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The Road (2009)  link to The Road on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 1715

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IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (192.4K votes)

Country: United States, 111 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Director(s): John Hillcoat

Storyline:
It's a post-apocalyptic world, several years after whatever the cataclysmic event, which has in turn caused frequent quakes as further potential hazards. The world is gray and getting quickly grayer as more and more things die off. A man and his pre-teen son, who was born after the apocalypse, are currently on the road, their plan to walk to the coast and head south where the man hopes there will be a more hospitable environment in which to live. The man has taught his son that they are the "good people" who have fire in their hearts, which in combination largely means that they will not resort to cannibalism to survive. The man owns a pistol with two bullets remaining, which he will use for murder/suicide of him and his son if he feels that that is a better fate for them than life in the alternative. Food and fuel are for what everyone is looking. The man has taught his son to be suspect of everyone that they may meet, these strangers who, out of desperation, may not only try to ...

Cast:

Viggo Mortensen Man
Kodi Smit-McPhee Boy
Robert Duvall Old Man
Guy Pearce Veteran
Molly Parker Motherly Woman

Medium: Original DVD,

Location: Drawer 14 Slot 146

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1