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5.2Minor leaguer Carlton Garret takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garret when Carlton’s mother becomes sick. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with the series of misadventures caused by his father’s antics. Attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched duo make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family.
Released: 2009-02-0790 minDir: Michael MeredithComedy, Drama, Romance
Cast
- Justin Timberlake as Carlton Garrett
- Jeff Bridges as Kyle
- Kate Mara as Lucy
- Harry Dean Stanton as Amon
- Mary Steenburgen as Katherine
- Bret Saberhagen as Himself
Themes
- baseball
- ohio
- road trip
- estranged son
- father son relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Meredith
- Screenwriter
- Michael Meredith
- Composer
- Christopher Lennertz
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 151920
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2009-02-07
- title
- The Open Road
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 4.7/10
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