The Road (2009)
Directed by John Hillcoat · 111 min · Adventure, Drama
48.8 TOPICAL score · #2,004 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
The Road (2009, directed by John Hillcoat) has a TOPICAL score of 48.8 - ranked 2,004 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (4,471 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (4,471 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages
- Still read67,252 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Viggo Mortensen (actor #154), Kodi Smit-McPhee (actor #619), Charlize Theron (actor #231), Robert Duvall (actor #62)