directed by: Michael Bay, year: 1996
actors: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris

The Rock is a thrilling action film that follows an ex-con and a chemical weapons expert as they lead a counterstrike to rescue hostages from Alcatraz Island. Disgruntled military officers, led by a renegade general, have seized the island and are threatening San Francisco with deadly nerve gas. The film explores themes of loyalty and redemption, delivering intense action sequences and gripping suspense as the protagonists race against time to avert a catastrophe.

Alcatraz, Hostage, Chemical Weapons, Redemption, Action