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The Road

“In a moment, the world changed forever.”

2009 · 1 h 51 min
Directed by John Hillcoat
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Cast

Viggo Mortensen Charlize Theron Kodi Smit-McPhee Robert Duvall Guy Pearce Molly Parker

Credits

Written by: Joe Penhall

Plot

A father and his young son walk through a burnt, ash-covered America after an unnamed catastrophe, trying to reach the coast while avoiding cannibals and starvation.

Sinekatalog’s take

A bleak, grueling adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel with a tender father-son core.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (274,169 votes)
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