Roar

Oct 30, 1981

1h 35m

★ 5.9

No animals were harmed in the making of this movie. 70 members of the cast and crew were.

Overview

Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

American Filmworks

Roar Trailers

Cast

Madeleine

Tippi Hedren

Melanie

Melanie Griffith

John

John Marshall

Jerry

Jerry Marshall

Mativo

Kyalo Mativo

Frank

Frank Tom

Prentiss

Steve Miller

Rick

Rick Glassey

Airport Personnel

Lenord Bokwa

Airport Personnel

Shamasi Sarumi

Committee

Will Hutchins

Committee

Eve Rattner

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5.5

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5.1

Player 5150

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5.6

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6.7

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5.9

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5.9

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5.8

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4.6

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7.1

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6.0

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6.3

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6.2

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4.3

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4.9

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6.0

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5.9

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5.1

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5.6

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4.6

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