Rob Roy

1995 139 min ★ 6.7 Adventure, History, Drama, Action, War

In 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.

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Cast

Liam Neeson

Robert Roy MacGregor

Jessica Lange

Mary MacGregor

John Hurt

John Graham

Tim Roth

Archibald Cunningham

Eric Stoltz

Alan MacDonald

Brian Cox

Killearn

Jason Flemyng

Gregor

Andrew Keir

Argyll

Shirley Henderson

Morag

Brian McCardie

Alasdair

Details

Director

Michael Caton-Jones

Screenplay

Alan Sharp

Tagline

"Honor made him a man. Courage made him a hero. History made him a legend."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$28,000,000

Revenue

$31,600,000

Production

United Artists, Talisman Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews

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John Chard

May 21, 2019

★ 8/10

Do not think that all sins go unpunished in this life, Montrose. Rob Roy is directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Alan Sharp. It stars Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Andrew Keir and Brian Cox. Music is by Carter Burwell and cinematography by Karl Walter Lindenlaub. Neeson is Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th Century Scottish historical figure who borrows £1,...

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Wuchak

October 25, 2020

★ 7/10

_**Featuring One of Cinema's Greatest Villains -- EVER**_ "Rob Roy" came out in 1995 with a couple other heroic swordplay films: "Braveheart" and "First Knight." I prefer "Rob Roy" to "Braveheart," even though the two films shouldn't really be compared since "Rob Roy" focuses on the conflict of individuals in Old Scotland and "Braveheart" focuses more on whole armies battling. The location c...

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CinemaSerf

August 27, 2023

★ 6/10

As a Scot, I tend to look upon the Hollywood treatment of our national history with considerable disdain at the best of times - this is not a film that encourages me to change that philosophy. The general heather and whisky sentiment; the unsophisticated but honourable Scots versus the evil, occupying English is all way to simplistic to be anything more than a romantic adventure drama along the li...