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The Road

United States of America, 2009
film

An adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s bleak apocalyptic novel starring Viggo Mortensen, Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee and Charlise Theron.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Tears

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 73%

Road of iron

Canada, 1954
Similarity: 72%

Journey

Australia, 1997
Similarity: 71%

The Road home

Australia, 2009
Similarity: 71%

One Man's Walk

United Kingdom, 2009
Similarity: 71%

Paris, Texas

France, Germany, United Kingdom and United States of America, 1984
Similarity: 71%

Travel log

Canada, 1978
Similarity: 71%

A Road in time

Australia, 1975
Similarity: 70%

Breakdown

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 70%

Journey (Sen)

1997
Similarity: 70%

Badlands

United States, 1973
Similarity: 70%

Warm strangers

Australia, 1997
Similarity: 70%

Dark side beside the river

Victoria, Australia, 2006
Similarity: 70%

A Walk in the Sun

United States, 1945
Similarity: 70%

Running on empty

United States, 1988
Similarity: 70%

When darkness falls

Australia, 2002
Similarity: 69%

The Rover

Australia, 2014
Similarity: 69%

Far and away

United States, 1992
Similarity: 69%
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