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The Road is a 2009 American drama and thriller film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay was written by Joe Penhall and Cormac McCarthy, based on McCarthy's work. The cast includes Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, and Guy Pearce. Nick Wechsler produced the film, with Mark Cuban serving as executive producer. The Weinstein Company distributed the movie, which was filmed in Pittsburgh and features English dialogue.
The film has a runtime of 111 minutes and was released on November 25, 2009. It has a budget of 32,000,000 and generated revenue of 27,635,305. Production companies involved include Dimension Films, 2929 Productions, Nick Wechsler Productions, and Chockstone Pictures. The original film score was released in 2010. The movie holds a rating of 7.2 on IMDb and 7.018 on TMDb.
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7.0A 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.
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen as Father
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Boy
- Charlize Theron as Mother
- Robert Duvall as Old Man - Eli
- Guy Pearce as Veteran
- Molly Parker as Friendly Woman
Themes
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- paternity
- abandoned house
- end of the world
- survival
- on the road
- duringcreditsstinger
- starvation
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Hillcoat
- Screenplay by
- Joe Penhall
- Based on
- The Road , by Cormac McCarthy
- Produced by
- Nick Wechsler , Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz
- Starring
- Viggo Mortensen Kodi Smit-McPhee Robert Duvall Guy Pearce Charlize Theron Molly Parker Garret Dillahunt
- Cinematography
- Javier Aguirresarobe
- Edited by
- Jon Gregory
- Music by
- Nick Cave Warren Ellis
- Production company
- 2929 Productions
- Distributed by
- Dimension Films
- Release dates
- September 3, 2009 ( 2009-09-03 ) ( VIFF ) September 13, 2009 ( 2009-09-13 ) ( TIFF ) November 25, 2009 ( 2009-11-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $27.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
The film received a limited release in North American cinemas from November 25, 2009, and was released in United Kingdom cinemas on January 4, 2010. It received generally positive reviews from critics; the performances of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee garnered praise. It also received numerous nominations, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography.
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