Coyote Ugly

Coyote Ugly (2000)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (95 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (637,140 ratings)

An aspiring musician becomes one of the most famous bartenders in New York in this high-spirited comedy-drama. Small-town girl Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) dreams of making a name for herself as a singer and songwriter, so she moves to New York City in hopes of landing her big break. Needing to… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
David McNally (II)
Written By
Gina Wendkos, Jeff Nathanson
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 4, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Dec 29, 2000
Buena Vista Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Coyote Ugly is profoundly stupid, earnestly inept at conveying a story and hellbent on wallowing in its shallow emotional manipulations.

  • Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune

    It goes down easy, like a wine-cooler shot with a chaser of Yoo-Hoo.

  • Jay Carr, Boston Globe

    Its view of women as objectified but unavailable sex toys is so retrograde it would be maddening if the movie weren't such an utter piece of fluff so conceptually barren it might as well be a music video.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Does Jerry Bruckheimer have the same nagging feeling of deja vu as he compares each new screenplay to those that have gone before?

  • Nell Minow, Common Sense Media

    Sexist, shallow and silly. Teens+.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bethany M


    A classic!

  • Wildaly M


    The parts with the dancing at the bar are mildly entertaining. The rest is predictable, sappy and forgettable. Nothing special here.

  • Christopher A


    Coyote Ugly is a film I first watched as a 15 year old and loved it (I wonder why..). 10 years on and slightly less superficial, i'm left watching a chick flick that really doesnt have much subtance and is ever so dissapointing. We follow Violet Sanford, moving to the big city… More

  • Martin S


    Not really a spectacular movie. Average acting. A story that I didn't really feel I care about. I wish her all the luck with her music carrer...But she doesn't need to tell me about it. Wouldn't watch it again.

  • Veronique K


    i remeber i used to see it when my sister and all the other females around urged me to see it with them (female peer pressure, i suppose)...in an age when i could not make much of a decision for myself, even upon a petite thing like movie-viewing...and i could recall right now is how… More

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