The Road
2009 · 111 min · Director: John Hillcoat
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
It's a post-apocalyptic world, several years after whatever the cataclysmic event, which has in turn caused frequent quakes as further potential hazards. The world is gray and getting quickly grayer as more and more things die off. A man and his pre-teen son, who was born after the apocalypse, are currently on the road, their plan to walk to the coast and head south where the man hopes there will be a more hospitable environment in which to live. The man has taught his son that they are the "good people" who have fire in their hearts, which in combination largely means that they will not resort to cannibalism to survive. The man owns a pistol with two bullets remaining, which he will use for murder/suicide of him and his son if he feels that that is a better fate for them than life in the alternative. Food and fuel are for what everyone is looking. The man has taught his son to be suspect of everyone that they may meet, these strangers who, out of desperation, may not only try to steal what they have managed to scavenge for their own survival, but may kill them as food. Although life with his father in this world is all the boy has known, he may come to his own thoughts as to what it means holistically to be one of the good or one of the bad. Meanwhile, the man occasionally has thoughts to happier times with his wife/the boy's mother before the apocalypse, as well as not as happy times with her after the apocalypse and the reason she is no longer with them.
Emotional fingerprint
The Road (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Disturbing 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Disturbing25%
- Anxiety20%
- Empathy15%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Disturbing, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Disturbing and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 72 % | 62 % | 43 % | 60 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 73 % | 53 % | 51 % | 63 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 83 % | 51 % | 57 % | 75 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 83 % | 59 % | 64 % | 68 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 78 % | 63 % | 70 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 86 % | 63 % | 70 % | 49 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 92 % | 49 % | 64 % | 76 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Fear | 88 % | 49 % | 64 % | 78 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 83 % | 59 % | 68 % | 51 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Relief | 75 % | 41 % | 63 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Relief | 66 % | 24 % | 56 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 63 % | 32 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 68 % | 46 % | 55 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 77 % | 54 % | 56 % | 64 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 83 % | 61 % | 68 % | 76 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 87 % | 70 % | 77 % | 76 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 92 % | 83 % | 83 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 92 % | 86 % | 83 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Relief | 88 % | 76 % | 77 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Archer
Archer's Woman
Bearded Face
Bearded Man #2
Man On Mattress
Well Fed Woman
Boy running from cannibals
Baby Eater
Details
- Directed by
- John Hillcoat
- Written by
- Cormac McCarthy, Joe Penhall
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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