The Cool World (1963)
56%
User score16 votes
HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! These are words that mean big trouble in...
A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
Read the The Cool World feature →Media
Top billed cast
Full cast & crew →
Rony ClantonDukeCarl LeePriest
Clarence Williams IIIBloodYolanda RodríguezLuanne
Gary BollingLittlemanBostic FeltonRodJoe OliverAngel
Gloria FosterDuke's MomTed ButlerMom's loverMarilyn CoxProstitute
Antonio Fargas(uncredited)
Richard WardStreet speakerKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityGang · Woman Director · RacismDialogue densityDramaDirector preference472972Actor preference218763 · 43204 · 316383Country preferenceUs
More like this
More Drama →
Viewing momentSixty Minutes
Viewing momentNapoleon
Viewing momentOppenheimer
Viewing momentThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Viewing momentRebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Viewing momentSound of Freedom
Viewing momentThe Flash
Viewing momentThe Creator
Viewing momentMy Fault
Viewing momentSilent Night
Viewing momentAvatar: The Way of Water
Viewing momentEl padrino: The Latin Godfather
Frequently asked questions about The Cool World
What is The Cool World about?
A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
How long is The Cool World?
The Cool World has a runtime of 105 minutes.