Rock of Ages

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Rock of Ages

PG-13

2012

1h 58m

Musical

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The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew, a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx threatens to tear them apart.

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Critics Consensus

Its exuberant silliness is almost enough to make up for its utter inconsequentiality, but Rock of Ages is ultimately too bland and overlong to justify its trip to the big screen.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/08/2017

B-

Really, it's like a longer, louder version of Glee or American Idol, but with actors who can't sing rather than singers who can't act. Plus, it rocks you like a hurricane.

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Kimber Myers

The Playlist

08/15/2013

D-

Rock of Ages will make you want to raise your arms...and then immediately plunge your fingers into your eyeballs for salvation (you can go back for seconds to rescue your ears).

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

06/22/2012

It's easy to see how Rock of Ages became a crowd-pleaser on Broadway, where audiences got caught up in the energy of '80s hit songs performed live.

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

Mar 24

Not a big fan of this one, but was very entertained and taken back to my youth with all the rock music featured by JOURNEY, FOREIGNER, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED SISTER, REO SPEEDWAGON and others. Rock on dudes and catch this one on Netflix….!!!!

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/04/2022

2.5/4

The best musicals are those with songs that develop naturally within a story instead of obligatorily filling every moment with yet another song. This is not one of them.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

12/02/2020

7/10

An abundance of energy makes up for the unconvincing lip-syncing and spontaneous song-and-dance sequences that aren't as smoothly integrated into character actions.

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Kevin C

@RT30294019 Apr 4

Soooo bad movie, boring, jokes with no sense, I thought I could hear more rock songs, but that was soooo cringe

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Marykate S.

@Mks81574 Feb 15

I am so sorry but this movie is so good for those who have not watched it if you’re in the 80s rock band hair bands music is a must see for rockers in the 80s and 90s maybe!

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Eszter H

@amanda.lori Dec 27

I'm confident to say that this is one of the worst movies I ever saw! XD I really am amazed how they could manage that since there are some very good actors in the cast and I dare say they are the worst characters. Not to mention how they castrated those poor songs. I just wanted to see something funny but when I first laid eyes on Alec Baldwin (no clue what was yet to come with him...) I knew this will be a pain to watch and when 'I wanna know what love is' started to play I cried out loud in embarassment XD I will always love Tom Cruise and would definitely pour some sugar on him but this movie was sooooo ridiculous!

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Ben G

@Tostig Dec 5

For those who dissed this, they're missing the point... One of Tom Cruise's best OTT performances (on a par with Tropic Thunder...yes, he was in that) and entertaining throughout if you're an 80's rock fan (and a bit before as well). Main characters were a bit light but highlight for me was Catherine Zeta jones channeling Pat Benatar with a few Michael Jackson thriller moves mixed in, awesome! So bad it's good and a useful escape from reality. Worth a watch.

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Waki W

@Jason952 Sep 18

Good musical performance and great acting. It was worth watching for a rock and musical!

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Jose L

@FiendishDragon Sep 15

This is a movie I have watched multiple times. Tom Cruise is actually singing the songs in his scenes, and he’s actually decent. He nails Def Leppard’s Pour Some Sugar On Me. They were there when the scene was filmed and absolutely approved. Julianne Hughes is beautiful and her vocals are amazing. Malin Akerman is looking like an uber-model in her supporting role. I keep forgetting this movie is over a decade old. I even bought the movie.

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Synopsis

The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew, a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx threatens to tear them apart.

Director: Adam Shankman
Producer: Matt Weaver, Scott Prisand, Carl Levin, Tobey Maguire, Garrett Grant, Jennifer Gibgot
Screenwriter: Justin Theroux, Chris D'Arienzo, Allan Loeb
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Corner Store Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Heavy Drinking|Suggestive Dancing)
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.5M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, SDDS, DTS

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