Red Rocket · LeviOsa

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Red Rocket · LeviOsa

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Everything's bigger in Texas.

ComedyDrama2h 10m

🍅90%

🍅

90%

Tomatometer

🍿

79%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a young doughnut shop worker named Strawberry.

Trailers

8 videos

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Official Trailer

SIMON REX wins BEST MALE LEAD at the 2022 Spirit Awards.

SIMON REX wins BEST MALE LEAD at the 2022 Spirit Awards.

Welcome Back Dude

Welcome Back Dude

5 Minute Preview

5 Minute Preview

Red Rocket Q&A with Sean Baker and team

Red Rocket Q&A with Sean Baker and team

Simon Rex: Thru The Eras

Simon Rex: Thru The Eras

Details

DirectorSean Baker

ReleasedDec 10, 2021

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.1M

Revenue

$2.2M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

FilmNation Entertainment

Cre Film

Cast

Simon Rex

Simon Rex

Mikey

Suzanna Son

Suzanna Son

Strawberry

Bree Elrod

Bree Elrod

Lexi

Ethan Darbone

Ethan Darbone

Lonnie

Brenda Deiss

Lil

Judy Hill

Judy Hill

Leondria

Brittney Rodriguez

Brittney Rodriguez

June

Marlon Lambert

Ernesto

Vickie Pearce

Manager #1

Bashir Abboud

Manager #2

Kevin Cavanaugh

Manager #3

Caressa Garza

Manager #4

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Plex

Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

6 fresh · 3 rotten

Critics consensus

“Led by Simon Rex's magnetic performance, Red Rocket is another vibrant, ground-level look at modern American life from director/co-writer Sean Baker.”

90% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Jessica Kiang

RTSight & SoundMay 14, 2026

Red Rocket, for all its liveliness and humor, is a pinkly iced and sprinkled portrait of a man, and a nation, with a hole in the middle.

C

Christina Newland

RTiNews.co.ukSep 19, 2024

The film is at its best, though, when it is trying to connect Mikey to any larger American ailment or masculinity but simply allows Mikey to be his mercenary conman self...

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Mark Kermode

RTObserver (UK)Mar 13, 2022

Baker’s movies have always been about location, location, location, and Red Rocket is no different.

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Sammie Purcell

RTRough Draft AtlantaJul 28, 2025

On its surface, “Red Rocket” is a compelling story about one guy’s tendency to bulldoze through the lives of everyone around him. But dig a little deeper, and it becomes a hastily tacked together attempt at understanding Trump’s America.

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Information

Title

Red Rocket

Released

Dec 10, 2021

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 10m

Status

Released

Studios

FilmNation Entertainment, Cre Film

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