The Road
“In a moment, the world changed forever.”
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.
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Cast
18 people
Viggo Mortensen
Father
Known for
Green Book
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Boy
Known for
ParaNorman
Alpha
Charlize Theron
Mother
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Atomic Blonde
Robert Duvall
Old Man - Eli
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Guy Pearce
Veteran
Known for
Memento
Iron Man 3
Molly Parker
Friendly Woman
Known for
House of Cards
Lost in Space
Michael Kenneth Williams
The Thief
Known for
The Wire
The Night Of
Garret Dillahunt
Gang Member
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
No Country for Old Men
Bob Jennings
Bearded Man
Known for
Wrong
Road House
Buddy Sosthand
Archer
Known for
Interrogation
Agnes Herrmann
Archer's Woman
Known for
Riddle
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
John Hillcoat Director · Joe Penhall Screenplay Cormac McCarthy Author
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $32M · United States release November 25, 2009
Box office
Budget
$32,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,635,305
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Dimension Films
Production · Studio
2929 Productions
Production
Nick Wechsler Productions
Production
Chockstone Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2009
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · November 25, 2009
Theatrical
United States
October 8, 2009 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Argentina
June 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Australia
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 27, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 23, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 2009 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
November 27, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Chile
June 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 2009 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
December 25, 2009 · Theatrical
France
December 2, 2009 · Theatrical
May 4, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 3, 2018 · Digital · VOD
April 1, 2021 · Digital · 6play
June 29, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
October 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
February 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
May 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
June 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 30, 2010 · Theatrical
Norway
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
September 17, 2010 · Digital · Lektor
Portugal
January 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
May 20, 2010 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 25, 2009 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 10, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 19, 2009 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 8, 2010 · Theatrical
May 17, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Vietnam
December 2, 2009 · Theatrical
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