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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

A different set of jaws.

Release:1975
Runtime:1h 40m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Jim Sharman
Language:English

Genre

ComedyHorrorScience Fiction
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Keywords

Sexual IdentityRock N RollTransvestismTime WarpTransylvaniaTransvestiteGroup SexHalloween
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 182K votes
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic65%
TMDb7.444/10· 3K votes

With 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Rocky Horror Picture Show

After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  • Tim Curry

    Tim Curry

    as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

  • Susan Sarandon

    Susan Sarandon

    as Janet Weiss

  • Barry Bostwick

    Barry Bostwick

    as Brad Majors

  • Richard O'Brien

    Richard O'Brien

    as Riff Raff

  • Patricia Quinn

    Patricia Quinn

    as Magenta

  • Nell Campbell

    Nell Campbell

    as Columbia

  • Jonathan Adams

    Jonathan Adams

    as Dr. Everett V. Scott

  • Peter Hinwood

    Peter Hinwood

    as Rocky Horror

  • Meat Loaf

    Meat Loaf

    as Eddie

  • Charles Gray

    Charles Gray

    as The Criminologist

  • J

    Jeremy Newson

    as Ralph Hapschatt

  • Hilary Farr

    Hilary Farr

    as Betty Munroe

The Rocky Horror Picture Show facts

Budget
$1.4M
Box office
$171.2M
Collection
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Bold cross-dressing musical breaks gender conventions dramatically
  • •Castle setting creates euphoric gothic rock spectacle atmosphere
  • •Cult musical status celebrates theatrical excess unapologetically

What the audience disliked

  • •Comedy-horror tone clashes create tonal whiplash for new viewers
  • •Musical numbers stretch narrative momentum beyond plot necessity
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