
52%
Tomatometer
36%
Popcornmeter
5.9
TMDB
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

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Budget
$45M
Revenue
$24M
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8 reviews · 7 critics
3 fresh · 4 rotten
Critics consensus
“It's colorful and amiable enough, and Depp's heart is clearly in the right place, but The Rum Diary fails to add sufficient focus to its rambling source material.”
Title
The Rum Diary
Released
Oct 13, 2011
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
2h
Status
Released
Studios
FilmEngine, GK Films
