The Rock (1996): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

The Rock (1996) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC, Philo. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason; Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed; Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC; John Spencer as FBI Director James Womack; David Morse as Major Tom Baxter; William Forsythe as Special Agent Ernest Paxton; Michael Biehn as Commander Charles Anderson; Vanessa Marcil as Carla Pestalozzi

About The Rock

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

More like The Rock

• Escape from Alcatraz
• The Enforcer
• Face/Off
• Terminator Salvation
• Another 48 Hrs.
• Sniper: No Nation
• Hostage
• The Cell

Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.