The Rover fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Rover is tense, thrilling, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Rover is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 43 min
The Rover runs 1 h 43 min.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 62 out of 100, so both groups see The Rover much the same way.
No. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 20% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Chinese. Produced in Australia, United States.
+21GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Rover in 35 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for The Rover, including Determinator, Dark and Troubled Past, What Happened to the Mouse?.
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