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The Road

2009
7.2 / 10
In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
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While watching this movie I thought to myself that it was good I had already read the book. This was because the movie is agonizingly desperate and sad--often times it was just too much to absorb or handle in such a large dose. You can't put this movie down li...
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