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The Road Within

The Road Within

Comedy · Drama · 2014

A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

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The Road Within

“On the road. But a little bit off.”

2014 Comedy · Drama 1h 40m

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6.8 / 10

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A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

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Directed by

Gren Wells

Written by

Gren Wells

Robert Sheehan

Robert Sheehan

Vincent

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Alex

Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz

Marie

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Robert

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Dr. Mia Rose

Ali Hillis

Ali Hillis

Monica

Jim Calvert

Jim Calvert

Priest

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.