Cocktail

Movie

1988

1h 44m

English

Romance, Drama, Comedy

User Score:

6.1

Critic Score:

Watch on The Criterion Channel

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's c...

Play Trailer

Cocktail

Movie

1988

1h 44m

English

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Play Trailer

Watch on The Criterion Channel

WATCHMODE

6.1

IMDB

CRITIC SCORE

Where to watch

Rent

$3.99HD

Buy

$9.99SD

$17.98SD

$17.99HD

Available in 3 other countries.

Filter sources:

See something wrong? Let us know

My Friends' Ratings

In order to see what your friends rated Cocktail, you need a Watchmode account. It's free and takes just a minute. Create an account

Cast

Full Cast & Crew

Tom Cruise

Brian Flanagan

Bryan Brown

Douglas "Doug" Coughlin

Jordan Mooney

Bonnie

Kerry Coughlin

Coral

Uncle Pat

Eleanor

Soldier

Soldier

Tourist

Richard Mooney

Finance Teacher

Eddie

Dulcey

Soldier

Soldier

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Job Interviewer

Directed By: Roger Donaldson

Written By: Heywood Gould (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

Spiritualized Kaos says...

2 years ago

Tom Cruise as Bartender Gigolo.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Narate says...

3 years ago

>"Days get shorter and shorter, nights longer and longer, before you know it, your life is just one long night with a few comatose daylight hours." I can't help but think this started a whole trend of bartenders trying to be rock stars haha. This has a good soundtrack and is very cheesy and silly movie, but Tom Cruise does a good job as a flair bartender and Elisabeth Shue is always charming.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Dylan Grears says...

3 years ago

Watched this solely through being a fan of both Tom Cruise & Elizabeth Shue.. although I found it better than it received entitle credit for, it felt a bit rushed for me at times, there could of been a bigger part for “jordan” (Elizabeth Shue).. it just went through two years in the space of a scene, and there shared romance it what felt like a quick ten minute spell. Some great quotations throughout and a good soundtrack though. I did actually enjoy it.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Anonymousse says...

3 years ago

No what I was expecting, sometime emotional, with a great ending soundtrack this was full of times where you scream at the protagonist to get it right but it very of it's time and a quaint little film about a young Tom Cruise and his misgivings.

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Show all comments (5) Leave comment

Featured User Reviews

Wuchak

5 months ago

**_Fun 80’s flick starts shallow, gets deeper_**

Bent on financial success, a young ex-soldier (Tom Cruise) becomes an expert bartender in Manhattan while attending college in order to make it on Wall Street. Then a dream surfaces to establish a nightclub in Jamaica. Bryan Brown plays his cynic More

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

CinemaSerf

2 years ago

There was something about Tom Cruise in this film that shows him at his most engaging and fun. His character "Brian" wants to get on in life - but at every turn his limited of education gets in the way. Despondent, he heads to a bar where he encounters "Doug" (Bryan Brown) and next thing we know, he More

Like - Dislike - Comment - 00 0

Show all reviews (2) Write Review