With only a bit of cash left to his name, pornstar “Saber” Davies returns to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where he quickly finds he is no longer welcome. That does not matter to Davies, who promptly uses everything at his disposal — including friends and family and people he just met— to get back on his feet and back to Los Angeles. Starring Simon Rex (Scary Movie 3, The Sweet East) in a career-defining performance and directed by the Academy Award and Palme d’Or winner Sean Baker (Anora, Tangerine).

“Red Rocket builds to a cathartic punctuation for this chapter in his chaotic life: There’s no denying the queasy entertainment value of watching a scoundrel stay one step ahead of comeuppance, nor the satisfaction of seeing one finally trip.” — A. A. Dowd, The AV Club