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Bob Roberts
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 93, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.
Details
- Director
- Tim Robbins
- Writer
- Tim Robbins
- Released
- 4 September 1992
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.9M
- Box office
- $8.0M
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (68) →
Awards & nominations
See all 1 →1 win from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1992 | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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×| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Winner |