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The Road (2009)
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John Hillcoat Director

previously directed The Proposition

Based on Cormac McCarthy's best-selling novel, The Road tells the tale of a nameless man and his son as they travel through the wastelands of a post-apocalyptic America.

Trivia:

None of the characters are named, similar to the characters from the book.

Quote: The Man

You have to keep carrying the fire.

The Boy

What fire?

The Man

The fire, inside you.

2 More Quotes

Writers
	Cormac McCarthy	Novel
	Joe Penhall	Screenplay

Cast
	Viggo Mortensen	Man
	Kodi Smit-McPhee	Boy
	Robert Duvall	Old Man
	Guy Pearce	Veteran
	Molly Parker	Motherly Woman
	Michael K. Williams	The Thief
	Garret Dillahunt	Gang Member
	Charlize Theron	Woman
	Bob Jennings	Bearded Man
	Agnes Herrmann	Archers Woman
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blog	Movie Speed or the Long Read - The Road	RazzaTazz
review	The tenderness of Cormac McCarthy's novel translates well to film (4 out of 5)	Purple_Proletarius
review	The Road; John Hillcoat dir. (2009) (4 out of 5)	andthenpatterns
review	If this doesn't depress you, you clearly lack all emotions. (3 out of 5)	ffoboomstick
blog	My Top 14 Movies So Far.... This Year	hardcoregeek
review	Cormac McCarthy reminds us why Anti-Depressants were invented (1 out of 5)	Irish87
news	What To Watch: 6/03	Rorie
news	DVD/Blu-Ray Releases: May 25, 2010	Rorie

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General Information Edit

Name	The Road
US Release	Nov. 25, 2009
UK Release	Jan. 8, 2010
AUS Release	Jan. 28, 2010
Runtime	111
Language(s)	Add a new language English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Adventure Thriller Drama
Theme(s)	Add a new theme post-apocalyptic disaster
Rating	R
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