Be Cool

Be Cool

Everyone is looking for the next big hit.

PG-13 2005 · 119 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Crime

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

Directed by F. Gary Gray · Written by Peter Steinfeld

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