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  • Rumble Fish
  • NR
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Disaffected and restless, Rusty James (Matt Dillon) is spoiling for a fight. Abandoned by his mother and living with his alcoholic father (Dennis Hopper), he hangs out with his girlfriend, Patty (Diane Lane), and his similarly aimless friends Midget Read More
  • Cast: Herb Rice, Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper, Diana Scarwid
  • Director: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Genres: Teen Movie, Drama, Coming-of-Age

Rumble Fish Critic Reviews

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

  • 100
    TV Guide |

    Deliriously expressionistic visually and aurally.

  • 88
    The Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Jay Scott

    The most amazing thing about this amazing movie may be that in the end it...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    I thought Rumble Fish was offbeat, daring, and utterly original.

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    A triumph of romantic impulse over stylistic indulgence. [21 Oct 1983]

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