The Rocker (2008)

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Opportunity rocks.

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

• Released: 2008-08-20
• Genres: Comedy, Music
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 652 votes

Directed by Peter Cattaneo.

Top cast

• Rainn Wilson as Fish
• Christina Applegate as Kim
• Teddy Geiger as Curtis
• Josh Gad as Matt
• Emma Stone as Amelia
• Jeff Garlin as Stan
• Jane Lynch as Lisa
• Jason Sudeikis as David Marshall
• Will Arnett as Lex
• Howard Hesseman as Gator

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Where to watch The Rocker

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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