2009 · 111 min · R

The Road

Name: The Road
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce

Directed by John Hillcoat · Adventure, Drama

The Road (2009) is a Adventure film, directed by John Hillcoat set during the near future, in winter. It runs 111 minutes and is rated R.

A post apocalyptic and survival, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of survival, family & loyalty, and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer

Warren EllisNick Cave

Cinematography

Javier Aguirresarobe

Cast

Viggo MortensenKodi Smit-McPheeCharlize TheronRobert DuvallGuy PearceMolly ParkerMichael Kenneth WilliamsGarret Dillahunt

The world of this film

Setting

Wilderness Rural Coastal Sea

When

Near Future

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Post Apocalyptic Survival

Themes

Survival Family & Loyalty Grief & Loss

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderChild Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The Road

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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