The Rambler

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The Rambler

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2013

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

Horror

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Released from prison, a man (Dermot Mulroney) returns home to an unsatisfied wife (Natasha Lyonne). He moves to Oregon to help his brother on a ranch, where he meets a mad scientist and a con artist.

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Misguided exercise in genre fetishism marks a forgettable misfire.

Jun 19, 2013

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Amy Nicholson

Los Angeles Times

What all of this means is, frankly, nothing. But it's a handsome nothing, at least until you get sick of the screaming.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 13, 2013

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Foreboding images abound - crawling lizards, mysterious lights in the sky, a funereal assembly populated by grotesques - along with occasional ambient droning on the soundtrack and moments of mild humor and raw gore. Do the tableaus add up? Not really.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 7, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

More proof that horror as a genre has been hedged out of midnight movie programming in favor of meandering strangeness.

Aug 22, 2019

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

The Rambler is missing that quality, and as a result it suffers immensely. It's a head-scratcher of a film, but only in that it'll have you wondering how it got made in the first place.

Rated: 4/10

Jun 29, 2019

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Matt Donato

We Got This Covered

I can't say I understand Calvin Lee Reeder's intentions concerning The Rambler, but since there's plenty of room for interpretation, I found my own meaning amongst this wacky mess of mummies and red wine.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 19, 2013

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Steven B

Why did they make this movie Possibly the worst of its genre. And what genre is it ?.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Andrew T

This movie does not have have a plot, and there is no point in summarizing the events of the movie in a review. Many of my favorite movies also do not have plots (e.g., Repo Man, The Big Lebowski) - the point of the journey is not to arrive. The Rambler is a bizarre dream journey where the next thing that happens is wild, scary, ridiculous and often very funny. The fact that I'm thinking about it a week after watching it and am even motivated to write a review online seems to be testimony that watching it this was a very good and unexpected experience for me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Audience Member

You're all horribly wrong. You're naive protected children. This movie is about a man simultaneously coping with what he's done and where his is now. A life only understandable by those who've caused trauma and ensured trauma as a result. The details are secondary to the journey. Not every fucking movie is as obvious as Kubrick you dick heads. Think for gods sake! Think!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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This is a movie for a select audience, I know. So I was going to try and keep the stars low until I saw that others loved it - while others hated it. I loved it. It spoke to me on a number of levels and I believe the social commentary as The Rambler rambled along meeting many ne'rer do wells was quite on target. It has great visuals, plenty of gore, and enough suspense to have kept me guessing. It does make you often question the meaning, but I felt the more I tried to find the meaning the quicker I lost sight of the experience. So I just settled in with a bag of popcorn and let it happen. If you are a fan of existential trips through life/time/existence, you may just like this one! Oh, and the laughs are there, too :D

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Quirky darkly comedic and quite surreal road picture with plentiful horror elements.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Total garbage. Gave up halfway through it was that bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

Released from prison, a man (Dermot Mulroney) returns home to an unsatisfied wife (Natasha Lyonne). He moves to Oregon to help his brother on a ranch, where he meets a mad scientist and a con artist.

Director: Calvin Reeder
Producer: Nate Bolotin, Christo Dimassis, Carl W. Lucas, James Lejsek
Screenwriter: Calvin Reeder
Production Co: Also Known As Pictures, Brooklyn Reptyle Productions
Rating: R (Sexual References|Disturbing Gory Violence|Brief Nudity|Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2015
Runtime: 1h 39m

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