Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967 · 127 min · EN · PG · 7.7 (1,620 votes)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg · Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Luke Askew, Morgan Woodward, Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper · Music Lalo Schifrin

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

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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.

VIBE

Feel the sweltering heat and the weight of institutional oppression. This is a visceral journey into the spirit of defiance, exploring the unbreakable will of a man against an unyielding system. It's a testament to resilience, tinged with inevitable tragedy, yet ultimately inspiring in its portrayal of human spirit.

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