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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 Follies

Rock Follies: British ITV Thames Television musical drama (1976, sequel Rock Follies of '77) by Howard Schuman with music by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay, following the all-female band The Little Ladies; BAFTA-winning, number-one soundtrack album, 2023 stage revival.

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson (Roy Harold Scherer Jr., 1925-1985) was an American actor, star of Giant and the Doris Day comedies and McMillan & Wife, and the first major celebrity to die of AIDS after a 1985 public disclosure.

Rock Lee (ロック・リー)

Rock Lee (ロック・リー, Rokku Rī) is a Naruto manga and anime character, a Hidden Leaf ninja on Team Guy who cannot use ninjutsu or genjutsu and fights only with taijutsu, mastering the Eight Gates under Might Guy.

Rock n' Roll Cop (省港一号通缉犯)

Rock n' Roll Cop (省港一號通緝犯) is a 1994 Hong Kong crime action thriller directed by Kirk Wong, starring Anthony Wong as a Hong Kong inspector partnered with a mainland detective (Wu Hsing-kuo) hunting border-crossing robbers; the finale of Wong's cop trilogy.

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 of Love with Bret Michaels

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels: VH1 celebreality dating series (2007-2009, three seasons, 39 episodes) where women competed for Poison frontman Bret Michaels; record-setting ratings, spinoffs Daisy of Love and I Love Money.

Rock On 2

Rock On 2 (2016) is a Hindi musical drama, sequel to Rock On!! (2008), directed by Shujaat Saudagar, reuniting band Magik with Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli, and new members Shraddha Kapoor and Shashank Arora; a critical and box-office flop.

Rock On!!

Rock On!! is a 2008 Hindi musical drama directed by Abhishek Kapoor about the rock band Magik's breakup and reunion, starring and sung by debutant Farhan Akhtar, with music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and a 2016 sequel.

Rock Paper Scissors (TV series)

Rock Paper Scissors is a Nickelodeon animated comedy (premiered February 12, 2024) created by Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman from an Intergalactic Shorts Program short, starring Ron Funches, Thomas Lennon, Carlos Alazraqui, and Melissa Villaseñor as personified roommates; renewed through a third season in 2026.

Rock Springs (film)

Rock Springs is Vera Miao's 2026 horror-drama feature debut, premiering at Sundance's Midnight section, starring Kelly Marie Tran, Benedict Wong, and Jimmy O. Yang as a family haunted by the 1885 Rock Springs Massacre of Chinese miners.

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 the Kasbah (film)

Rock the Kasbah is a 2015 American comedy directed by Barry Levinson, written by Mitch Glazer, starring Bill Murray as a music manager who discovers an Afghan singer for Afghan Star; released by Open Road Films, it grossed $3.0M and holds 7% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958 film)

Rock-a-Bye Baby is a 1958 Paramount comedy directed by Frank Tashlin, produced by and starring Jerry Lewis as a TV repairman babysitting a movie star's triplets; loosely remade from Preston Sturges's The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.

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.

Rocket (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Rocket (MCU) is the genetically enhanced raccoon of the Guardians of the Galaxy films, voiced by Bradley Cooper, performed on set by Sean Gunn, and given a full origin story involving the High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).

Rocket Boys (web series)

Rocket Boys is a Hindi-language SonyLIV biographical drama series (2022–2023) about Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, starring Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, directed by Abhay Pannu, two seasons of eight episodes each.

Rocket Power

Rocket Power is a Nickelodeon animated series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, airing August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004, with 71 episodes about four extreme-sport-loving kids in fictional Ocean Shores, California.

Rocket Raccoon

Rocket Raccoon (89P13), Marvel Comics anthropomorphic raccoon created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen, debuting as 'Rocky' in Marvel Preview #7 (1976/1977); Halfworld origin, Guardians of the Galaxy member, MCU star.

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (रॉकेट सिंह: सेल्समैन ऑफ द ईयर)

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (रॉकेट सिंह: सेल्समैन ऑफ द ईयर) is a 2009 Hindi comedy-drama by Yash Raj Films, directed by Shimit Amin, written by Jaideep Sahni, starring Ranbir Kapoor as salesman Harpreet Singh Bedi, who secretly founds Rocket Sales Corporation inside AYS Computers.

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.

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a 2022 Indian biographical drama, R. Madhavan's directorial debut, about ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, falsely accused of espionage in 1994; it premiered at Cannes 2022 and won the 69th National Film Award for Best Feature Film.

Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare, born Michael Morra, was an American character actor in Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, and Trees Lounge who also worked as a bodyguard to Sid Vicious and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Rocketship X-M

Rocketship X-M (Expedition Moon) is a 1950 American black-and-white sci-fi film by Kurt Neumann for Lippert, rushed out 25 days before Destination Moon; a Moon crew lands on Mars, finds an atomic-war ruin, and dies returning to Earth.

Rockford

Rockford is a 1999 Indian coming-of-age film, Nagesh Kukunoor's second after Hyderabad Blues, about 13-year-old Rajesh Naidu at a Catholic boarding school; starring Rohan Dey, Nandita Das, and Kailash Atmanathan.

Rockline Venkatesh (ರಾಕ್‌ಲೈನ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್)

Rockline Venkatesh (ರಾಕ್‌ಲೈನ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್), born Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh in 1963, is an Indian film producer, distributor, and actor; founder of Rockline Entertainments and co-producer of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Lingaa.

Rockmond Dunbar

Rockmond Dunbar (born 1973) is an American actor known as Kenny Chadway in Soul Food, C-Note in Prison Break, Eli Roosevelt in Sons of Anarchy, and Michael Grant in 9-1-1, from which he exited in 2021 over a vaccine dispute he later lost in court.

Rocko's Modern Life

Rocko's Modern Life is a Nicktoons animated series created by Joe Murray, airing on Nickelodeon from 1993, following the Australian wallaby Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt in satirical stories about adult life, later revived as the Netflix special Static Cling.

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling is a 45-minute 2019 Netflix animated special reviving the 1990s Nickelodeon series, directed by Joe Murray, reuniting the original voice cast, and featuring a transgender storyline for Rachel Bighead.

Rocks (2019 film)

Rocks (2019) is a British coming-of-age drama directed by Sarah Gavron, written by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, about a teenage girl hiding her mother's abandonment; it won Best British Independent Film and the BAFTA Rising Star Award for Bukky Bakray.