The Road (2009)

R11/25/2009Adventure, Drama1h 51m
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In a moment, the world changed forever.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Viggo Mortensen

    Father

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    Kodi Smit-McPhee

    Boy

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    Charlize Theron

    Mother

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    Robert Duvall

    Old Man - Eli

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    Guy Pearce

    Veteran

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    Molly Parker

    Friendly Woman

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    Michael Kenneth Williams

    The Thief

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    Garret Dillahunt

    Gang Member

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    Bob Jennings

    Bearded Man

_**Grey, maudlin post-apocalyptic drama with some horrific thrills**_ After a mass extinction event, a man & his son (Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee) walk from western Pennsylvania to the Southeast coast trying to survive a life-or-death situation in a world without laws as people prey on each other. Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce and Molly Parker show up for small parts. Based on Cormac McCarthy’s final novel, "The Road" (2009) is similar to “Carriers,” released almost three months earlier. Unlike semi-goofy post-apocalyptic films like the original Mad Max trilogy, "Th...