Where to Watch The Rum Diary (2011) (Legally)

Where to watch “The Rum Diary” (2011) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (2011), without spoilers.

Expect a Comedy, Drama blend, with a runtime close to 120 minutes.

Cast highlights include Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

newspaper, journalist, based on novel or book, alcohol, voodoo, puerto rico, carnival, protest, debate, fire breathing, vomiting, cockfight

Official trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube

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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