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  • The Road
  • Opened November 25, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    some violence, disturbing images and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • A father (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) try to keep the dream of civilization alive as they wander through a post-apocalyptic landscape.
  • Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce
  • Director: John Hillcoat
  • Genres: Road Movie, Sci-Fi Disaster Film, Science Fiction

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The Road Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Best Apocalyptic Film in Years (but not for the TV Babies)

    This film certainly seems to provoke mixed reactions. Many of the published reviews I've read are either favorable or unfavorable based on how well the critic thinks film stacks up against the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. I haven't read it, and therefore have no basis for comparison. So for me the questions is: did the filmmakers and actors succeed in creating something beautiful, truthful and timeless? For my money: YES, and let's add to that list of descriptors "heartbreaking", "disturbing" and "haunting". Movie fans hoping for "Armageddon" or "The Terminator" will be disappointed in this vision of the apocalypse. There are few pyrotechnics, almost no SPFX, and the pacing is slow - more "2001" than "2012". Like "Children of Men", it requires an actual attention span and a stomach for melancholy, which is apparently too much to ask of many viewers. But for those who can appreciate the grim atmosphere, exquisite acting and all-too-believable premise and dialogue, this film is a gem.

  • I'm In

    Franklin, TN - Where the hell is this movie?

    by EPTCB

    Who was the dumb-*** at the movie studio who hyped this movie up and then failed to deliver it to several markets? Fire them! Will someone put a boot in his/her *** for being so stupid? I and many, many others were waiting 6 months or more to see this and when it was released, never came to our neck of the woods! Retards!

  • Must Go!

    The Road: a movie that will change the thinking persons life.

    by mz8l18

    This film will be viewed in university level classes. This is going to be one of those films the general public will hate and it will fade away into oblivion, but for a few it will cause them to change the worldview that they may have grown up with. The setting is bleak and depressing but this is only the subtext to the story about a relationship between a father and his son in the darkests of situations. . The ending is inspiring and is worth the journey in a world where hope is merely a myth. As I have read these reviews, it demonstrates why hollywood is pumping out cookie cutter products. It is exactly what most of the drones want to see. This movie. suprisingly. is close to the book for a movie. If "The Road" does not get an academy or acclaim it will be a very sad day. I was so moved by this movie that it brought me to tears ( this has only happened to me twice) but after having seen the movie I was happy that I was sad.

The Road Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    In this haunting portrait of America as no country for old men or young,...

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    While the film is not as resonant as the novel, it is an honorable adaptation,...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The Road evokes the images and the characters of Cormac McCarthy's novel. It is...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    The latest in a year filled with Armageddon movies such as "Terminator...

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