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  • Cradle Will Rock
  • Opened December 6, 1999 | Runtime:2 hr 13 min
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • As labor strikes break out throughout the country, New York is alive with cultural revolution. Nelson Rockefeller (John Cusack) commissions Mexican artist Diego Rivera (Ruben Blades) to paint the lobby of Rockefeller Center, while Italian Read More
  • Cast: Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Cherry Jones, Angus MacFadyen
  • Director: Tim Robbins
  • Genres: Period Film, Political Drama, Drama, Showbiz Comedy

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Cradle Will Rock Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 64 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Rock actually rocks out as one of the year's most purely entertaining movies...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Brings the '30s vividly to the screen.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Robbins the agitprop celebrity may be blowin' in the wind, but Robbins, the son...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It needs a study guide, and viewing "Citizen Kane" might be a good place to...

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