Around the Bend
2004 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 5.9 · 38% critics
After the oldest member of a fractured family dies, three generations of men set out on a road trip through the Southwest to carry out his unusual final wishes. Along the way, old hurts, awkward humor, and buried family history push them toward connection.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-10-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (55 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy gentle, heartfelt road-trip dramas about family repair, somewhere between Kodachrome and The Etruscan Smile; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big surprises, or a tougher edge.
Pros: warm family themes; touching performances; scenic road-trip feel | Cons: occasionally rushed; a bit schmaltzy; predictable finish
Themes
- van
- generations conflict
- grandfather
- father
Cast & crew
Christopher Walken
as Turner Lair
David Eigenberg
as John
Michael Caine
as Henry Lair
Jonah Bobo
as Zach Lair
Josh Lucas
as Jason Lair
- EB
Eva Blaylock
as Waitress (Uncredited)
Glenne Headly
as Katrina
- CC
Carlos A. Cabarcas
as KFC Counterman
Gerry Bamman
as Albert
Jean Effron
as Albert's Mother
Directed by Jordan Roberts