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MOVIE

The Rock

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

★ 7.2 1996 137 min R ActionAdventureThriller

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.

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The Rock in its release era

Released in 1996, The Rock sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1996-06-07
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.2/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Topicswar veteransan francisco, californiafbimercenarygas attackalcatraz prisonprison escapeshootout

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