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Road

Road

Documentary · 2014

Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.

Movie details

Road

“Brothers addicted to speed. At any price.”

2014 Documentary 1h 42m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.8 / 10

1.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

82 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Hewitt · Dermot Lavery

Written by

Michael Hewitt · Dermot Lavery

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Narrator (voice)

Joey Dunlop

Joey Dunlop

Self - Road Racer (archive footage)

R

Robert Dunlop

Self - Road Racer (archive footage)

Michael Dunlop

Michael Dunlop

Self - Robert Dunlop's Youngest Son

W

William Dunlop

Self - Robert Dunlop's Eldest Son

L

Liam Beckett

Self - Dunlop Family Friend

J

John McGuinness

Self - Road Racer

Court is in session

Put Road on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.