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Rob Roy
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6.7In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Robert Roy MacGregor
- Jessica Lange as Mary MacGregor
- John Hurt as John Graham
- Tim Roth as Archibald Cunningham
- Eric Stoltz as Alan MacDonald
- Brian Cox as Killearn
Themes
- affectation
- biography
- 18th century
- highlands
- violent man
- scottish highlands
- joyous
- hopeful
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
47,158 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
55/100
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Michael Caton-Jones
- Screenplay by
- Alan Sharp
- Produced by
- Peter Broughan Richard Jackson
- Starring
- Liam Neeson Jessica Lange John Hurt Tim Roth Eric Stoltz Brian Cox
- Cinematography
- Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Edited by
- Peter Honess
- Music by
- Carter Burwell
- Production company
- United Artists
- Distributed by
- MGM/UA Distribution Co. (United States) United International Pictures (International)
- Release dates
- April 5, 1995 ( 1995-04-05 ) (New York premiere) April 7, 1995 ( 1995-04-07 ) (United States) May 19, 1995 ( 1995-05-19 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 139 minutes
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $28 million
- Box office
- $58.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 139
- FilmAffinity ID
- 622895
- Official website
- www.mgmua.com/robroy
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1995-04-14
- title
- Rob Roy
- review score
- 55/100
- capital cost
- 28000000
- box office
- 31596911
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Rob Roy is a 1995 historical biographical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It stars Liam Neeson as Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th-century Scottish highlander who becomes engaged in a dispute with a nobleman in the Scottish Highlands, played by John Hurt. Tim Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Archibald Cunningham, one of Rob Roy's chief antagonists. Jessica Lange portrays Roy's wife, and Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox, and Jason Flemyng play supporting parts.
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