Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Rum Diary' right now, here are some finer points about the FilmEngine, GK Films, Infinitum Nihil, FilmDistrict, Mandate International drama flick. The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr. The release date of the movie is October 27th, 2011. The movie received a user score of 59/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 1,271 verified users.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "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."
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'The Rum Diary' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 27th, 2011
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
February 14th, 2012
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