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  • 2020
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Laura (Rashida Jones) thinks she’s happily hitched, but when her husband Dean (Marlon Wayans) starts logging late hours at the office with a new co-worker, Laura begins to fear the worst. She turns to the one man she suspects may have insight: her charming, impulsive father Felix (Bill Murray), who insists they investigate the situation...

Directed By: Sofia Coppola

Written By: Sofia Coppola

  • 2020
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • A24
  • 1 h 36 m

On the Rocks

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 47 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 83 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary Laura (Rashida Jones) thinks she’s happily hitched, but when her husband Dean (Marlon Wayans) starts logging late hours at the office with a new co-worker, Laura begins to fear the worst. She turns to the one man she suspects may have insight: her charming, impulsive father Felix (Bill Murray), who insists they investigate the situation...

Directed By: Sofia Coppola

Written By: Sofia Coppola

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 47 Critic Reviews
73
85% Positive
40 Reviews
13% Mixed
6 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 47 Critic Reviews
73
85% Positive
40 Reviews
13% Mixed
6 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review

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100
Oct 1, 2020
On the Rocks is a delight.
By Karen Gordon FULL REVIEW
88
Sep 25, 2020
If you can look beyond the 90-minute runtime depriving this movie of a more satisfying conclusion, there is not simply “a lot to like,” there’s an embarrassment of riches crying out for perusal. On the Rocks is the kind of doodle only a truly skilled director could produce.
By Scout Tafoya FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 83 User Ratings
6.4
54% Positive
45 Ratings
31% Mixed
26 Ratings
14% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 83 User Ratings
6.4
54% Positive
45 Ratings
31% Mixed
26 Ratings
14% Negative
12 Ratings

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10
EMDR
Oct 25, 2020
Movie with excellent performers and wonderful direction and photography. Beautiful story and ending. Wonderful Apple TV+ like ever
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fra92
Oct 25, 2020
funny, witty, and typical Sofia Coppola. I loved it, and it felt like watching real people talking and discussing about everyday life and problems. Loved it
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80
Oct 7, 2020
Fundamentally, On the Rocks understands that the rich complexity of long-term relationships – both paternal and spousal – can never truly be captured, only gestured towards. The result, on screen, is deeply warm, funny and comforting, and among Coppola’s finest work.
By Christopher Machell FULL REVIEW
78
Oct 1, 2020
On the Rocks is light-hearted and, ultimately, more a story about a girl and her father. The good and the bad of that parental legacy and the task of disentangling from it forms the subtext of On the Rocks.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 21, 2020
This film is the slightest story Coppola has ever produced; it only brushes up against deeper insights during its brief running time. But the movie offers such a rush of unintentional catharsis and pure diversion that its flaws are easy to forgive.
By David Sims FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 30, 2020
It’s an agreeable diversion.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
37
Oct 6, 2020
Things happen in On the Rocks, but the caper-flick high jinks viewers expect to ensue never come to full, cockeyed fruition.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
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9
DeMantis
Oct 28, 2020
Such a great light and entertaining movie. Happiness with Bill Murray is in the small things, and this movie is no different. Interesting story line, fun conversation set in New York. Thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie.
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JLuis_001
Oct 18, 2020
I can't say that Sofia Coppola is a bad filmmaker, but I must admit that after three years, her new bet is something that feels too passive for its own good. This movie is basically a sitcom, and sadly, more is expected from Bill Murray than from Coppola herself or Rashida Jones. And it's that basically once you do the final sum, the only reason why this very rudimentary story receives more attention than it really deserves, is due to the protagonists and the director and when all three of them are only playing in their automatic mode, you can't help but feel disenchanted. Competent enough to pass the time. Notably forgettable for the careers of everyone involved.
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5
HerickDiener
Nov 10, 2020
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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3
Emmytayfwine
Nov 28, 2020
This movie isn't bad, per se, but it just... wasn't good. Best way to describe it is boring and dry. There's not much to it, really. I had high hopes as the casting is great but it really leaves the viewer wanting. It lacks music that actually adds depth and feeling and the story is seriously lacking any climax that actually feels like the height of the plot. Don't waste your time on this one.
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butcherboybryce
Oct 24, 2020
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company A24, American Zoetrope
Release Date Oct 2, 2020
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
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Website https://a24films.com/films/on-the-rocks
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Satellite Awards
• 3 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 3 Nominations

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