Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Aim for the Roses

Play trailer Poster for Aim for the Roses 2016 1h 42m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 100% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A tribute to Ken Carter's attempt to jump a rocket-powered car over the St. Lawrence River.

Critics Reviews

View More
Leah Pickett Chicago Reader 09/25/2018
Bolton's confluence of highbrow and lowbrow elements is inelegant at times, but also the basis of this film's untidy appeal. Go to Full Review Frederick Blichert The Tyee (British Columbia) 02/13/2022
There is a poetic absurdity at the heart of John Boltons new musical docudrama that is nicely summed up by its title, Aim for the Roses: it implies something beautiful and delicate, but the reality is wilder and more dangerous. Go to Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine 07/05/2019
Comparisons to Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing are both inevitable and warranted for the film's ingeniously playful approach to documentary form, but there has never been a doc quite like Aim for the Roses. Go to Full Review Jorge Ignacio Castillo The Canadian Crew 12/11/2018
3/5
A tale so bizarre it can only be true, Aim for the Roses tells the story of two men with a soft spot for gonzo spectacle. Go to Full Review Chris Knight National Post 03/04/2018
3.5/4
Director John Bolton splits him time in this documentary between the story of Carter's big jump and the tale of the Haney's opus. Each story is fascinating in its own way. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Aim for the Roses

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

John Bolton

Director

Andrew McNee

Ken Carter

Raphael Kepinski

Evel Knievel

John Bolton

Writer

Brendan Woollard

Writer

John Bolton

Producer

More Like This

View All
9/11 20% 41% 9/11 Watchlist TRAILER for 9/11 Crowhurst 75% % Crowhurst Watchlist The Vessel 67% 43% The Vessel Watchlist Gavagai 85% 67% Gavagai Watchlist TRAILER for Gavagai Mister Universo 100% % Mister Universo Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Aim for the Roses

Aim for the Roses (2016) Aim for the Roses (2016) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A tribute to Ken Carter's attempt to jump a rocket-powered car over the St. Lawrence River.
Director
John Bolton
Producer
John Bolton, Naomi Mark
Screenwriter
John Bolton, Brendan Woollard
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 42m