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I’d do the same thing in that situation… if I were as badass and intimidating as Guy Pearce is in this. I’m a sucker for unflinchingly violent, thoroughly intense, quite harsh and bleak post-apocalyptic films with an awesome lead and a slow-but-steady-burn pace, as well as (in my opinion) some perfect final moments; and The Rover fit the bill perfectly. Wasn’t expecting this to become one of my favorite films of the year, and I definitely wasn’t expecting to be this impressed by Robert Pattinson. I’ll be checking out David Michôd’s other film, Animal Kingdom, very soon.
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Robert Pattinson singing Pretty Girl Rock is something I never knew I needed.
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THE ROVER (aka “Miffed Max”). a terse and grounded post-apocalyptic exploration of justice – its origins and its ghosts. small but strangely affecting. ends perfectly. longer thoughts to follow.
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the future sucks. did we need another movie about the horrible emotional toll living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland takes? spoiler alert: some of these characters struggle to hold onto their humanity. i dunno, gimme some bikers with crossbows or sexy feral chicks or radiation-suited bad guys with flamethrowers. something.
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RECOMMENDED BY THE ONE AND ONLY DENIS VILLENUEVE… I MEAN JACOB Here’s a movie that most of us have heard of, especially when discussing how talented Robert Pattinson is, though it never gets brought as much into the discussion as Good Time and after seeing this, it makes all the sense of the world as he gets rarely that too much screen time and often feels like he’s playing one note. A great one note, but one note nonetheless. Truth is this movie belongs to Stephen Dorff, I mean Hugh Jackman, sorry, Guy Pearce. He does a great job playing this archetype of the tough, Lone wolf in the same fashion as Eastwood used to do back in the days…
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rpatz singing along to pop anthems on the radio in a post-apocalyptic wasteland? that’s Cinema folks!
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I’m not sure if I’ve ever loved Guy Pearce more in a film, and that’s coming from someone who owes the onset of his love for cinema to Christopher Nolan’s Memento. Robert Pattinson has made a complete career transformation, moving away from the likes of the Harry Potter & Twilight films, and working instead with directors like Michod and Cronenberg (both very talented Davids indeed ;D). I never thought that I’d be saying this, but Edward Cullen is beginning to impress me greatly. This is a film which is certainly carried by its actors, but that’s not to say the other aspects of the film aren’t stellar as well. The cinematography is outstanding, severals shots and scenes being absolutely breathtaking; Natasha…
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Tense (with great performances!) but very slight when it comes to substance. Pearce and Pattinson deliver, however this isn’t even top 3 of their best performances.
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We don’t talk enough about this criminally underseen & underrated post-apocalyptic western. So brutal, moody & tension-filled. Guy Pierce is predictably great but this film totally caught me off guard just how talented Robert Pattinson is.
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40/100 Las Vegas Weekly review, in which I had insufficient space to poke holes in the film’s idiot plot. To take just the inciting incident, hey bad guys: (1) Since you stole Pearce’s car because you thought your truck was totaled, and can now see that it isn’t, why not just give him his fucking car back? Problem solved. (2) Given that you’re not gonna do that, for whatever wonky reason, why not kill this unarmed avenger who seems pretty determined to come after you? Isn’t this supposed to be a post-apocalyptic wasteland where life is cheap? Certainly that’s the movie’s ostensible point. (3) Given that you’re not gonna do that, for the love of motherfucking christ just take the…
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Was not expecting pretty girl rock
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Yikes that was sad and boring! Robert Pattinson is unrecognizable in this film. I actually had to verify it was him. Lots of horrible stuff in this post apocalyptic world.
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Australian people sure do know how to do crime thrillers. I feel like the role description to Robert Pattinson was basically you are a 30 year old who acts 17, still living in your parents basement and he said GOT IT! Little slow but good overall
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2026 MOVIE #253 A hidden gem! The world’s gone to shit and we follow the lead living in this very dystopian outback Australia. The story is quite simple, but it’s effective. The production is amazing. Guy Pearce delivers once again! It’s a very subtle performance, but you can see he’s carrying some trauma behind those eyes. Robert Pattinson is awesome again too! Highly recommend! (Watched on Stan)
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A Minimalist Masterpiece… David Michod’s powerful, post apocalyptic drama is stripped of all Hollywood conventions. There is no expository dialogue, gratuitous action scenes, or elaborate plot. It’s laser focused on one character and a very small but specific objective. Some consider this small, I call it huge. The film’s focus is on the characters, themes, and world. You’re thrown in a post apocalyptic setting and given no real context, creating raw immersion. You’re given a central character who barely speaks…
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This movie will be best-remembered in some YouTuber’s video essay on the eventual look back at Pattinson’s 2020s run of movies, but the scene of him in the car singing girly pop music will be called a “precursor.”
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Stunning, captivating, accurate apocalypse, amazing music, great characters, beautiful visuals.
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DDaniel Jeffries 8 月 19, 2026
Not for me, too slow. Rambles too much without getting to the point.
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Perfectly fine neo western thats elevated by great performances. R Pats is the man of 1000 voices fr
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Drove me nuts how everyone was incapable of answering a question unless it was asked at least 4 times. Not to mention there was almost 0 plot
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Phenomenal performances from Guy and Rob. They heavily carried the film, and the soundtrack was fantastic as well. Left a bit to be desired in terms of filling out the run time, but besides that I really liked it. I guess it was missing something that i can’t quite put my finger on, but it feels like it’s almost there, i thoroughly enjoyed it although felt like as someone else mentioned, it could have been a short film given the limited exploration of the story. I’ll be coming back to this one for sure.
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THAT’s why he wanted his car so bad??? hmmm idk man. Love Aussie cinema and both the main performances so much, but this dragged a tad too much for my liking. Especially when it didn’t quite stick the landing.
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While this movie didn’t overly impress me, Rpattz did. This was a great performance and impressive leap from potter and twilight. Rob humming to Pretty Girl Rock was the highlight
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C’est juste une voiture mec
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aussie rob pat
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Guy pierce deveria fazer mais filmes
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Chyba poprostu nie mój typ filmów
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May I find a love as great as Eric’s for his car.
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Kind of like a Mad Max movie but with no fun allowed. Honestly, looks very good and has plenty of great moments (that Keri Hilson needledrop boggles the mind.) Guy Pearce and especially Robert Pattinson are both very compelling and the bond they’re forced to share has a lot of potential for interesting thematic substance, but I feel like Michôd keeps it way too understated out of fear that letting it develop will make the movie overly optimistic. I can appreciate…
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Tight focused story that was well executed. Very understated. The beginning of Robert Pattisons career of weird little guys with surprising accents. Just not the most compelling story for me.
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Robert Pattinson was amazing in this movie and I liked his character arc but honestly, the rest of the movie felt kind of flat
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Aandrew 8 月 17, 2026
Truly incredible performances—in particular, accent/speech work and physicality. Bleak, tragic story. Really well-photographed and well-staged.
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Strong silent type™ and his sidekick autistic country boy with a gun
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Duh duh humma duh duh bang bang. But hey not every jackoff has to mean something. A Slow 3/5 Jackoffs from the jackedman
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Ppaula ౨ৎ 8 月 17, 2026
robert pattinson’s voice work is genuinely so incredible
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WWonTooFreeFore 8 月 17, 2026
SAD MAX: FURRY LOAD
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everywhere but nowhere, bleak forward movement. “Not everything has to mean something”
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Muy western, y si hay western la peli pasa a ser buena pase lo que pase. Guy Pearce es un pedazo de actor y siempre hace una actuación sobresaliente en todas las peliculas en las que sale. Y nada que decir del mejor actor del momento, Robert Pattinson.
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Incredibly eerie and paced scoring.
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Robert Pattinson is insanely talented, this role really showcases how well he can embody a character. I’m a sucker for a post apocalyptic setting but especially when it’s as raw as this. Heart wrenching and I had no idea where this was headed at any time.
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Not sure how I am still discovering films with Robert Pattinson in them
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Pacing was way off, music made if feel B rated and that’s what kept it from being more than I gave it. Pattinson once again excellent performance. Guy Pearce proves himself as well, (with half the lines I might add,) because of the expressions, stares, and raw emotion he wears on his face throughout this flick. I woulda gone to war for Rey.
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the least western… western phenomenal robert pattinson performance
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Tu y tus acentos raros Roberto. La verdad si estuvo muy entretenido este western post apocalíptico pero si me dejó con un sabor de boca bien agridulce.
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Flinders Ranges dystopian nightmare with Guy Pearce and Robert Pattison?! Yes please.
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I too am fiercely loyal to my car. Is this post-apocalyptic or is this just the Australian Outback? Not a clue what RPatz said during the entire film. Would’ve been a lot cooler if they were driving a bus named Priscilla.
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Okay yeah he’s justified Omg Antinous would be disgusted with beggar Robert Pattinson
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Guy Pearce
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Knew nothing about this except Robert Pattinson is in it and was pleasantly surprised to find out this is Australian. It took awhile to get going but Guy Pearce was awesome and Robert P does a silly voice
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Great movie he really wanted that commodore back
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Really gave me similar vibes in terms of setting as the first Mad Max movie. Robert Pattinson and Guy Pierce are both fantastic in this despite me not understanding a single word Rpatz said. Really feels like an underrated hidden gem.
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Dude, where’s my CAAAA’R?!
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很小的一个故事，看起来不费力，没有推着人写论文（）的感觉，但同时这个末世世界观说服力也不大（一零年左右似乎真的很喜欢拍这种废土的东西），个人觉得好像没有必要非得安排，单纯作为一种治安不好/犯罪者的极端情况也行。总之是养狗故事（？）不要杀狗！狗好……本来因为看起来味道太淡想给三星的，但最后盖皮尔斯快要流泪那一段真是演的太好了（btw老人的镜头让人想起鲸鱼马戏团），结尾停在埋狗狗之前也非常好
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robert pattinson singing along to pretty girl rock under his breath was such a pleasant surprise
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Postapokalyptischer Neo-Western im australischen Outback. Toller Stark, starkes Ende, wunderbare Melancholie, gute Musikauswahl und drei top Schauspielleistungen von Pearce, Pattinson und McNairy. In der Mitte nur etwas zu karg, so dass die 4 Sterne knapp in der Tasche bleiben.
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🇬🇧 The surprising and poetic conclusion, along with the perfectly cast ensemble (Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, and Scoot McNairy), unfortunately can’t make up for the polite boredom I felt throughout the film, due to its downright soporific pacing… *** 🇨🇵 La conclusion surprenante et poétique ainsi que le casting aux petits oignons (Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson et Scoot McNairy) ne rattrapent malheureusement pas l’ennui poli ressenti tout au long du film, à cause d’un rythme tout bonnement assommant…
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Pues Robert Pattinson haciendo uno de sus mejores papeles.
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thought it was finally time to get around to this one, with both pattinson and pearce in the spotlight recently. arguably some of their best work. not breaking any new ground but this is so tightly written and extremely watchable.
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Not my thing but good movie. Great acting. Robert Pattinson was incredible. Poor Ray
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Fucking bleak, man. But it’s right there in the title.
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Rewatched with my dad.
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Just saw this again recently, but wasn’t affected as much as I have been in the past. It’s pretty amazing though how thin the script in this movie is and how well it works. Feels like when I’m writing or thinking of ideas I’m usually asking all these questions that it seems like this movie doesn’t even bother to end is better for it.
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The director told Pattinson to do an Australian accent, but Pattinson heard “Arkansan”
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Robert you vocal chameleon
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🥺 Pattinson disappears into this role, and it’s great to see Guy Pearce again
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Huh
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Guy Pearce says a good 40 words this whole movie
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Es como un cortometraje hecho largometraje pero extrañamente funciona. Primera vez que veo a una persona en shorts verse amenazante
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Robert Pattinson bom ator como sempre.
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In a World where the global economy collapsed, Where Money isnt really a currency anymore, we are set in a Dystopian Western Landscape in the Outback. The Premise is very simple but also Confusing at first. Since it follows Eric our Main Character searching for his stolen car. Why you might ask? This only gets revealed at the End of the Film. On the way he meets a dying young man called Rey which later turns out to be the…
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Not a movie I would recommend but one that I still enjoyed. I find it hard to draw any comparisons but I like a movie that is out of the ordinary. Nothing is explained and there are still many questions at the end which is for the best because there is no need for another half-baked story of why the future becomes a dystopian wasteland. I see people’s frustration with the plot holes but Pierce and Pattinson make up for that with their amazing acting. It’s also possible that I am biased towards the short nihilist stories.
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Cormac-McCarthy-type-of-shit. Don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I somehow dig this kind of extreme bleakness in movies. Paired with its neo-western style – of course this got me. Top-tier performances from the two leads… which, let’s be honest, shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering they come from two of our very best actors working today. (Man, Pattinson can really do it all, huh?) Lingers too much in the middle and is a bit too detached for my liking to fully take off, but nevertheless sticks the landing in a strong way. Good watch.
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Australians just doing Australian things. A24 Ranked
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Robert Pattinson once again proves he’s one of the best actors of the 21st Century.
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Wat een anticlimax, wel peak Robert Pattinson
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Loved this. I don’t really know why I loved it so much, but here we are. First of all, this is a criminally underseen and underrated movie. Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson are spectacular in this and definitely some of their best performances in their careers. The cinematography was great too. Grainy, moody, bleak. Everything you want in a film with this subject matter. There were also a shit ton of flies which overall added to the nastiness of this film. Just amazing all around, can’t wait to see this one again
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Holy shit this was genuinely the most boring thing I’ve ever seen it took me three whole days to finish this and I actually started crying from the boredom who tf let this be so boring😭💔 I had really high hopes cuz I liked the premise and the aesthetic and objectively it has really good cinematography and the performances are great, especially the GOAT Robert Pattinson (he’s the reason I watched it) he is fucking incredible genuinely how the hell…
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unique to say the least it’s good in parts especially as a post apocalyptic film but has some sequences that are a bit hard logically strange my main question is have you seen a car?
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Two great actors giving two great performances amazing movie definitely worth a watch.
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With a year dominated by Robert Pattinson performances I decided to check out something I’d never seen from him before. This is definitely a sleeper post-apocalyptic pick. My Film Discord Server, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook
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Idk why this isnt more popular. I thought it was very engaging and thought-provoking. Guy Pearce is really good in this, and Robert Pattinson’s performance is amazing and one of his best in my opinion.
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What the hell was Robert pattinson saying at any time in this
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A24 with another movie that is so hard to watch. You don’t necessarily enjoy this film while you are watching it, but as soon as it ends your feelings for the film completely flip. The Rover has one of the most unique settings of any movie I have ever watched, with a brutal, and dystopian depiction of the Outback that works so well. The sound in this movie was spectacular, and just added to the great world-building. Great ending, and…
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It seems like a simple storyline, but the journey in this movie becomes an in-depth study into Eric’s life. It’s rugged, unforgiving, and surprisingly tender. Robert Pattinson’s character, Rey, really broke my heart💔
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This is one of my favorite dystopian movies because it looks at the dystopian world through two guys and how they were affected.
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Plot hole ladden, male slop power fantasy. Very scant on substance with a couple good performances. 3 dead midgets out of 5 from (mini) me.
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Basicly John Wick I guess
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cool apocalyptic western, good shootouts and the film looks nice all the way through because of the lighting and cinematography. but the standout thing is Robert Pattinson, 100%. he is literally a chameleon, he can play any role imaginable and this is probably one of his best. he truly shines in this and its the main reason why the good scenes are good. that ending tho man, ts was sad.
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Not a lot of extensive plot with some subtle but anti-elaborate backstory, but solid acting and great indy movie that could’ve used more plot length because for characters/character development. Robert Pattinson is great; feels like one of his movies he used to rebound from twilight to showcase acting skills. Curious of Guy Pearce’s background or what made the apocalyptic wasteland that is this Australia, and why redneck Americans are bandits there that had come there solely for “mining.” Surprised the…
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Me: 2 seedless, mossy buns. No meat. No toppings. Just… buns. Guy Pierce’s character: Buns? What do you mean by buns? Me: I MEAN the movie is buns to be honest. No substance, just a nothing burger. Guy Pierce’s character: You mean it’s just a nothing burger? Me: *silence* Guy Pierce’s character: You mean it’s just a nothing burger? *dramatic pause* Is that what you mean this burger is? Me: Holy half-witted blanket shite wiping fuck man. I just said…
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Don’t you just hate when your car gets stolen by a bunch of thugs in a post-apocalyptic setting?
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i gotta start watching shit legally man that keri hilson song took me outta my fuckin body lmfao went back like 3 times before i realized it was actually part of the movie
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The worldbuilding in this film is as strong as the first Mad Max. RPatz still freshly haunted by his salad days spent as a Cullen. I remain obsessed with the ridiculous way Guy Pearce points guns
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Intéressant
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good acting, shit writing
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Et dire que tout ça était pour un putain de waf waf mdr. Bon, plus sérieusement, très bon film. Le scénario reste assez simple, mais le rythme fait clairement le taf : on ne voit absolument pas le temps passer. La violence est tellement présente qu’elle finit presque par devenir une normalité dans cet univers complètement ravagé. Mais ce qui porte réellement le film, c’est sa mise en scène. Elle est juste incroyable. On est plongé dans ce monde du…
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This rocked. Definitely has not been on my radar for long but from the moment I heard about it I knew that I needed to check it out. It really doesn’t get much better than a post-apocalyptic western, we need more of those asap. This is brutal, bleak, and thrilling from start to finish. Pearce and Pattinson are sublime.
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I’ve seen enough. Robert Pattinson is the greatest actor of his generation. He picks wildly different, challenging, and weird roles all the time and that is very commendable. His voice, his mannerisms, all of it was just phenomenal. Guy Pearce also killed his role. The story was kinda meh but the acting and last 20 minutes of this movie gave it my rating.
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There’s something about Australian pictures that just get me to a base level of excitement that American cinema can’t do! Maybe it’s the realism in the flies. So many fucking flies Worth a watch just for Pattinsons voice The Rewatcher? Meh. Won’t say no, but it’s not a yes
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Probably the first film that made me go “wait a fucking second” when it came to Robert Pattinson’s level as an actor. His turn as Rey here is astoundingly brilliant, pathetic and huggable. I also love the whole dog metaphor the film has… Guy Pearce is the old injured mutt that’s been living rough for ten years, snarling and growling at everyone, while Rey is the lost puppy thats super exited about anything and attached itself to the old dog…
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Top three r. patt voice work, so physical and layered
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Wanted to watch this after watching a cool video essay about Robert Pattinson. Movie starts off pretty cool and does some cool world building things. Protagonist was a bit too stoic for me and in general, I didn’t understand the decision making of any of the characters at any point in the movie. Why did the group of hooligans steal the dude’s car and then let the dude pull up on them? Why didn’t they just exchange cars again? Why…
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Beautiful portrayal of the lengths we would go for our pets, also Bobby P sharpening his teeth with a deep southern accent and a stutter, the legend continues
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L’Erasmus en Australie qui tourne mal
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what the fuck
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Pierce is always great. Pattinson showing the goods early on when people still could not accept he was one of our best actors.
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Added to my r3tarded pattinson list ✅
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Really smart and effective directing. Beautifully brutal and grim. Kind of student-filmy but in a good way Pattinson is awesome As far as post-apocalyptic worlds go this is pretty uninspired but the movie is well shot. The desaturated grade look needs to go
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Honestly the only reason i watched it was for Robert and he does a phenomenal job in this his voice work, the way he moves his body is amazing and unique props to him
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first off this is probably the most realistic showing of what post apocalyptic life would be like. super miserable and just downright heanus. first half of this movie was dreadfully slow and boring with absolutely nothing happening. 2nd half of the movie was quite enjoyable tho, still very slow but nice plot points and incredible acting from Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. you can really tell every character in this film is broken in some way. the ending is pretty good but not really satisfying overall. that being said its not great and there’s not really ever a plot or steady interest in what’s happening.
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Bleak, gritty and anxious. Also shot beautifully. Guy Pearce is always great and Robert has crazy range
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Many are leaving reviews attacking what appears to be an apparent lack of substance, meaningful overarching motif, and theme. Many are not I. I’m also a sucker for slow-burn films. Sue me. Anyways, let’s dig (ha, get it? Cause shovel and dog and… yeah). The Rover, above all else, is a film about the importance of relationships, bonds, and ties—both to the living and the dead—and what we’re willing to due in pursuit of them, in order to honour them,…
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Ah man surprised by that ending. Sound in this movie was crazy and there was so much said without words. Actually really enjoyed this outside of it just being another weird little character that Bobby P. did.
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Damn. Robert Pattinson completely immerses himself as an Australian hick and carried this one on its back. Please watch just for his acting.
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Guy Pierce is spectacular at playing characters searching for meaning in a meaningless world. This is a bare knuckle grizzly ass dystopian thriller that was really brought together by the ending. Im convinced Robert Pattinson can do anything, he is completely different in this from anything ive ever seen him do. He makes bold, out there kind of choices as an actor and im always here for it.
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not much substance, but not bad
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Weirdly similar plot to the mad max game, very enjoyable performances from Pearce and Pattinson, underrated gem this one.
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This is not worth a watch. Pattinson is great but outside of that, this film lacks appeal for me.
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No es la primera vez que la veo y aun así, conociendo el final, sigue gustándome como la primera vez
- Synopsis
- Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.
- Director
- David Michôd
- Writer
- David Michôd
- Studio
- Porchlight Films, Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Blue-Tongue Films
- Country
- Australia, USA
- Language
- English, Chinese
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 103 mins
- France18 May 2014
- Australia07 Jun 2014
- Czechia06 Jul 2014
- Israel16 Jul 2014
- New Zealand20 Jul 2014
- Israel16 Sep 2014
- Australia25 Sep 2014
- Switzerland02 Oct 2014
- Mexico18 Oct 2014
- China18 Apr 2015
- USA13 Jun 2014
- France04 Jun 2014
- Netherlands11 Jun 2014
- Australia12 Jun 2014
- Denmark18 Jun 2014
- Canada20 Jun 2014
- Philippines02 Jul 2014
- Russia03 Jul 2014
- Turkey04 Jul 2014
- USA18 Jul 2014
- Hungary31 Jul 2014
- Brazil07 Aug 2014
- Ireland15 Aug 2014
- UK21 Aug 2014
- Argentina28 Aug 2014
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