On the Road
2012 · Movie · R · 142 min · ★ 5.6 · 51% critics
A young writer is swept up by a charismatic drifter and his partner, and the trio hits the road in search of freedom and a more authentic life. Their cross-country travels become a restless quest for experience, self-discovery, and escape from the conformity closing in around them.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-05-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (906 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like wandering, mood-driven road stories about chasing freedom and “the unknown,” similar in spirit to Transamerica or The Runaways; Not for you if you need a tight plot, likable characters, or fast pacing.
Pros: evocative period atmosphere; strong supporting performances; memorable landscapes | Cons: slow and overlong; thin character depth; too much debauchery
Themes
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- funeral
- cemetery
- denver, colorado
- affectation
- road trip
- marijuana
- snow
- writer
- photograph
- on the road
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Garrett Hedlund
as Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady
Sam Riley
as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Kristen Stewart
as Marylou / LuAnne Henderson
Amy Adams
as Jane / Joan Vollmer
Tom Sturridge
as Carlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg
Danny Morgan
as Ed Dunkle / Al Hinkle
Alice Braga
as Terry / Bea Franco
Elisabeth Moss
as Galatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle
Kirsten Dunst
as Camille / Carolyn Cassady
Viggo Mortensen
as Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
Directed by Walter Salles