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The Road, 2009

The Road

English

USA

Rating:7.5
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Profile of The Road

The Road can be described as bleak, gloomy, and rough. The plot revolves around an apocalypse, a future dystopia, and a single parent. The main genres are drama, thriller, and sci-fi. In terms of style, The Road has a road movie structure and is epic. In approach, it is serious. It is set, at least in part, in the wilderness. The Road is located in the USA. It is based on a book.

Summary of The Road

A father (Viggo Mortensen) and son make their way across a post-apocalyptic United States in hopes of finding civilization amongst the nomadic cannibal tribes in 2929 Productions' adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's thrilling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road. John Hillcoat (The Proposition) directs from a screenplay provided by Joe Penhall. Charlize Theron co-stars in the Dimension Films release.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 2 December 2009
Runtime: 119 min

Cast and Crew

Viggo Mortensen as Man in The Road
Viggo Mortensen

as Man

Kodi Smit-McPhee

as Boy

Robert Duvall as Old Man in The Road
Robert Duvall

as Old Man

Guy Pearce as Veteran in The Road
Guy Pearce

as Veteran

Photos

The Road (2009)
The Road (2009)

Clips

The Road
The Road: Trailer

Users Reviews

A realistic apocalypse film...

I don't know what it is about post-apocalyptic films that makes me love them so much. Although it was slow in pace, it was very much captivating. It's something about the human nature that this film is giving the makes it so appealing. Seeing how a...

A pale shadow of the book it's based on, "THE ROAD" is a disappointing movie. Granted, the book must be almost impossible to film -- it's short on dialog and action, and long on precise, emotive prose. And granted, the actors in the film do a...

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