The Rum Diary

2011 · TMDB 5.9

Directed by Bruce Robinson

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.

Johnny Depp Amber Heard Aaron Eckhart Michael Rispoli Giovanni Ribisi Richard Jenkins Amaury Nolasco Marshall Bell Bill Smitrovich Julian Holloway Enzo Cilenti Karimah Westbrook

Director · Bruce Robinson Producer · Tim Headington Producer · Graham King Producer · Johnny Depp Producer · Christi Dembrowski Producer · Anthony Rhulen Producer · Robert Kravis Writer · Bruce Robinson Cinematography · Dariusz Wolski Composer · Christopher Young Editor · Carol Littleton

Runtime: 120 min
Released: 2011-10-13
Studio: FilmEngine
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 5.9

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Tim Laws

2026-02-20

My favourite HST book made into a so-so film. Beautiful locations but I don't think it quite gets across just HOW much rum was drunk...and how many grapefruits were eaten