Coyote Ugly

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Coyote Ugly

PG-13

Released Aug 4, 2000

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

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Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.

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Critics Consensus

Coyote Ugly has an enthusiastically trashy energy and undeniable aesthetic appeal, but it's nowhere near enough to make up for the film's shallow, unimaginative story.

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Sight & Sound

Some sort of achievement in the ongoing oeuvre of Jerry Bruckheimer, Coyote Ugly is distastefully irresistible, a product that delivers more or less what it promises.

Jun 18, 2012

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Sexist, shallow and silly. Teens+.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Susan Sharpe

Time Out

It could be argued that the constant stream of self-mocking touches makes for a less manipulative experience... though it's doubtful whether anyone familiar with producer Bruckheimer's record would consider him a misunderstood satirist.

Jun 24, 2006

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

The acting was terrible. Sometimes the actresses couldn't even act like they were friends...

Rated: 1/5

Apr 26, 2019

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Bob Grimm

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 1/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

The cast fleshes out the cliches exuberantly and with little irony, which is something of a relief.

Rated: B

Jul 30, 2007

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Marcelo F

Um filme com um roteiro não tão inovador, mas para os anos 2000, é um filme que eu assistira sempre como conforto. Trás uma nostalgia incrível e um enredo e desenvolver dos personagens que você já imagina o que irá acontecer, mas mesmo assim se empolga para ver como vai acontecer. Amo cada detalhe. Filme de sessão da tarde.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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r96 s

'Coyote Ugly' is solid cheese and I'm here for it. There's nothing all that noteworthy to say about this, you'll either enjoy it or you won't; I doubt there's much middle ground. For me, it works. It's well paced and well acted, the music is well chosen too - s/o LeAnn Rimes. I'm pretty sure I've seen this before when I was younger, so long ago that I hadn't had it logged on here. I can't say I totally remembered it whilst watching, though many of the scenes did feel familiar and I recalled the main cast. Speaking of which, Piper Perabo is good as lead. Maria Bello, John Goodman and Adam Garcia are also solid. Just discovered that this has the same director as Kangaroo Jack. David McNally really made these two classics and ducked out of the industry, what a rockstar.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Julian S

Light and frivolous, but the knockout soundtrack saves it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Maksim C

I've rewatched Cayote Ugly multiple tiimes throughout my life, always a gem

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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John O

This movie is garbage. John Goodman is the main draw and he *literally* phones most of his scenes in (as in almost all his scenes are him just talking on the phone). It is a clichéd plot of a country bumpkin going to the big city to make it big in show biz. No, the music is not good either. The whole selling point of the movie was that they dress in cheesy cowgirl outfits and dance on the bar. No, it is not sexy either. It was basically a bad marketing attempt for the actual chain of bars that has the same name. Avoid this one.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Olga P

It's not often that I can't finish a film, but that's what happened with Coyote Ugly. Utter trash. And reminding myself that it came out a long time ago, when things were a bit different, didn't make it any more watchable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Synopsis

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.

Director: David McNally
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman
Screenwriter: Gina Wendkos
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sensuality)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.8M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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