Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue

A talented New York bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.

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62% liked it

89,721 ratings

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14% liked it

21 critics

R, 103 min.

Directed by: Roger Donaldson

Release Date: July 29, 1988

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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002

Stats: 3,009 reviews

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  • September 29, 2009
    This is so awful it makes me shudder. Love that Shue though!
  • May 26, 2009
    Overall, it's ridiculous, but Cocktail is a real classic of the late-80s self-help moviemaking genre.
  • July 14, 2007
    One of my fave movies from my teens. Love the musci. Good story.
  • June 30, 2007
    A light-hearted formulaic comedy with a fun bartending plotline to fit Tom Cruise into. There are some nice locations, good soundtrack and romance to keep it all nice. I liked the scenes of Tom trying to mix drinks at first. Later, when he becomes more experienced, he puts on a g...( read more)ood bar show.
  • June 3, 2007
    Been a LONG time since I've seen this.
  • November 15, 2009
    Not bad at all. I always had a thing for Gershon and Shue. Story of love and a relatively swanky career.
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 23, 2009
    What a wonderful feel good film! :) Tom Cruise looking very fresh faced and wonderful! Very impressed, yes it's pretty random, but it's a good film!
  • October 22, 2009
    När jag såg denna som ung så ville jag också gifta mig med en sexig bartender som Tom Cruise!
  • October 11, 2009
    Classic Cruise. I think this film is great. great soundtrack, great cast, great energy.

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The more you think about what really happens in Cocktail, the more you realize how empty and fabricated it really is. full review

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Comments


  • samratmaity
    April 6, 2009
    This movie is very cool......
  • ajischillin
    July 15, 2008
    http://www.tomcruise.com/tom-cruise-cocktail-movie.html
  • brumbyspuppet
    January 8, 2007
    I thought cocktail was great lolz he sure knows how to thow them bottles around!!!

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