

The Rock
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $335.1M
- Language
- English
- war veteran
- san francisco, california
- fbi
- mercenary
- gas attack
- alcatraz prison
- prison escape
- shootout
- u.s. navy seal
- terrorism
- british spy
- chemist
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR7 Jun 1996
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1521 Jun 1996
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+21 Jun 1996
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A7 Jun 1996
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical24 Jul 1996
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1611 Jul 1996
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+8 Aug 1996
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1512 Jul 1996
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical16 Aug 1996
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1627 Jun 1996
FranceFR
- Theatrical1631 Jul 1996
- Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
- TVParis Première13 Nov 2025
- TV6ter7 Jan 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1611 Jul 1996
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The Rock was released on 7 June 1996.
Audience reviews
5- B
Bryan Nguyen
1/13/2018
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in. Michael Bay's best picture. The sophomore effort from director Michael Bay, this $75 million dollar action film was released nationwide on June 7, 1996 - eventually earning $335 million. The particularly great R-rated premise sees a mild-mannered chemist teaming up with a resourceful ex-con who must infiltrate Alca…
- J8/10
John Chard
8/25/2019
Welcome to The Rock. The Rock is directed by Michael Bay and written by David Weisberg, Douglas Cook & Mark Rosner. It stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, David Morse, William Forsythe & Michael Biehn. When a highly decorated army general (Harris) decides that he's had enough of his men dying and not getting the credit they deserve, he commandeers Alcatraz prison with a crack unit of Mercs. The plan is…
- G6/10
Gimly
7/26/2020
The two lead characters' impact on the events of the move are pretty negligible, everyone and everything in it is laughably stupid, and you can see here begin to blossom the stereotypes that Michael Bay would go on you ruin everything he ever touched with, but I still kind of like _The Rock_. Maybe it's just in comparison to all of Bay's other films, or maybe it's because it's the only one of his works I saw when I w…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
8/27/2023
Right, first things first - turn your brain down to simmer for a couple of hours before you watch this and just remember it is meant to be a far-fetched action film. Once in that gear, it's not actually that bad once it eventually gets going. Rogue general "Hummel" (Ed Harris) steals some highly potent chemical weapons, takes some hostages on Alcatraz and points his weapons at San Francisco. It falls to FBI biochemis…
- R9/10
RalphRahal
2/20/2025
The Rock (1996) is a solid action-packed ride from start to finish. The plot is straightforward but executed well, with a strong first act that sets everything up nicely. The pacing keeps things moving without dragging, and there's a good balance between intense action and quieter moments that build character relationships. The script is solid, delivering sharp dialogue and a few memorable lines that stick with you l…
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