One Night at McCool's

R

Released Apr 27, 2001

1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

List

33%

105 Reviews

Tomatometer

39%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

McCool's bar was hopping that night. Randy (Matt Dillon) worked there, tending bar. Lawyer Carl (Paul Reiser) was there until past closing. Detective Dehling (John Goodman) got there once McCool's became a crime scene. Was it the dead body that tied these men together? Not as tightly as the live wire who was also there that night: the stunning young woman aptly named Jewel (Liv Tyler). A steamy story told from three very different points of view that ultimately become one.

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Critics Consensus

Critics say this blend of film noir and screwball comedy seems to think itself more clever and hip than it actually is. Also, the crucial femme fatale role needs a better, more mature actress than Tyler.

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Steve D

Great cast and nothing else.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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ron m

such a great movie, so funny. absolutely scarce. i don't understand why was it a box office fail

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/23

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kevin c

Liv Tyler plays the girl that everyone is dying to have in this dark comedy as she uses the men in her life to get exactly what she wants. Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser and John Goodman play the very different men that have fallen under her spell. Tyler is appropriately desirable in this. Michael Douglas is great in the small role he plays as well. Fun, sexy dark crime thriller.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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angel r

Great movie, very funy and Liv looks so beautiful. Very underrated movie, it's pretty good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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josé pedro m

I found it enjoyable. I don't know if I should have felt that...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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jordan m

There were 3 main takeaways I got from this movie: 1) there's no replacing good, name-brand actors when it comes to improving a movie, and 2) this is what Whipped from the year prior could've been with a much, much better screenplay, and 3) comedies with a joke per minute are not always better than movies that build the entire movie toward a very funny third act. The music was excellent and I loved the cast. I would've preferred a little more comedy in the first half of the movie as it ended up feeling like a ton of exposition when I went into it expecting humor, but it ended up building toward the end very, very well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Harald Zwart

Director

Liv Tyler

Jewel

Matt Dillon

Randy

John Goodman

Detective Dehling

Paul Reiser

Carl

Michael Douglas

Mr. Burmeister

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Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Disappointing, too violent, and not very funny.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 26, 2010

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Guylaine Cadorette

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Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2008

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Rated: 3/5

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Rated: 3/4

Sep 30, 2005

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Synopsis

McCool's bar was hopping that night. Randy (Matt Dillon) worked there, tending bar. Lawyer Carl (Paul Reiser) was there until past closing. Detective Dehling (John Goodman) got there once McCool's became a crime scene. Was it the dead body that tied these men together? Not as tightly as the live wire who was also there that night: the stunning young woman aptly named Jewel (Liv Tyler). A steamy story told from three very different points of view that ultimately become one.

Director: Harald Zwart
Executive Producer: Whitney Green
Screenwriter: Stan Seidel
Distributor: USA Films
Production Co: October Films, Further Films
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Nov 5, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.3M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)