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  • Bottle Rocket
  • Opened February 21, 1996 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • In Wes Anderson's first feature film, Anthony (Luke Wilson) has just been released from a mental hospital, only to find his wacky friend Dignan (Owen C. Wilson) determined to begin an outrageous crime spree. After recruiting their neighbor, Bob Read More
  • Cast: Andrew Wilson, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Lumi Cavazos, James Caan
  • Director: Wes Anderson
  • Genres: Crime Comedy, Caper, Buddy Film, Comedy, Crime, Coming-of-Age

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So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly |

    The title refers to cheap fireworks that fizz before they flame out quietly,...

  • 80
    Dallas Observer | Andy Klein

    Its tone has elements of Jim Jarmusch and the Coen brothers but without...

  • 80
    Variety | David Rooney

    Full of surprising warmth and charm, unexpected plot turns and droll characters...

  • 75
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Rocket flies with comic-kaze crooks. [21 February 1996, p. D6]

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