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Thunder Road

Thunder Road

Comedy · Drama · 2018

A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

Movie details

Thunder Road

“Officer Arnaud loved his Mom.”

2018 Comedy · Drama 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jim Cummings

Written by

Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings

Officer Jim Arnaud

Kendal Farr

Kendal Farr

Crystal Arnaud

Nican Robinson

Nican Robinson

Officer Nate Lewis

Jocelyn DeBoer

Jocelyn DeBoer

Rosalind Arnaud

Chelsea Edmundson

Chelsea Edmundson

Morgan Arnaud

Macon Blair

Macon Blair

Dustin Zahn

Bill Wise

Bill Wise

The Captain

Court is in session

Put Thunder Road on trial.

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

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.