The Rock

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2 hr. 16 min.

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FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel (Ed Harris) from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.

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For visceral thrills, it can't be beat. Just don't expect The Rock to engage your brain.

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Adi 1

The Rock is an entertaining action flick which features good performances, a good storyline, and great action. You are definitely missing out as an action fan if you haven't checked this film out.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Sebastian L

Bay really likes cool movies, so he makes cool movies. It's just that in the meantime he completely forgets about character motivation and what lines actually mean. The end result is an audio visual thrill ride that pretty much resembles a long music video without good music and has the depth of a puddle of water.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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Cody W

I am literally mind blown. THE ROCK is absolutely one of Michael Bay's best movies, thanks to its off the charts action sequences and incredible performances by Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Rami A

A Bond type of film that doesn't feel like a Bond film! Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage make an excellent team.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Jean D

Sean Connery quase sempre entregava filmes incríveis!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/19/23

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Zach T

Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery provide a thrilling action film set in Alcatraz.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/04/23

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Michael Bay

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Sean Connery

John Patrick Mason

Nicolas Cage

Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

Ed Harris

General Francis X. Hummel

Michael Biehn

Commander Anderson

William Forsythe

Special Agent Ernest Paxton

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Very entertaining action hokum that benefits hugely from the uses made of the three stars.

Jun 14, 2022

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

There isn't a shot, scene or sequence in The Rock that doesn't move furiously, typically with colored lights flashing into our faces or onto those of the actors.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 27, 2014

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Doug Thomas

Seattle Times

You might need to take Dramamine before entering a Michael Bay movie. The one-time music-video director has an annoying habit of finding the tightest shots, editing the heck out of them and scoring the works to loud music.

Rated: 2/4

May 27, 2014

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Zita Short

InSession Film

The Rock still feels generic and lacking in any of the flourishes that distinguish hacks from legendary auteurs.

Rated: D+

Feb 2, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Much of the action feels thin and inauthentic.

Rated: C

Sep 1, 2022

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

The special effects are reason enough to check this one out.

May 31, 2022

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Synopsis

FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel (Ed Harris) from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.

Director: Michael Bay
Executive Producer: Sean Connery, Louis A. Stroller, William Stuart
Screenwriter: Douglas S. Cook, David Weisberg, Mark Rosner
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $134.1M
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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