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The Rock
“Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.”
The Rock (1996) is a action, adventure, thriller film directed by Michael Bay. On Plot-hole, players averaged 2.1/5, with 50% solving the puzzle and 50% failing it, making it the #58 hardest puzzle of 210 in the archive. When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Hard
2.1/5
Avg Score
50%
Solved
50%
Failed
232
Players
#58
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #212 · October 17, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
A fortress on an island in San Francisco Bay.
The Character (Clue 4)
A rogue general takes hostages and threatens the city with chemical weapons.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
The only man who ever escaped the island is brought in to help.
The Twist (Clue 2)
He is an aging British spy who has been locked up for decades.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage infiltrate Alcatraz in this Michael Bay action film.
The answer
The Rock
Cast
Sean Connery as John Patrick MasonNicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley GoodspeedEd Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMCJohn Spencer as FBI Director James WomackDavid Morse as Major Tom BaxterWilliam Forsythe as Special Agent Ernest PaxtonMichael Biehn as Commander Charles AndersonVanessa Marcil as Carla Pestalozzi
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Rock hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- The Rock had an average score of 2.1/5. 50% of players solved it, while 50% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who directed The Rock?
- The Rock was directed by Michael Bay.
- Who stars in The Rock?
- The Rock stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer, David Morse, William Forsythe, Michael Biehn, Vanessa Marcil.
- What genre is The Rock?
- The Rock is listed under Action, Adventure, Thriller.
- Where does The Rock rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- The Rock ranks #58 of 210 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).