On the Road (2012)
Directed by Walter Salles · 142 min · Adventure, Drama
9.4 TOPICAL score · #5,665 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.
On the Road (2012, directed by Walter Salles) has a TOPICAL score of 9.4 - ranked 5,665 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 45% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 56. Audiences: TMDB 5.6/10 (923 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics45% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 56
- AudienceTMDB 5.6/10 (923 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read16,470 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Garrett Hedlund (actor #1,778), Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart (actor #1,024), Amy Adams (actor #120)