When he pours, he reigns.
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.
Cocktail (1988) is a romance, drama and comedy film directed by Roger Donaldson, released on July 29, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 44m. It stars Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue and Lisa Banes. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 1,667 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Cocktail.
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Tom Cruise
as Brian Flanagan
Bryan Brown
as Douglas "Doug" Coughlin
Elisabeth Shue
as Jordan Mooney
Lisa Banes
as Bonnie
Kelly Lynch
as Kerry Coughlin
Gina Gershon
as Coral
Ron Dean
as Uncle Pat
Ellen Foley
as Eleanor
Chris Owens
as Soldier
Louis Ferreira
as Soldier
James Eckhouse
as Tourist
Laurence Luckinbill
as Richard Mooney
Directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Heywood Gould, produced by Robert W. Cort and Ted Field.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 1,667 ratings.
There was something about Tom Cruise in this film that shows him at his most engaging and fun. His character "Brian" wants to get on in life - but at every turn his limited of education gets in the way. Despondent, he heads to a bar where he encounters "Doug" (Bryan Brown) and next thing we know, he is a cocktail barman. A bit slow to start off with, but soon he has the clientele eating out of his hand as his charm…
Reviewed on June 9, 2022
**_Fun 80’s flick starts shallow, gets deeper_** Bent on financial success, a young ex-soldier (Tom Cruise) becomes an expert bartender in Manhattan while attending college in order to make it on Wall Street. Then a dream surfaces to establish a nightclub in Jamaica. Bryan Brown plays his cynical mentor while Elisabeth Shue and Lisa Banes are on hand as romantic interests. “Cocktail” (1988) is an entertaining…
Reviewed on September 10, 2023
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Cocktail (1988) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max and Cinemax Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Cocktail (1988) includes Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes and Kelly Lynch. The film was directed by Roger Donaldson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cocktail was released on July 29, 1988 and runs for 1h 44m.
Cocktail (1988) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 1,667 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, drama and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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