The Rover

2014 Directed by David Michôd

Fear the man with nothing left to lose.

10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his car through the lawless wasteland of the Australian outback, aided by the brother of one of the thieves.

Guy Pearce Robert Pattinson Scoot McNairy David Field Susan Prior Anthony Hayes Tawanda Manyimo Nash Edgerton Gillian Jones Richard Green Chan Kien Tek Kong Lim

Alternative Titles

漂泊者, 绝命正义, Országúti bosszú, Tulák, The Rover: A Caçada, 더 로버, El Cazador, Rover, Ровер, Бродяга, Мандрівник, Волоцюга

crime drama

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Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★½ 20

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…
Review by Ryan Francis ★★★★★ 9

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.
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★½ 10

I love David Michod.
I love Guy Pearce.
And Pattinson's best role.
Review by Nakul ★★★★ 5

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.
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½

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.
Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★

rpatz singing along to pop anthems on the radio in a post-apocalyptic wasteland? that's Cinema folks!
Review by Mike D'Angelo ★★ 4

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…
Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★½ 2

That dog don't hunt.. Figuratively and Literally!
Review by Josh Larsen ★★★★½ 11

I'm doubling down on this one. It's searing. And the first time I was simply relieved Pattinson didn't pull an I Am Sam. In fact, he's better than inoffensive. He's good.
Review by Rafael Jovine ★★★½ 9

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…
Review by DallasFrance ★★★★ 6

This is an interesting one. I had no idea this was an A24 film, but Michold’s previous film, Animal Kingdom, was really good, and I’m on an Australian film kick recently, so I decided to check it out.
Robert Pattinson kicked off his run of impressive film roles with 2014’s The Rover. In the next few years, he would make Maps to the Stars with David Cronenberg, The Lost City of Z with James Gray, Good Time with the Safdie Brothers, High Life with Claire Denis, and The Lighthouse with Robert Eggers. Not all amazing, but a really high batting average, and all interesting choices. Kristen Stewart has charted a similar course-it almost makes me want to go back and…
Review by Steven Sheehan ★★★★ 6

David Michod uses the barren landscape of the Australian outback as the setting for a post-apocalyptic story set ten years after The Collapse. We are given no other information about what exactly has taken place. The likelihood is a financial crash has devastated the globe, given the deprivation spread across the face of everyone in this part of the world.
The dusty, barren open wide spaces are representative of the current status quo in society. Survival is the real currency in this time, trading from that is a daily start point. We join a stone faced Eric, (Guy Pearce) a lonesome drifter, silently seeking refreshment at a ramshackle roadside stop. A car carrying three armed men spins out of control…

Recent reviews

Review by ⋆✰ andy ☼ ★★★

1. John Wick but instead of messing with a man’s dog you messed with a man’s car
2. Robert Pattinson singing along to Keri Hilson’s Pretty Girl Rock >>>>>>>>
[A24, ranked; #10]
Review by foienlaventure ★★★★½

Rey is a type of guy you should protect at all costs. My face was literally like this 🥺 80% of the film.
Also yes, a very nice post apocalyptic western.
Meaningful final scene. Like a little full stop for the story revealing protagonist’s true values
Review by Danica Belmont ★½

This truly felt like if the director had a vision of what he wanted to make this would have been a fantastic movie. Unfortunately it falls flat in almost every regard. Damn near no visible plotline and ultimately no point.
Pierce's acting chops were left on the cutting room floor for this, and Pattinson couldn't help but Gilbert Grape his way through.
1/2 of the soundtrack is very good.
Review by Mandela Namaste ★★½

Don't know what the hell Pattinson is doing here, but the action is solid and Guy Pearce is in rare form.
Review by ascalaphid ★★★

fucking bummer, man
Review by Hbol ★★★½

Eu já estava entediado com o filme pois não curto muito este lance de mundo pós-apocalíptico e blá blá...mas esse final, quando eu vi porque ele fez tudo aquilo mudou tudo. vou te falar que faria a mesma coisa...
Review by Mikedaddy ★★★★

More of these two in Australia please 🙇
Review by Andrew Bartlett ★★★★

A brilliant piece of dystopian filmmaking. Pearce is stoic and unrelenting, but Pattinson is unrecognizable and brilliant. A true modern western mixed with apocalyptic vibes. I love when a film trusts it's audience as much as this film does. Slow paced, but also heart-racing.
Review by dwalker92

I watched it on February 27, 2021
Review by Willyshakes 🟪 ★★★

Pretty average but is pretty elevated by Patterson, I believe I’m starting to see a pattern with early A24 movies but not the worst thing I’ve seen, definitely some good ideas here.
Review by tommy_cresta ★★★★

Really enjoyed “The Rover” the story wasn’t anything incredible, but the acting performances made up for it. Robert Pattinson needs to have some more respect put on him name. Very excited for him to dawn the cowl.
Review by Projeto Marcelo Hessel ★★★★

Depois de Reino Animal, David Michôd volta a procurar a ordem num mundo pós-colapso
Muita gente vai se interessar por The Rover - A Caçada pela curiosidade de ver Robert Pattinson em um papel desafiador num filme adulto - oportunidade que o ator agarra com dedicação, como se pode ver na tela - mas tantos outros espectadores podem assistir ao filme do diretor David Michôd (Reino Animal) pelo prazer de ter Guy Pearce em outro faroeste australiano, quase dez anos depois de A Proposta (2005).
The Rover não é exatamente um faroeste, como também não era o longa de estreia de Michôd na ficção, Reino Animal (2010), que o tornou conhecido mundialmente. Ambos os filmes do diretor transitam, porém, pelos…