IMDb
6.5 /10
3k votes


Action · Comedy · Crime · 1970 · 1h 37min
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.
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Cotton Comes to Harlem ≣ 1970 ≣ Trailer



IMDb
6.5 /10
3k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
66 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.2 /10
64 votes
Letterboxd
6.9 /10
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Weighted average
6.5/10
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