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Rubber

Play trailer Poster for Rubber R Released Apr 1, 2011 1h 22m Comedy Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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A sentient tire rolls through the desert, using the power of its mind to make small animals -- and human heads -- explode.
Rubber

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A clever premise gets plenty of comic blood and violence, but its hampered by some questionable storytelling techniques from director Quentin Dupieux.

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Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Your enjoyment of French filmmaker Quentin's Dupieux's movie depends in large part on your capacity to enjoy the absurd. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Rated: 3.5/5 May 5, 2011 Full Review Amy Amatangelo Boston Herald Holy Luis Bunuel. Not nearly as clever as it thinks it is, "Rubber," a movie about movies from French musician/writer/director Quentin Dupieux, would have worked much better as a short. Rated: D Apr 29, 2011 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com [This] audacious and sometimes inspired throwaway is like a "Saturday Night Live" skit sprung from the mind of David Cronenberg or David Lynch. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 29, 2011 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh An assuredly absurd cinematic experience, but its formula wears out its welcome relatively quickly. Rated: 2/5 Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review If the answer to Hollywood’s lacking creativity is Rubber, then I’d gladly watch a few more formulaic genre movies in its place. Rated: 0/4 Jul 31, 2023 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts The fact that the movie lacks any storyline at all kind of downfalls the whole thing. Rated: 3/10 May 19, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael P If you are looking for your normal shock type horror movie this isn't it. You will either love this movie or hate it. I prefer to think this is based solely on someone's intellectual level. I show this movie to everyone and wait to see their reactions. I love this movie. My soulmate will too. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/10/25 Full Review TheMovieSearch R Some films are strange. Some are bad. And then there’s Rubber—a movie so bafflingly nonsensical it feels like a parody of cinema itself. The premise alone is enough to raise eyebrows: a lone tire mysteriously comes to life and begins rolling around the desert, killing animals and people with telekinetic powers. Yes, you read that correctly. A killer tire. And if that sounds ridiculous, the execution somehow manages to be worse. Instead of leaning into camp or satire, the film drags its audience through bizarre, disjointed subplots. A group of townspeople eat poisoned turkey for no reason other than to exist as an audience within the film. A random man obsesses over the tire’s rampage. And, perhaps most absurd of all, the tire “falls in love” with a red car—turning its driver into the only safe human simply because her vehicle has captured the tire’s affection. It’s an idea so ridiculous that it borders on self-parody, yet the film plays it with a straight face. What could have been an outrageous, tongue-in-cheek B-movie romp instead collapses under its own incoherence. Rubber wants to be clever, like an experimental meta-commentary on horror and audience consumption, but its execution feels lazy and empty. Even compared to other absurd cult titles like Attack of the Killer Donuts or Attack of the Killer Refrigerator, this one falls flat because it mistakes randomness for creativity. And just when you think the nightmare is over, the tire is destroyed—only to reincarnate into a tricycle. Yes, a killer tricycle. The movie ends with this possessed three-wheeler rolling ominously toward Los Angeles, as if teasing a sequel nobody asked for. Final Verdict: Rubber is a maddening blend of nonsense and wasted potential. It’s awkward, incoherent, and frustratingly unfunny. Unless you’re actively seeking the most absurd “so bad it’s bad” viewing experience imaginable, steer clear. Some tires are better left flat. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review Carter G Honestly a spectacular movie. I've watched it many times and shown it to many people. Would also probably be s good movie to make a game out of, too 🍻 definitely recommend anyone in search of a laugh who aren't looking for anything too serious to watch it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/25 Full Review Audience Member This movie was genuinely insane, and I must admit my head hurt at many parts. However, it's absurdity makes it amazing and wildly entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Nathan S Waste of time. Watch a real movie Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review Catherine B I laughed a lot it's so absurd it's passing Time you must to see ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A sentient tire rolls through the desert, using the power of its mind to make small animals -- and human heads -- explode.
Director
Quentin Dupieux
Producer
Julien Berlan, Gregory Bernard
Screenwriter
Quentin Dupieux
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Realitism Films, Elle Driver, Sindika Dokolo, Backup Films, 1.85 Films, Canal+, Arte France, arte France Cinéma
Rating
R (Some Violent Images|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 7, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$98.0K
Runtime
1h 22m