Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

R

2001

1h 54m

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

Action

Anime

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A slacker (Koichi Yamadera) and a former policeman (Unshô Ishizuka) lead a gang of bounty hunters to find a terrorist who detonated a bomb.

Kambole Campbell

Thrillist

It's funny that so much of Knockin' On Heaven's Door contemplates the boundaries between life and death, because in more ways than one, forgive the hyperbole, watching Knockin' On Heaven's Door does feels like being close to God.

Nov 23, 2021

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Time Out

The film starts with a bang, but its characterisation comes with a whimper.

Jun 24, 2006

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The only problem for me was that the plot failed to grab the attention the way the visuals did: a very involved storyline about terrorists and a biological weapon went on at least a half-hour too long.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 8, 2003

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

“Cowboy Bepop the Movie” is a worthy expansion of one of the best anime series of all time and a movie that has truly stood the test of time, actually being more timely now than ever.

Rated: 7

Feb 25, 2024

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

"Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" has nowhere near the level of sophistication exhibited in Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away." But the Japanese anime film certainly has its appeal.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Taken on its own terms, this is a very impressive piece of animation and sci-fi worldbuilding, telling its gloomy story of a man-made end-times through some wonderfully expressive visuals and increasingly heavy atmosphere

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 5, 2023

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Christopher C

I was so happy to see this movie again in the theater.. it's just a Classic to experience in the theater with amazing sounds.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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oneillwbba U

Movie was great but just a little to loud

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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ブラス

Are you living in the real world?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Scott

loved it, it was like the series never ended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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see you space cowboy

Best anime movie of its time! 10/10 Nostalgia! It has action, sex, comedy and feeling. They don’t make it like this anymore folks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Ben S

movie was good, felt a bit more serious then it needed to be. missing was the music that really sets the tempo for what makes Bepop fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Tensai Okamura

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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

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Shinichirô Watanabe

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Yoshiyuki Takei

Director

Koichi Yamadera

Spike Spiegel

Unshô Ishizuka

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Synopsis

A slacker (Koichi Yamadera) and a former policeman (Unshô Ishizuka) lead a gang of bounty hunters to find a terrorist who detonated a bomb.

Director: Tensai Okamura, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Shinichirô Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei
Producer: Haruyo Kanesaku, Masahiko Minami, Masuo Ueda, Minoru Takanashi, Shiro Tanaka, Yutaka Maseba
Screenwriter: Keiko Nobumoto, Marc Handler
Production Co: Bones, TriStar Pictures, Sunrise, Destination Films, Bandai Visual Company
Rating: R (Some Violent Images)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (DVD): Jun 24, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $999.4K
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround