HOME
MOVIES
TV Shows
In Theatres
SEARCH
FRESH
QUEUE
Rumble Fish
1983
MOVIE IS
unique
impressive
impossibly
intriguing
interesting
Close Video
watch now
Reviews
similar movies
cast & crew
tags
66 %
72 %
Fresh
$ 2 Million
See Where to Watch
Rumble Fish
Positive Reviews
12
Negative reviews
3
Average Rating
3.5
/5
unique
impressive
impossibly
intriguing
interesting
All
Positive
Negative
4.4
This is a movie you are likely to hate, unless you can love it for its crazy, feverish charm.
Rogerebert
1.5
Coppolas recent viewing seems to have been German silent films of the 20s, so he has decided to coat the whole enterprise in a startling Expressionist ..
Time Out
3.0
A bit too over stylized to allow for any great involvement, the most interesting part of this is spotting the young actors before they became stars mo ..
4.0
An offbeat experiment that, while certainly not a brilliant movie, flies far more than it fails.
JoBlo
3.8
The result is a film that is as intriguing and compelling as it is frustrating.
Q Network
1.5
If Rumble Fish fails as a traditional movie about real people, it is beguiling as an exercise in hallucinatory style.
Time
3.2
(PODCAST) Although too stagy to stand the test of time, Rumble Fish retains the charm of its impossibly young cast that includes Diane Lane and Mickey ..
Coles Mithey
3.8
A seminal work in teen films, shot appropriately in B/W (except for the fish).
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
2.5
The chiaroscuro lighting and shadows are admittedly handsome, but there just isnt enough to keep Rumble Fish afloat in the story department. Theres a ..
Scene Stealers
4.5
It doesnt stay at that level, but no matter how far it falls off, its creative and challenging at a level that 80s American cinema barely knew how to ..
Alternate Ending
4.0
An iconic outsider of 1980s teen cinema, Rumble Fish remains an intriguing anomaly on Coppolas chequered CV.
Film4
4.5
The thrust of the narrative couldnt be more opaque, but Coppola and DP Stephen H. Burum concoct a unique visual parable on identity, rebellion, and ad ..
Ion Cinema
4.5
The penetrating suggestion of its images manages to transport viewers to an incredible and exciting world.
El Pais (Spain)
5.0
Theres almost no peer in its era for the visual style of Rumble Fish and style employed remains one of the standouts in the consistently impressive fi ..
FanboyNation.com
3.5
Rumble Fish is like a unisex Sweet 16 gift for children whose favorite hangouts are the pool hall, the Cinmatheque Franaise, and the rings of Saturn.
Nicks Flick Picks
1.5
The action is clotted and murky, and Coppola obviously hasnt bothered to clarify it for the members of his cast, who wander through the film with expr ..
Chicago Reader
See Where to Watch
Rumble Fish