Rollerball

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Rollerball

PG-13

Released Feb 8, 2002

1h 38m

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Jonathan (Chris Klein) is the most popular player in the fastest and most extreme sport of all time: rollerball. Along with teammates Marcus (LL Cool J) and Aurora (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Jonathan is giving viewers what they want: visceral thrills, breakneck speed, and head-slamming action. Things go wrong when rollerball's creator, Petrovich (Jean Reno), realizes that serious on-court accidents bring higher ratings. Soon Jonathan and his friends are playing for their lives.

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Critics Consensus

Removing the social critique of the original, this updated version of Rollerball is violent, confusing, and choppy. Klein makes for a bland hero.

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Joshua Rothkopf

In These Times

Rollerball is an unbelievable bomb, but one of the most educational-revealing corporate desperation at its vulgar low.

Mar 16, 2020

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

Only those attracted to Waterworld- or Last Action Hero-level big-budget disasters need bother with this one.

Mar 26, 2013

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David Germain

Associated Press

Loud, crude and outlandish, Rollerball is a parody of itself, a frenzy of extreme-sports stunts masquerading as social commentary on violence and the corporate forces that feed off it.

Mar 26, 2013

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a stew of bare breasts, ear-piercing noise, muddy violence and incoherence…

Rated: 1/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Film4

A dire re-working of the provocative 1975 sci-fi satire.

Mar 26, 2013

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

This is a terrible big-budget fiasco with a go nowhere plot and terrible cast.

Apr 29, 2009

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Nina E

It was pretty good considering it is a victim of its time. Made and released during the "united we stand" era; it was the wrong time to push for social commentary and thus it was cut. It is a product of what audiences wanted in 2002, that is, pyrotechnics, pretty people, strongmen, and loud music.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Christopher J

absolutely awful i can't understand why anyone thinks this is good

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Steven B

Slick early 2000s costumes and set design. Over the top "extreme" action, and raunchy jokes, as well as violence. This is perfect for those looking to have some fun, back before fun was outlawed by the conservative far left.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Jarrod R

A mess. There were a handful of creative choices that were compelling, but it much of the story just zipped around the track aimlessly. It was if they had a tried and true recipe for a biting deconstuction of "corporations have too much power and will attempt to win at all costs" narrative (which is what the original movie captures), but this was mostly fluff. Not even bad enough to be enjoyable. And yes, I have the How Did This Get Made folks to thank/blame for sitting through it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Edward K

Terrible remake of the first film. It failed to hold my attention.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Synopsis

Jonathan (Chris Klein) is the most popular player in the fastest and most extreme sport of all time: rollerball. Along with teammates Marcus (LL Cool J) and Aurora (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Jonathan is giving viewers what they want: visceral thrills, breakneck speed, and head-slamming action. Things go wrong when rollerball's creator, Petrovich (Jean Reno), realizes that serious on-court accidents bring higher ratings. Soon Jonathan and his friends are playing for their lives.

Director: John McTiernan
Producer: Charles Roven, Beau St. Clair, John McTiernan
Screenwriter: Larry Ferguson, John Pogue, William Harrison, William Harrison
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Yorktown Productions, Atlas Entertainment, Toho-Towa, Mosaic Media Group, Helkon Media AG, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Extreme Sports Action|Sensuality|Some Drug References|Violence)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.0M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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