Movie

Rolling on the Road

1981 · 83 min

A grim, slow character study that immerses you in a messy life of bad choices and uneasy tension.

Overview: George is a washed-up middle-aged punk rocker, who divorces his wife and lives with his girlfriend, a soap massage parlor worker. His life becomes even more of a mess when the nurse he raped moves in with them.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, addiction, identity, guilt
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
addiction
identity
guilt
trauma
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong