The Rocker

2008

Action / Comedy / Music

27
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 121 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 41065 41.1K

musical rock 'n' roll 1970s drums groupie heavy metal

Plot summary

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

Director

Peter Cattaneo Photo
Peter Cattaneo

Top cast

Emma Stone Photo
Emma Stone as Amelia
Simon Sinn Photo
Simon Sinn as Mr. Lee
Samantha Weinstein Photo
Samantha Weinstein as Violet
Howard Hesseman Photo
Howard Hesseman as Gator
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
750.25 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 3
1.40 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ajk08 7 / 10

Feel Good

This movie is as close as you can get to 90 minutes of feel good film. I'm a fan of Rainn Wilson from (obviously) The Office as well as Super and My Super ex girl fired which are also pretty decent films. Its a shame this bombed at the box office because it really had the potential to be a really GOOD summer movie. Everyone in the cast does a great job. All the band members have their own 'story' and explored personality which makes you feel much more invested and care about whats actually happening to them. There's 1 or 2 laugh out loud moments with Rainns physical comedy but most of all this is a film to smile and feel good about. Nothing makes you cringe or think that obviously isn't funny and i would definitely recommend it.
Reviewed by crimsonmnd 7 / 10

Highly Recommended

I was lucky enough to see The Rocker at a free screening and laughed all the way through the movie. Very funny. I enjoyed the movie so much, I saw it again at another screening, and it was just as funny the second time. Rainn Wilson turns in a very good performance as Robert "Fish" Fishman in his movie debut, however the part could have just as easily been played by Jack Black. Wilson plays a rock drummer who is kicked out of his band just before they make it big. Fast forward 20 years and he has a chance to live the rock-n-roll dream again with a new band. If you liked "Almost Famous" or "School of Rock," then you will like this movie more. While rated PG13, the movie contains no F-bombs or sex scenes and is a movie parents can feel safe letting their teen and pre-teen children go see. Parents will want to see this movie as well.
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