Film

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001

Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe

  • Action, Animation, Science Fiction
  • 115 min
  • R

They're here to save the planet. But not for free.

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.

ActionAnimationScience Fictionrevengespace westernlethal virusadult animationneo-westernanimeexcitedvibrant

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Character

Epic, classical in form, grave and plot-driven.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • gravecomic
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemplativerelentless

Who loves it, who doesn't

The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 44The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 44The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 22The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 22The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: disliked by 10 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

20 profiled raters. Loved most by The Formalists; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.

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