Movie

The Road

2009 · 111 min

A relentlessly bleak and emotionally draining journey through a dead world, anchored by a father-son bond that is both tender and desperate.

Tagline: In a moment, the world changed forever.
Overview: A 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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, parenthood, grief, morality
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
parenthood
grief
morality
isolation
Places: road trip
wilderness
countryside
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild