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Robin Hood (2018 film)

Robin Hood (2018) is an Otto Bathurst action-adventure film starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx, released by Lionsgate on November 21, 2018; it earned about $86 million worldwide on a $100 million budget and scored 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights, also known as Men in Tights, is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks that parodies the Robin Hood legend.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds, starring Kevin Costner as Robin of Locksley and Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Robinson Crusoe (1954 film)

Robinson Crusoe, aka The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is Luis Buñuel's 1954 Mexican color film adapting Daniel Defoe's novel, starring Oscar-nominated Dan O'Herlihy with Jaime Fernández as Friday, shot in Manzanillo in 1952.

Robot Carnival (ロボットカーニバル)

Robot Carnival (ロボットカーニバル, Robotto Kānibaru) is a 1987 A.P.P.P. anime anthology film of nine robot-themed shorts, bookended by Katsuhiro Ōtomo and Atsuko Fukushima, released on VHS 21 July 1987 and first shown in the West in 1991.

Robot Dreams (film)

Robot Dreams is a 2023 Spanish-French wordless animated film by Pablo Berger, adapted from Sara Varon's 2007 graphic novel, about Dog and Robot in 1980s New York; Cannes premiere, Oscar-nominated, Annie and Goya winner.

Rock & Rule

Rock & Rule is Nelvana's 1983 Canadian animated rock-musical feature, Canada's first English-language animated film, about rock star Mok kidnapping singer Angel to summon a demon; an $8-million flop that became a cult classic.

Rock Dog (摇滚藏獒)

Rock Dog (摇滚藏獒) is a 2016 3D animated film adapted from rock singer Zheng Jun's comic, directed by Ash Brannon, about mastiff Bodi pursuing rock music; released in China July 2016 and the US February 2017, grossing $9.4 million in the US.

Rock of Ages (2012 film)

Rock of Ages (2012) is Adam Shankman's film of Chris D'Arienzo's jukebox musical, starring Tom Cruise as rock star Stacee Jaxx. Set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip, it scored 43% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rock Star (2001 film)

Rock Star (2001) is a Warner Bros. drama-music film directed by Stephen Herek, starring Mark Wahlberg as tribute singer Chris 'Izzy' Cole, loosely based on Tim 'Ripper' Owens joining Judas Priest.

Rock-a-Doodle

Rock-a-Doodle is a 1992 animated musical comedy film directed by Don Bluth about Chanticleer, a rooster the farm animals believe makes the sun rise with his crowing.

Rocketman (film)

Rocketman (2019) is a musical fantasy biopic of Elton John, directed by Dexter Fletcher, written by Lee Hall, and starring Taron Egerton; produced by Marv Films and Rocket Pictures for Paramount, it uses John's songs as fantasy musical numbers rather than strict biography.

Roger & Me

Roger & Me is Michael Moore's 1989 Warner Bros. documentary about GM's Flint, Michigan plant closings and his failed quest to interview chairman Roger Smith; a docucomedy that became the highest-grossing documentary to its time.

Rogue Agent (film)

Rogue Agent, also released as Freegard, is a 2022 British thriller by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn starring James Norton and Gemma Arterton, dramatizing conman Robert Hendy-Freegard, who posed as an MI5 agent to defraud victims.

Rogue Trooper (film)

Rogue Trooper (2026) is Duncan Jones's independent British animated sci-fi war film adapting the 1981 2000 AD strip by Finley-Day and Gibbons; Genetic Infantryman 19, sole survivor with dead squadmates' biochips, premiered at Annecy.

Romance film

Romance film: a movie genre centered on love and romantic relationships as the main conflict, spanning romantic comedy, drama, and thriller subgenres, from screwball-era classics to streaming-era rom-coms.

Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)

Romeo & Juliet (2013 film), also called Romeo and Juliet, is Carlo Carlei's Shakespeare adaptation scripted by Julian Fellowes, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth; released October 11, 2013, it earned 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet, also known as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, is a 1996 American-Australian romantic drama directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)

Romeo and Juliet (1968), Franco Zeffirelli's Paramount adaptation of Shakespeare's play, starred teenage leads Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, grossed about $50 million, and won Oscars for cinematography and costume design.

Ron's Gone Wrong

Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 computer-animated comedy, the debut feature of London's Locksmith Animation, about a socially awkward boy whose robot best friend malfunctions.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) is Tom Stoppard's film adaptation of his 1966 play, retelling Hamlet through two minor courtiers. It stars Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, and Richard Dreyfuss, and won the 1990 Venice Golden Lion.

Rosewater (film)

Rosewater (2014) is Jon Stewart's directorial debut, a drama adapted from Maziar Bahari's memoir Then They Came for Me about Bahari's 118-day imprisonment and torture in Iran after a Daily Show interview; starring Gael García Bernal and Kim Bodnia.

Roujin Z (老人Z)

Roujin Z (老人Z) is a 1991 Japanese animated sci-fi comedy directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, written by Katsuhiro Otomo, about a nuclear-powered robotic nursing bed that runs amok with an 87-year-old patient; it won the Mainichi Film Concours Animation Film Award.

Rover Dangerfield

Rover Dangerfield (1991) is a G-rated animated musical comedy starring Rodney Dangerfield as the voice of a Las Vegas showgirl's dog dumped off Hoover Dam who lands on a farm; Hyperion Pictures production for Warner Bros., limited release, 17% Tomatometer.

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼)

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼) is GAINAX's 1987 debut anime film, directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, about Shirotsugh Lhadatt's first manned spaceflight in the Kingdom of Honneamise.

Rudy (film)

Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports drama directed by David Anspaugh and written by Angelo Pizzo, starring Sean Astin as Notre Dame walk-on Daniel Ruettiger. Notable for being filmed on Notre Dame's campus and for its fictionalized portrayal of coach Dan Devine.

Rumble (2021 film)

Rumble (2021) is a Paramount+ computer-animated monster-wrestling comedy directed by Hamish Grieve, loosely based on Rob Harrell's graphic novel Monster on the Hill, starring Will Arnett, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Terry Crews; released streaming-only December 15, 2021.

Run Terry Run

Run Terry Run (런 테리 런) is a 2026 Canadian documentary directed by Sean Menard about Terry Fox's 1980 Marathon of Hope, built from 96 reels of unseen footage, premiering at TIFF and released theatrically in Canada on October 9, 2026.

Runaway Brain

Runaway Brain is a 1995 Disney Mickey Mouse animated short directed by Chris Bailey, in which Dr. Frankenollie swaps Mickey's brain with the monster Julius. Released with A Kid in King Arthur's Court, it was Oscar-nominated and later kept off Disney+.

Running with Scissors (film)

Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy-drama directed by Ryan Murphy, adapted from Augusten Burroughs' bestselling 2002 memoir, starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, and Brian Cox.