Where to Watch Cocktail
- ርልዪረFebruary 7, 2025🍸Tom Cruise stars as Brian Flanagan, who is fresh out the army and finding that landing an executive job in the big city isn't as easy as he thought. Taking on a course for a business degree, he winds up working part time at a cocktail bar under the tutelage of bar tending philosopher Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown). A new world is about to open up for both of them. Right, I have the softest of soft spots for this movie. That doesn't mean I'm not aware of its many failings, most notably the heavy weight of predictability that pounds down on the head from the very first frame. But as simple as it may be (oh this is plot line simplicity decorated in flashy booze bottle twiddling), and the obvious cash in on Cruise's box office appeal that it was (note that his next film was the considerable shift to Rain Man), it's fun (thanks to Bryan Brown's mugging) and sweetly romantic (thanks to Elisabeth Shue being sweetly romantic). Yeah it's a hard sell I know! But Cruise charms in a way that has his haters swigging the Alabama Slammers by the dozen, and guys! Kelly Lynch pops up wearing a thong. Yeah I'm pretty shallow where Cocktail is concerned, sue me...
- nikitakumar101December 6, 2025so good, thoroughly enjoyed. can’t go wrong with an 80s tom cruise movie.
- eddie43351November 30, 2025Blast from the past as good as I remember
- mgrunnerSeptember 17, 2026Despite its hollow ethos, Cocktail remains an indispensable time capsule that perfectly bottles late-80s yuppie escapism, complete with neon excess and pure feel-good nostalgia. While its cynicism toward honest work is undeniably glaring, Tom Cruise’s relentless charisma, the iconic soundtrack, and the unapologetic happy ending make it thoroughly entertaining. Viewed today not as life advice but as an intoxicating cultural artifact, it is an essential, highly watchable monument to its era.
- SamcwlgDecember 3, 2024Awesome movie ❤️ it!!
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Cocktail was released on July 29, 1988.
Cocktail was directed by Roger Donaldson.
Cocktail has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Cocktail was produced by Robert W. Cort, Ted Field.
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 cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
The key characters in Cocktail are Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise), Douglas "Doug" Coughlin (Bryan Brown), Jordan Mooney (Elisabeth Shue).
Cocktail is rated R.
Cocktail is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.
Cocktail has an audience rating of 5.8 out of 10.
Cocktail had a budget of $20M.
Cocktail has made $171.5M at the box office.