| The Road | |
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| Directed by | John Hillcoat |
| Screenplay by | Joe Penhall |
| Based on | The Road by Cormac McCarthy |
| Produced by | Nick Wechsler Steve Schwartz Paula Mae Schwartz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Edited by | Jon Gregory |
| Music by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films[1] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[2] |
| Box office | $27.6 million[2] |
The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
The film received a limited release in North American cinemas from November 25, 2009, and was released in United Kingdom cinemas on January 4, 2010.[3][4] It received generally positive reviews from critics; the performances of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee garnered praise. It also received numerous nominations, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography.
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- ^ "The Road Delayed... Yet Again". ScreenRant.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2009.