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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, Metacritic 44/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,250 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
501 audience votes
Key crew
- Laurence DunmoreDirector
- Stephen JeffreysScreenplay
- Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Johnny DeppRochester
- Samantha MortonElizabeth Barry
- John MalkovichCharles II
- Rosamund PikeElizabeth Malet
- Paul RitterChiffinch
- Stanley TownsendKeown
- Francesca AnnisCountess
- Tom HollanderEtherege
- Johnny VegasSackville
- Richard CoyleAlcock
- Tom BurkeVaughan
- Hugh SachsRatcliffe
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathlondon, englandpoetmonkeyalcoholiclibertinesyphilis17th century