On the Road
“"The best teacher is experience."”
Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.
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Cast
74 people
Garrett Hedlund
Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady
Known for
TRON: Legacy
Tulsa King
Sam Riley
Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac
Known for
Maleficent
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Kristen Stewart
Marylou / LuAnne Henderson
Known for
Twilight
Snow White and the Huntsman
Amy Adams
Jane / Joan Vollmer
Known for
Arrival
Man of Steel
Tom Sturridge
Carlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg
Known for
The Sandman
The Boat That Rocked
Danny Morgan
Ed Dunkle / Al Hinkle
Alice Braga
Terry / Bea Franco
Known for
I Am Legend
Soul
Elisabeth Moss
Galatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
The Invisible Man
Kirsten Dunst
Camille / Carolyn Cassady
Known for
Spider-Man 2
Jumanji
Viggo Mortensen
Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
Known for
Green Book
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Steve Buscemi
Tall thin salesman
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Terrence Howard
Walter
Known for
Iron Man
Prisoners
Walter Salles Director · Jose Rivera Screenplay Jack Kerouac Author
Worldwide gross $8.8M · Budget $25M · United States release December 21, 2012
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,784,318
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
VideoFilmes
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
The Jerry Leider Company
Production
Vanguard Films
Production
MK2 Productions
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Nomadic Pictures
Production
SPAD Films
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StudioCanal
Studio
Ciné+
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France Télévisions
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K&S Films
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mk2 Films
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Brazil · France · United Kingdom · United States · Argentina · Canada · Mexico
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 22, 2012
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 2012
Theatrical
United States · August 6, 2013
Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Argentina
March 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Australia
September 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
October 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
November 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
July 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
October 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
September 29, 2012 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
July 25, 2013 · Theatrical
March 13, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
January 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
October 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
June 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 24, 2012 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 11, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
April 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 21, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
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