The Rock
1996 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it and it made about 4 times its budget. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$335 million worldwide on a $75 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
619K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Bay
- Sean ConneryJohn Patrick Mason
- Nicolas CageDr. Stanley Goodspeed
- Ed HarrisBrigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
- John SpencerFBI Director James Womack
- David MorseMajor Tom Baxter
- William ForsytheSpecial Agent Ernest Paxton
- Michael BiehnCommander Charles Anderson
- Vanessa MarcilCarla Pestalozzi
- John C. McGinleyMarine Captain Hendrix
- Gregory SporlederCaptain Frye