Red Rocket
“Everything's bigger in Texas.”
After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a young doughnut shop worker named Strawberry.
Where to watch
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Google Play Movies
Rent · Buy
YouTube
Rent · Buy
Fandango At Home
Rent · Buy
Plex
Rent
Your rating
Your review
Cast
43 people
Simon Rex
Mikey
Known for
Scary Movie 5
Blink Twice
Suzanna Son
Strawberry
Known for
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The Idol
Bree Elrod
Lexi
Known for
A Friend of the Family
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Ethan Darbone
Lonnie
No other roles listed
Brenda Deiss
Lil
No other roles listed
Judy Hill
Leondria
Brittney Rodriguez
June
Known for
Anora
Marlon Lambert
Ernesto
No other roles listed
Vickie Pearce
Manager #1
No other roles listed
Bashir Abboud
Manager #2
No other roles listed
Kevin Cavanaugh
Manager #3
No other roles listed
Caressa Garza
Manager #4
No other roles listed
Sean Baker Director · Chris Bergoch Writer Drew Daniels Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $1.1M · United States release December 10, 2021
Box office
Budget
$1,100,000
Worldwide gross
$2,200,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
FilmNation Entertainment
Production
Cre Film
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · July 14, 2021
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · December 10, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · February 5, 2022
Digital · A24 Screening Room
United States
September 2, 2021 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 29, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 9, 2021 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 24, 2021 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
November 11, 2021 · Premiere · Houston Cinema Arts Film Festival
November 12, 2021 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 14, 2021 · Premiere · Chicago Critics Film Festival
December 24, 2021 · Theatrical
February 8, 2022 · Digital
March 8, 2022 · Physical
September 1, 2022 · TV · Showtime
February 1, 2024 · Digital · Prime Video
Australia
January 6, 2022 · Theatrical
May 1, 2022 · Digital
Austria
October 26, 2021 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
April 15, 2022 · Theatrical
Canada
October 5, 2021 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Denmark
June 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 14, 2021 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
September 9, 2021 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
February 2, 2022 · Theatrical
June 1, 2022 · Digital · VOD
June 8, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
August 14, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
October 3, 2021 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
April 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 19, 2022 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Limited theatrical · M+
Hungary
July 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Italy
October 22, 2021 · Premiere · Rome Film Fest
March 3, 2022 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 26, 2022 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival
Mexico
April 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 26, 2022 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 24, 2022 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 10, 2022 · Theatrical
May 1, 2022 · Digital
Norway
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Poland
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 10, 2021 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
March 12, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
September 23, 2021 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
May 6, 2022 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 1, 2022 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 7, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 6, 2022 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
June 13, 2022 · Digital
October 24, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
January 22, 2022 · Premiere · José Ignacio International Film Festival
More from Sean Baker
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Red Rocket
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.