,166 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
The Cool World (1963, directed by Shirley Clarke) has a TOPICAL score of 23.5 - ranked 4,166 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.5/10 (22 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.5/10 (22 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read1,897 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodríguez, Clarence Williams III