The Rock

The Rock

Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.

Rating

3.5 (2)

Release Date

6/7/1996

Runtime

137 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$335,062,621

Homepage

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A kinetic action thriller where an unlikely pair, a by-the-book FBI scientist and a hardened ex-con, must storm an island fortress to stop a rogue general's chemical weapons attack on San Francisco. It's all white-knuckle tension, explosions, and dark humour.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingParanoid

Themes

RevengeJusticeWarRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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