The Road
2009 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 7.0 · 69% critics
In burned, lifeless America, a father and his son trek alone toward the warmer south, moving through ash-filled air and freezing grey weather. Their destination offers no promises, only the thin hope that something better may be waiting as they struggle to survive.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-11-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (4,286 votes)
- Box office
- $27,639,579
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll like The Road if you want an unrelenting, post-apocalyptic journey driven by survival and tough emotions, but Not for you if bleak dramas feel too heavy or you prefer lighter post-apocalypse thrills like The Grey or Into the Wild.
Pros: powerful father-son bond; grimly realistic setting; standout performances | Cons: relentlessly bleak tone; slow, somber pace; difficult to hook
Themes
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- paternity
- abandoned house
- end of the world
- survival
- on the road
- duringcreditsstinger
- starvation
- bomb shelter
- father son relationship
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Viggo Mortensen
as Father
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Boy
Charlize Theron
as Mother
Robert Duvall
as Old Man - Eli
Guy Pearce
as Veteran
Molly Parker
as Friendly Woman
Michael Kenneth Williams
as The Thief
Garret Dillahunt
as Gang Member
Bob Jennings
as Bearded Man
Buddy Sosthand
as Archer
Directed by John Hillcoat