Overview:
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.| Status: | Released (2009-11-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 34 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $8,117,000 |
| Screen: | Joe Penhall, Cormac McCarthy |
| Productions: | Dimension Films, 2929 Productions, Nick Wechsler Productions, Chockstone Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 110: Viggo Mortensen - Father
- 113505: Kodi Smit-McPhee - Boy
- 6885: Charlize Theron - Mother
- 3087: Robert Duvall - Old Man - Eli
- 529: Guy Pearce - Veteran
- 27125: Molly Parker - Friendly Woman
- 39390: Michael Kenneth Williams - The Thief
Crews
- 57573: Joe Penhall - Screenplay - Writing
- 53333: John Hillcoat - Director - Directing
- 51736: Cormac McCarthy - Novel - Writing
- 1069714: Toni G - Makeup Department Head - Costume & Make-Up
- 80680: Chris Kennedy - Production Design - Art
- 6410: Francine Maisler - Casting - Production
- 928371: Margot Wilson - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Viggo Mortensen and Smit-McPhee deliver great performances but it doesn't really hook you up.
Continue reading ->John Chard
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The clocks stopped at 1:17 The Road is directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition) and written by Joe Penhall (Enduring Love). Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by American author Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men), the film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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_**Grey, maudlin post-apocalyptic drama with some horrific thrills**_ After a mass extinction event, a man & his son (Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee) walk from western Pennsylvania to the Southeast coast trying to survive a life-or-death situation in a world without laws as ....
Continue reading ->The Movie Mob
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**The Road paints a grim and genuine picture of the dangers and greed of a world surviving the collapse of society and hope.** The Road is a realistic and super depressing depiction of a post-apocalyptic world. Viggo Mortensen’s portrayal of an unyielding father doing whatever he ....
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