The Road (2009)
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Release Date: Nov 25, 2009
Studio: Weinstein Co.
Synopsis: Based on Cormac McCarthy's beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen leads an all-star cast in the big screen adaptation of "The Road," the epic post-apocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) across a barren landscape that was blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed civilization and most life on earth.
MPAA Rating: THIS FILM IS RATED R FOR SOME VIOLENCE, DISTURBING IMAGES AND LANGUAGE.
Actors (8 Actors)
Viggo Mortensen
Gofobo Fans: 4
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Movie: Appaloosa, The Road, Witness, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Indian Runner, Boiling Point, Carlito's Way, Crimson Tide, Daylight, A Perfect Murder, Psycho, A Walk on the Moon, 28 Days, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Hidalgo, A History of Violence, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Indian Runner, Eastern Promises, Good, 28 Dias
Charlize Theron
Gofobo Fans: 10
Photos: 102
Movie: The Road, Celebrity, That Thing You Do!, Trial and Error, The Devil's Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, Reindeer Games, The Astronaut's Wife, The Cider House Rules, The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Yards, Men of Honor, Reindeer Games, 15 Minutes, Sweet November, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Waking Up in Reno, Trapped, The Italian Job, Monster, Head in the Clouds, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, North Country, Aeon Flux, Fifteen Minutes, Joe, Head in the Clouds, In the Valley of Elah, Sleepwalking, Hancock, Hancock, The Burning Plain, Doce Novembro
Robert Duvall
Photos: 45
Movie: Four Christmases, The Road, Crazy Heart, To Kill a Mockingbird, Countdown, The Conversation, The Killer Elite, Bullitt, Joe Kidd, Lawman, The Chase, M*A*S*H, The Eagle Has Landed, Fame Is the Name of the Game, Lady Ice, THX-1138, The Betsy, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, The Seven Percent Solution, The Rain People, Breakout, True Confessions, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, Portrait of an Unknown Man, True Grit, The Greatest, Apocalypse Now, The Terry Fox Story, The Revolutionary, Tomorrow, The Godfather, Part II, The Godfather, Tender Mercies, Badge 373, The Great Santini, Ike: The War Years, The Natural, The Outfit, Rambling Rose, Days of Thunder, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Newsies, Falling Down, Geronimo: An American Legend, The Paper, Something to Talk About, The Scarlet Letter, Phenomenon, Sling Blade, A Civil Action, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Newsboys, A Shot at Glory, The 6th Day, Apocalypse Now Redux, M*A*S*H, John Q, Gods and Generals, Assassination Tango, Secondhand Lions, Open Range, Kicking & Screaming, MASH, MASH, Thank You for Smoking, Lucky You, Geronimo, A Qualquer Preço, The Natural, We Own the Night, The Ace, The Eagle Has Landed, Get Low
Guy Pearce
Gofobo Fans: 3
Photos: 34
Movie: The Road, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, L.A. Confidential, A Slipping-Down Life, Rules of Engagement, Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Time Machine, The Hard Word, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Two Brothers, The Proposition, Factory Girl, First Snow, Bedtime Stories, Traitor, Winged Creatures, The Hurt Locker, Fragments
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Actor/Actress: Charlize Theron
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COMMENTS post a comment
jxtx 3 months, 1 week ago (Hide)(Show)
I was frustrated throughout the movie by the sub-human manner of life the post-apocalyptic characters adopted. As the story goes, everything was destroyed by an unknown catastrophe. The characters have their health and strength. Rather than working to rebuild homes, replant fields, restock fuel for a fire place, etc., they choose to walk The Road. Along they way, they desperately seek canned food ...more
tegert 3 months, 2 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I'm sorry I'm just getting to this now. I rate the movie a 5. The acting was great and the scenery was searingly stark and bleak but at the end of the film you have a sense of hope when the child is embraced by a loving family trying to survive.
DeannaLM 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I think Viggo Mortensen's performance (as well as the child) is what made this movie so special. I'm glad it was toned down a bit from the book (no scenes with roasted babies, for example) and the terror was mostly alluded to as opposed to shown explicitly.
k.player 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I+really+liked+the+film.+It+was+well+acted+and+was+thought+provoking+on+the+choices+each+of+us+will+make+to+survive+or+not+in+such+an+environment.+It+really+brought+it+home+that+fear+can+be+so+crippling+as+well+as+destroy+the+fabric+of+trust+and+civilized+interactions+that+the+majority+of+us+take+for+granted+in+today%27s+society.+Two+thumbs+up%21++
ackalil 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I truly enjoyed how faithful the movie was to the book. Fabulous acting, good adapted screenplay.
LTemp89 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Vigo Mortensen was unbelievable. He completely transformed himself to fit this character and if he doesn't get every acting award out there it would be a true shame. Very realistic, kept very close to the story line of the book as well. The best apocalyptic movie I've seen.
cmhallock 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I really enjoyed the pivotal moment where The Man passed himself onto his son, thereby losing his humanity when stripping the beach robber naked and taking his clothes and possessions.
aettien 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Seriously grim, but excellent. If you're tired of all those happy-go-lucky "the apocalypse is no big deal" films, check this one out for a bracing dose of more-likely-to-be-reality.
alaa891 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
This is one of the most depressing and intensely sad movies I have ever seen. It is haunting, and though it was extremely good and well worth it, I just don't think I can see it again.
bonlyme 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Powerful film, but the ending doesn't seem entirely in keeping with the rest of the film.
jlenahen 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Incredible acting, set and costume design, and makeup.
revclaudia 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Great photography. Liked the emphasis on love and carrying the flame. Pretty bleak.
elohim1954 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I hated the entire movie! The content was aweful. There were so many missing pieces. The film made no logical sense in terms of scientific sense. For instance if there was no vegetation, no animals and minimal sunlight due to some catastophic event then there would be no people! The ecosystem is so balanced that human beings depend on it. Therefore the whole notion of cannibalism is ridiculous. ...more
bdale100 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
The entire movie was very heavy. I'm not sure I will ever use it as a springboard for discussion in my church.
whenegar 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Thanks for the free screening. I liked the movie and thought it generally captured the ethos of the book. No particular scenes come to mind.
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revkennedym 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Powerful, thought-provoking film - makes me want to read the book.
AcidBobJ 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
It was not the movie the trailers lead you to expect. It was much more ethereal and thoughtful than it was a thriller.
jherod 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Interaction with the character "Eli"
mother54 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
This film was absolutely amazing and had alot of meaning. I cannot stop telling people about this film.
jclarke6392 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
very well shot, very well acted and, though i haven't read the book, i understand the screenplay was very well adapted. it can at times be a difficult movie to watch just because it's so bleak but it definitely makes you think, and is definitely the type of movie that sparks a discussion after viewing
Limback 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
It is making me think about what happens when people lose hope.
gfish13 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Obviously it was essential to the story, but the pacing got to be too long sometimes.
sunshine22 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
This story of a cataclysmic event brought to the screen was impressive. Viggo Mortensen and the young actor were awesome. Beautiful story of father and son; how the father did everything possible to keep his son safe, finding food and shelter on the road to the coast kept me engaged. The roads, bridges, trees, etc were impressive if CGI; also the film was grey in tone which really captured the d...more
chuckabilly 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
I enjoyed this adaptation, although I felt the religious undertones were a little heavy handed.
eeneralegna 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Unnerving, but still worth the watch.
revmike 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
A provocative film, but depressing throughout. The scenes related to cannabalism were particularly disturbing. The movie was like having a vivid nightmare.
movieliker 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
BLEAK, hopeless and long.
This is a film in search of an audience (good luck with that).
KathyMJ 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
There were scenes that were unpleasant, but I don't think any that were not necessary to tell the story.
dameongreen 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Sermon after was a bit rough to sit through. Overall the movie was shockingly true to the book