It's colorful and amiable enough, and Depp's heart is clearly in the right place, but The Rum Diary fails to add sufficient focus to its rambling source material.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Bruce Robinson -
Producer -
Johnny Depp , Christi Dembrowski , Anthony Rhulen , Robert Kravis , Graham King , Tim Headington -
Screenwriter -
Bruce Robinson -
Distributor -
FilmDistrict -
Production Co -
GK Films , E1 Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 28, 2011, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 7, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$13.1M -
Runtime -
1h 59m