The Short History of the Long Road
2019 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · 75% critics
A teenager who has spent her life traveling the Southwest in a van with her father is suddenly forced to face the road on her own. As grief and uncertainty set in, she searches for stability, belonging, and a sense of where she might go next.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-04-27
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you connect with intimate coming-of-age dramas about outsiders and resilience, especially if you liked Songs My Brothers Taught Me or Real Women Have Curves; Not for you if you want fast-paced action or a cheerful mood.
Pros: intimate emotional story; authentic sense of grief; resilient lead journey | Cons: somber tone; slow, reflective pacing; sparse plot
Themes
- teenage girl
- woman director
- teen drama
Cast & crew
Sabrina Carpenter
as Nola
Steven Ogg
as Clint
Jashaun St. John
as Blue
Maggie Siff
as Cheryl
Danny Trejo
as Miguel
Rusty Schwimmer
as Marcie
Renton Pexa
as Camper #2
James Cady
as Carl
Jean Effron
as Jean
Dani Payne
as Annie
Directed by Ani Simon-Kennedy