Back Roads (2018 film)

Back Roads
Theatrical poster
Directed byAlex Pettyfer
Written byTawni O'Dell
Adrian Lyne
Based onBack Roads
by Tawni O'Dell
Produced byMichael Ohoven
Craig Robinson
Alex Pettyfer
Ashley Mansour
Jake Seal
Dan Spilo
StarringAlex Pettyfer
Jennifer Morrison
Nicola Peltz
Robert Patrick
Juliette Lewis
CinematographyJarin Blaschke
Edited byKant Pan
Music byJohn Hunter
Production
companies
Upturn Productions
Infinity Films
Back Roads Production Ltd
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Back Roads is a 2018 American drama film directed by Alex Pettyfer in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Tawni O'Dell and Adrian Lyne was adapted from O'Dell's bestselling novel of the same name. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz, Robert Patrick and Juliette Lewis, the film centers on a young man living in the Pennsylvania backwoods who must care for his three younger sisters after his mother is arrested for murdering his father.

Back Roads premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films. It received a limited release in the United States on December 7, 2018, and was later released on video on demand and digital.