The Road

2009 "In a moment, the world changed forever."

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The Road

7.2 | 1h51m | R | en | Adventure

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.

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7.2 | 1h51m | R | en | More Info

Released: November. 25,2009 | Released Producted By: 2929 Productions , Dimension Films Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.theroad-movie.com/

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Genre

Adventure , Drama

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Cast

Viggo Mortensen , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Charlize Theron , Robert Duvall , Guy Pearce , Molly Parker

Director

John W. Iwanonkiw

Producted By

2929 Productions

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Viggo Mortensen

as Father

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Kodi Smit-McPhee

as Boy

Memoir of a Snail Maria Disclaimer Elvis Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion The Power of the Dog Interrogation 2067 Dark Phoenix Dolemite Is My Name

Charlize Theron

as Mother

The Studio: The Promotion It’s a Mad Max World The Old Guard 2 96th Academy Awards High & Low – John Galliano Fast X Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness The School for Good and Evil F9 Mad Max: Fury Road

Robert Duvall

as Old Man - Eli

June The Pale Blue Eye Hustle Ye Sxn Goes to Chick-Fil-A The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash Widows The Words That Built America In Dubious Battle Wild Horses

Guy Pearce

as Veteran

The Dog Stars Killing Faith The Shrouds The Woman in Cabin 10 Scarcity Inside The Brutalist Sunrise The Convert The Clearing

Molly Parker

as Friendly Woman

Doc You Gotta Believe Essex County Peter Pan & Wendy 2149: The Aftermath Jockey Words on Bathroom Walls Pieces of a Woman Deadwood: The Movie Madeline's Madeline

John W. Iwanonkiw

Additional Set Dresser

Brett Kennedy

Additional Set Dresser

Donald Lee Rager

Additional Set Dresser

Amy K. Lamb

Art Department Coordinator

Gershon Ginsburg

Art Direction

Hugh Marchant

Concept Artist

Charles Miller

Construction Coordinator

Joseph Waterkotte

Construction Coordinator

John C. Cameron

First Assistant Property Master

Paul Blanchard

Leadman

Chandler Vinar

Leadman

Kevin C. Brady

Leadman

Chris Kennedy

Production Design

Keith Walters

Property Master

Robert Greenfield

Set Decoration

Victoria Ruskin

Set Designer

David Lee Toth

Set Dresser

Jon Graubarth

Set Dresser

Ella Jackson

Set Dresser

Patcharee Blanchard

Set Dresser

The Road Audience Reviews

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

torstensonjohn This film is based on the 2006 novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. It is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across the country decimated by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed most of civilization and, in the intervening years, almost all life on Earth. Most everything has perished, no animals, no crops, trees are dead and only a moderate number of humans are around. The novel was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction in 2006. The book was adapted to a film of the same name in 2009, directed by John Hillcoat.The tale is of survival, the methodology behind the film is the fire we carry inside as human beings, AND the lengths they will go to survive. Viggo Mortenson's character slips us back in narration through the film. The story is bleak, the characters lost souls searching for the triumph of survival. Desolate, cringe worthy scenery and strong direction. The film may move rather slowly but it keeps you entertained by thought and visual cinematography. 9/10

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'The Road (2009)' is a relentlessly bleak post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his boy simply trying to survive. The narrative is unconventional, in the sense that there's no traditional antagonist or even any driving goals, which leads to a sometimes meandering experience that definitely feels more like a novel than a movie. Yet, even for its slow pace and uncompromisingly sombre tone, there's something undeniably human underlying the story and several sequences are nail-bitingly tense. The piece explores the need for morals in a desolate world, as well as the struggles of trying to raise a son within it, and is a compelling watch. 7/10

slamnati-jeti One of the best movies i ever seen. Maybe becouse i cancorrelate as father. What would i do in same conditions? Would i choose path of mother or father?? Would i loose hope or would i try to survive to protect my children and how far would i go to survive? why to ask that questions? Becouse this story is very probable!In the movie we neversee what happend and we dont see spetactular explosions, movie tells a human side at catastophic event. There is no "big"speaches in it (like Few good men), jut avarage man struggling to survive. And Viggo did that job excelent!

nilen-51573 I could not connect to this movie because I did not buy the story and the conflicts. There is a great focus on cannibalism and the lack of food, because everything is basically dead. I don't buy that basically everybody is driven to cannibalism. In the real world even in times of great need, the cases of cannibalism is very few. I don't think people give up and end it with suicide that often either. People tend to stick together in groups because that increases the chance of survival. No one in the film seems to be a survival expert in the movie, because I can see food everywhere in the forest.