Red Rocket
A washed-up adult film star returns to his small hometown in Texas where no-one welcomes his return in this comedic A24 reunion tale from Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project). Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2021.
Mikey Saber returns to his native town of Texas after years of a porn star career in LA. He is not really welcome there. Without money, without a job, he must return to live with his ex-wife and his mother-in-law. To pay her rent, he resumes his little schemes but a meeting will give him hope and a new beginning.
Less2021Rating: R16, Drug use, offensive language & explicit sexual material130 minsUSAFilmNation Entertainment, Cre Film
ComedyDrama
Red Rocket | Reviews
90%200 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Little White Lies
There are some truly riotous moments, and as a character study... this is fascinating stuff.
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Variety
A self-indulgent regional satire that stretches its perhaps-80-minute plot over more than two hours...
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Hollywood Reporter
Affectionate, slyly humorous character observations and immersive sense of place.
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Entertainment Weekly
The director's singular gift for street casting... and deeply embedded sense of mood works its own kind of slow-rolling alchemy.
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Time Magazine
Red Rocket isn’t the warmest of Baker’s films; it has a flinty edge that makes it hard to embrace.
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Red Rocket | Release Details
Red Rocket is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon Rentals and Academy On Demand and AroVision.