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.
Acting
Tim Roth's foppish sadist steals every scene he's in
Cinematography
Misty Highlands that look properly miserable and gorgeous
Stunts
Final sword fight—slow, brutal, and shockingly intimate
Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Liam Neeson
Robert Roy MacGregor
Jessica Lange
Mary MacGregor
John Hurt
John Graham
Tim Roth
Archibald Cunningham
Eric Stoltz
Alan MacDonald
Brian Cox
Killearn
Jason Flemyng
Gregor
Andrew Keir
Argyll
Shirley Henderson
Morag
Brian McCardie
Alasdair
Gilbert Martin
Guthrie
Gilly Gilchrist
Iain
Ewan Stewart
Coll
David Hayman
Sibbald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim Roth based Cunningham's voice and mannerisms on his own experience with cruel, effete aristocrats—he's basically doing a drag performance of evil.
Released the same year as Braveheart, this was the 'other' Scottish rebellion movie—darker, smaller, and arguably more honest about how violence actually works.
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