Rock of Ages

PG-13

Released Jun 15, 2012

1 hr. 58 min.

Musical

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42%

231 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew (Diego Boneta), a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) threatens to tear them apart.

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Critics Consensus

Its exuberant silliness is almost enough to make up for its utter inconsequentiality, but Rock of Ages is ultimately too bland and overlong to justify its trip to the big screen.

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Mike W

With solid performances from Hough, Boneta, and especially Cruise along with good musical performances covering the great rock of the era, Rock of Ages is a fun watch that lets you just sit back with a tub of popcorn and enjoy the nostalgia and sing along with your favorite hits.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Jeff M

A Tom Cruise musical was never anything I expected to see in my lifetime, but the project featured 80s music, the rest of the cast was promising, the director had recently made the irresistible HAIRSPRAY five years earlier, and musicals were becoming all the rage again. Well, they can't all be winners, can they? Somehow the makers of this film managed to make some of the most important songs from my late childhood/early adulthood years borderline unappealing. There is not a memorable performance to be found - a couple performances are downright bad. And the whole enterprises has a quick and cheap feel to it - I suppose you could call this the Taco Bell of recent movie musicals.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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arirodco12

The characters where a little flat

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Joel H

I know that Rock of Ages is categorized as a musical comedy, but I don't think it's comedic in the ways the filmmakers intended. I wasn't laughing with it, I was laughing at it. I would say that the songs are good, but they're good independently of this film adaptation, and the real versions are better. Rock of Ages also suffers from its casting. I couldn't take certain characters seriously because I couldn't see past the actor playing them. Also, I can't say that the story probably plays better on stage, because from what I read, they completely changed it. Skip the movie, listen to the music.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Zak B

Although Diego boneta and Juliane Hough's starring parts were poorly performed in a hair rock parody such as this it really added something to the film! Tom cruise and all the other big name celebs really smashed it. This film is great fun with simple comedy and writing that really works well for this kind of movie. This film definitely isn't a world changer but if you take it for what it is and just enjoy it as great songs and a great bit of fun very few films compete

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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Timothy D

It's cheesy, loud, and hilarious. Rock of Ages has the main storyline of a teen Disney movie, but with Cruise, Baldwin, and Brand rounding out the supporting cast, it's still a rolling good time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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Adam Shankman

Director

Julianne Hough

Sherrie Christian

Diego Boneta

Drew Boley

Russell Brand

Lonny

Paul Giamatti

Paul Gill

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Patricia Whitmore

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Candice Frederick

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Really, it's like a longer, louder version of Glee or American Idol, but with actors who can't sing rather than singers who can't act. Plus, it rocks you like a hurricane.

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Kimber Myers

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Rock of Ages will make you want to raise your arms...and then immediately plunge your fingers into your eyeballs for salvation (you can go back for seconds to rescue your ears).

Rated: D-

Aug 15, 2013

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Leonard Maltin

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It's easy to see how Rock of Ages became a crowd-pleaser on Broadway, where audiences got caught up in the energy of '80s hit songs performed live.

Jun 22, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The best musicals are those with songs that develop naturally within a story instead of obligatorily filling every moment with yet another song. This is not one of them.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 4, 2022

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Mike Massie

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An abundance of energy makes up for the unconvincing lip-syncing and spontaneous song-and-dance sequences that aren't as smoothly integrated into character actions.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 2, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Serves up well played cover tunes and an abundance of entertainment of the light, campy variety.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Synopsis

The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew (Diego Boneta), a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) threatens to tear them apart.

Director: Adam Shankman
Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown, Hillary Butorac Weaver, Janet Billig Rich, Adam Shankman, Chris D'Arienzo
Screenwriter: Justin Theroux, Chris D'Arienzo, Allan Loeb
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Corner Store Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Heavy Drinking|Suggestive Dancing)
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.5M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, SDDS, DTS

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