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The Roast of Tom Brady

The Roast of Tom Brady (GROAT) is Netflix's 2024 live comedy special from the Kia Forum, hosted by Kevin Hart, drawing 22.6 million viewers, its most-watched live broadcast.

The Robber

The Robber (Der Räuber) is a 2010 Austrian-German thriller by Benjamin Heisenberg, based on Martin Prinz's novel about marathon-runner bank robber Johann Kastenberger, "Pumpgun Ronnie"; it competed at Berlinale 2010 and won Austrian Film Awards for direction and acting.

The Robbers

The Robbers (Die Räuber) is an 1781 five-act drama by Friedrich Schiller, premiered at Mannheim in 1782, about the rival brothers Karl and Franz von Moor.

The Robe (film)

The Robe (1953) is a Twentieth Century-Fox biblical epic directed by Henry Koster, starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and Victor Mature, and the first feature film released in CinemaScope with stereophonic sound.

The Robot Revolution

"The Robot Revolution" is the Doctor Who Series 15/Season 2 premiere (12 April 2025), written by Russell T Davies and directed by Peter Hoar, introducing Varada Sethu as companion Belinda Chandra, abducted by robots ruled by her ex-boyfriend Alan Budd.

The Rock (film)

The Rock (film) is a 1996 American action thriller directed by Michael Bay. It stars Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage, and features a plot set on Alcatraz Island.

The Rockafeller Skank

The Rockafeller Skank, also known as Funk Soul Brother, is Fatboy Slim's 1998 big beat hit built from samples of Lord Finesse, Just Brothers, and John Barry; Cook keeps none of its royalties.

The Rocker (film)

The Rocker is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Rainn Wilson as a drummer who joins his nephew's high school rock band.

The Rocket Record Company

The Rocket Record Company is the British record label founded by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Gus Dudgeon, named after "Rocket Man"; incorporated October 1972, opened 1973, distributed by Island, EMI, Phonogram, and Mercury, absorbed by Universal's Island Records in 1999. Distinct from Rocket Recordings (Bristol) and Rocket Music Entertainment.

The Rocketeer (character)

The Rocketeer (Cliff Secord) is a 1938 rocket-pack hero created by Dave Stevens, first appearing in Starslayer #2 (1982), published by Pacific, Eclipse, Comico, Dark Horse, and IDW, and adapted in Disney's 1991 film.

The Rocketeer (film)

The Rocketeer (1991) is a Disney period superhero adventure directed by Joe Johnston, based on Dave Stevens's comic, starring Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, and Timothy Dalton; it grossed $46.5M against a $40M budget and later gained a cult following.

The Rocketman (musician)

The Rocketman is an anonymous Dutch DJ and producer working in techno, 90s rave, and trance, active since 2019 and known for the 2024 breakout single "The Nighttrain".

The Rockettes

The Rockettes (Radio City Rockettes) are an American precision dance company founded in 1925 in St. Louis as the Missouri Rockets, in residence at Radio City Music Hall since 1932 and famed for the Christmas Spectacular, eye-high kick lines, and the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files is the NBC private-eye series (1974-1980) starring James Garner as Jim Rockford, created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell, winner of five Emmys including 1978 Outstanding Drama Series, revived as a David Boreanaz NBC reboot in January 2027.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical sci-fi horror-comedy film by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien, adapted from the 1973 London stage musical, starring Tim Curry, famous for midnight audience-participation screenings and the longest theatrical run in film history.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (also The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event) is Fox's 2016 pre-taped TV musical remake of the 1975 cult film, directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Laverne Cox as Frank-N-Furter and Tim Curry as the Criminologist; it earned mixed-to-negative reviews.

The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Show is Richard O'Brien's 1973 glam-rock musical, premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, basis of the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, about Brad, Janet, and Frank-N-Furter.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak is an 1863 oil painting by Albert Bierstadt depicting the Wind River Range in Wyoming, held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Rogue Prince

The Rogue Prince: George R. R. Martin's 2014 novelette 'The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother' (Rogues anthology; later in Fire & Blood) about Prince Daemon Targaryen, and the House of the Dragon episode named for it.

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones: English rock band formed in London in 1962, named after Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone." Jagger-Richards partnership, blues roots, 31 studio albums, Rock Hall 1989, Hackney Diamonds 2023.

The Rolling Stones (album)

The Rolling Stones (album): 1964 Decca debut of the Rolling Stones, UK No. 1 with an untitled cover; issued in the US as England's Newest Hit Makers, No. 11, mostly blues covers plus Tell Me.

The Rolling Stones discography

The Rolling Stones discography: the London rock band's catalog from 1962 onward, 25 UK studio albums, parallel UK and US 1960s tracklists, the 1968–1972 classic run, and recent albums Hackney Diamonds (2023) and Foreign Tongues (2026).

The Rolling Stones No. 2

The Rolling Stones No. 2 is the band's second UK studio album (Decca, 15 January 1965, LK4661), mostly American R&B covers with three Jagger–Richards originals; it topped the UK chart for 10 weeks and shares its David Bailey cover with the US 12 X 5.

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus: 1968 concert film and BBC special concept by Mick Jagger and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, featuring The Who, The Dirty Mac, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal; shelved until 1996.

The Rolling Stones, Now!

The Rolling Stones, Now! is the band's third US album, released by London Records on February 12, 1965. A US-only assembly of UK material, it includes "Heart of Stone" (US Top 20) and "Little Red Rooster" (UK number one).

The Romance of the Condor Heroes (神雕侠侣)

The Romance of the Condor Heroes (神雕侠侣), also The Return of the Condor Heroes, is Jin Yong's 1959–1961 wuxia novel, second of the Condor Trilogy, about Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü's taboo teacher–student love during the Mongol siege of Xiangyang.

The Romance of Tiger and Rose (传闻中的陈芊芊)

The Romance of Tiger and Rose (传闻中的陈芊芊) is a 2020 Tencent Video costume rom-com, 24 episodes, in which screenwriter Chen Xiaoqian is trapped in her own female-dominant (nvzun) script as Third Princess Chen Qianqian, starring Zhao Lusi and Ding Yuxi, directed by Cha Chuan Yi.

The Romancing Star (精装追女仔)

The Romancing Star (精装追女仔) is a 1987 Hong Kong Cantonese romantic comedy directed by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Eric Tsang, and Maggie Cheung.

The Romanoffs

The Romanoffs is a 2018 Amazon Prime Video anthology drama created, written, and directed by Mad Men's Matthew Weiner: eight standalone episodes about people claiming Romanov descent, aired October 12 to November 23, 2018, Metascore 56, Tomatometer 49%.

The Romantic (album)

The Romantic is Bruno Mars' fourth solo studio album, released by Atlantic Records on February 27, 2026, his first solo album since 24K Magic (2016). Nine songs, 31 minutes; debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the single "I Just Might" debuting at No. 1 on the Hot 100.