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End of the Road

1970 · 110 min

A jarring, satirical plunge into 1960s disillusionment, mixing absurd comedy with visceral shock and a pervasive sense of madness.

Directed by
Aram Avakian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
Are you ready for "End Of The Road"?
Overview
Moments after receiving his graduate diploma, Jacob waits at a train station. The future lies ahead, but life abruptly intervenes. Images flash in Jacob's mind: of war, injustice, assassination, protest, the entire spectrum of 1960s angst and anger - sending Jacob into a catatonic state. What follows during his bizarre rehab and its aftermath will be another form of madness.

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Directed by
Aram Avakian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • hospital
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Aram Avakian
Written by
Aram Avakian, Dennis McGuire, Terry Southern
Starring
Stacy Keach, James Earl Jones, Harris Yulin, Dorothy Tristan, Grayson Hall, Ray Brock, John Pleshette, James Coco
Music
Teo Macero
Cinematography
Gordon Willis
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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