Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- nostalgic
- melancholic
- mysterious
- music film night
- nostalgic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the musical premise and performances appealing but judged the storytelling and unresolved ending unsatisfying.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maggie Foley interviews surviving members while the missing Eddie Wilson becomes increasingly legendary.
The search for the band's unreleased album tapes drives the investigation into Eddie's fate.
The surviving Cruisers confront the distance between their visionary early music and their diminished present circumstances.
The film intercuts the band's 1960s prominence with the unresolved aftermath of Eddie's disappearance twenty years later.
Films like Eddie and the Cruisers, and why
The Last Waltz
music-centered mystery, troubled rock musician, and melancholic investigation into a vanished artist
Almost Famous
rock mythology, reconstructed musical history, and emotionally charged performances
The Rose
music-industry drama, elusive performer, and mystery surrounding an artist's identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Martin Davidson
- Release Date
- 1983-09-23
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (98)
Cast
- Tom Berenger
- Michael Paré
- Joe Pantoliano
- Ellen Barkin
- Matthew Laurance
- Helen Schneider
- David Wilson
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- Kenny Vance
- John Stockwell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eddie and the Cruisers about?
- A television reporter reopens the mysterious disappearance of a magnetic rock singer when someone begins hunting for his band's lost master recordings.
- What is Eddie and the Cruisers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eddie and the Cruisers as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Eddie and the Cruisers violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Eddie and the Cruisers as mild.
- What did critics think of Eddie and the Cruisers?
- Critics broadly found the musical premise and performances appealing but judged the storytelling and unresolved ending unsatisfying.
- Which films are like Eddie and the Cruisers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Waltz, Almost Famous, and The Rose.
- How long is Eddie and the Cruisers?
- Eddie and the Cruisers runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eddie and the Cruisers?
- In United States, Eddie and the Cruisers streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
