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Poster for Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Seen it?

2001 | 115 min | Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 55 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.7 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $3 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 96K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe

  • Koichi YamaderaSpike Spiegel (voice)
  • Unsho IshizukaJet Black (voice)
  • Aoi TadaEdward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV (voice)
  • Ai KobayashiElectra (voice)
  • Megumi HayashibaraFaye Valentine (voice)
  • Mickey CurtisRasheed (voice)
  • Tsutomu IsobeVincent (voice)
  • Jin HiraoAntonio (voice)
  • Renji IshibashiRenji (voice)
  • Miki NagasawaJudy (voice)