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Rob Roy (1995)

★ 6.7 · 704 ratings on TMDB

Honor made him a man. Courage made him a hero. History made him a legend.

Rob Roy poster★ 6.7

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
CastAndrew Keir, Brian Cox, Brian McCardie, Eric Stoltz, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Lange
GenresAction, Adventure, Drama, History
The emergence reading

Rob Roy keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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