The Rum Diary (2011)
Directed by Bruce Robinson · 120 min · Comedy, Drama
13.3 TOPICAL score · #5,230 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
The Rum Diary (2011, directed by Bruce Robinson) has a TOPICAL score of 13.3 - ranked 5,230 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 51% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 56. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (1,381 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages.
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- Critics51% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 56
- AudienceTMDB 5.9/10 (1,381 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages
- Still read18,214 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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