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The Road

AdventureDrama

Directed by John Hillcoat

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. From TMDB

127 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

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The Road is a 2009 adventure drama film, directed by John Hillcoat, starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Charlize Theron.

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  • Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 TsubasaCon (Charleston, WV) @sonicmega.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2026

    The fact that the Road Runner going “meep meep” was enough to bring half a theater (including myself AND my wife) to tears should be all the evidence you need that #CoyoteVSAcme is well-loved. Go see it. Be part of the force that tells the megacorps that we understand what makes a movie worthwhile.

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  • Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    Art by Noriyoshi Ohrai for the movie program sold at Japanese screenings of Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior), 1982.

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  • DarkerEve @darkereve.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2025

    My tribute to one of my favorites characters from Dreamworks, the sexy, cunning and clever Chel from The Road to el Dorado, love this film so much, hope you folks likes this one. #roadtoeldorado #chel

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  • Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 11, 2024

    I continue to dwell on George Miller making the entire third act of THE ROAD WARRIOR one of the wildest action sequences in film history, revolutionizing the genre, apparently the spending decades since thinking “goddamn it, that should’ve been the whole movie,” and then making that movie

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  • Lorcan the Hedgehog @lorcanhedgehog.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    Know it's been discussed plenty of times but I genuinely never expected to be emotional over a Looney Tunes movie but Coyote vs ACME was able to do that for Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner

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  • Arli @bicycloptopod.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2025

    Back with another animated reference, but this time it's not Disney. The Road to El Dorado is charming, with some incredibly catchy tunes and is just a genuinely fun, and woefully overlooked film! #gposers | #virtualphotography | #ItsToughToBeAGod

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  • puppysnackz (comms closed) @puppysnackz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2026

    sneaky (ft. @onyxflow.bsky.social) Audio is from The Road to El Dorado (peak movie Fr)

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  • BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2026

    80s dystopian action week continues with the older lad, The Road Warrior was tonight, I have to love a film where every character is shot, thrown under the wheels of a semi, or thrown under the wheels of a semi and then shot

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  • Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 7, 2026

    I feel compelled to talk about Cecil B DeMille's THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY (1925), which is an insane movie based on an insane stage play. It's a time travel romance in which two modern couples are hurtled back to Elizabethan times via a train crash and that's the more normal part of the film.

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  • Carli Boo-locci 👻 @carlivelocci.comBluesky · Aug 31, 2026

    You will end this movie believing in your whole heart that the Road Runner and Wile E Coyote are soulmates.

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  • BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 7, 2025

    The Road to Auschwitz. We could film the same today and call it The Road to Gaza.

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  • Faine Greenwood @faineg.comBluesky · Sep 29, 2024

    watching The Road to El Dorado before it leaves Netflix tomorrow and honestly this extremely weird movie still slaps

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  • Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.comBluesky · Feb 6, 2026

    these modern movies are so annoying with their flashy camera moves and camera tricks - why didn't they just film it for real?! "The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...

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  • tinybaby @tiny.babyBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    you know what would be a good bit is to set an otherwise unrelated movie in the Road House (original) universe, which is to say one that's just like normal reality except "famous bouncers" are a concept everyone knows of and thinks is normal

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) By Paul Mann

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2026

    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) 🎬🖤 (Poster by Angora)

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  • e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.onlineBluesky · Oct 17, 2024

    you built a theme park ride on a movie studio lot IN A CITY WHERE WAYMO HAS BEEN OPERATING ACTUAL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD FOR TWO YEARS NOW

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  • Royal Poodle @royalpoodle.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2024

    Who cares about Wicked, when do we get the Road to Oz movie which has not one but two main characters randomly cursed with animal heads

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  • Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    “On the Road Again” was actually written for this movie and nominated for the Oscar for best original song so it has both an Academy Award nom as well as a Razzie win

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  • DaveAnthony @daveanthony.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    We went straight to the cannibal house in the movie The Road.

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  • Alioth Fox @aliothfox.ursamajorartworks.comBluesky · Nov 26, 2025

    The Road to El Dorado is the most bisexual movie ever made. If you don't believe me, watch the movie.

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  • Jim Graves is apparently an invalid handle @jimgraves.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2026

    Jim Grey recently wrote this article for his Down The Road blog that speaks volumes about the value of a cheap, fully featured electronic 35mm film SLR for a beginner to the art of film photography. I agree with him. #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #believeinfilm blog.jimgrey.net/2026/02/02/b...

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  • Gountro (comms open) @gountro.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2025

    rewatched The Road to El Dorado yesterday and it's almost unreasonable how horny that movie is considering it's a kid's movie

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  • 🎃 ƚԋҽ ԋαυɳƚιɳɠ σϝ Aʅҽx˚Jҽɾι⛦ @mobiusstrip8.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 19, 2026

    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior |1981 www.imdb.com/title/tt0082694 #NowWatching #filmsky ·in the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits·

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  • GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.comBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    staying ridiculously on brand here, but i think DEATH IS THE ROAD TO AWE from THE FOUNTAIN score absolutely turbocharges the emotional impact of the movie

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  • On Cinema at the Cinema @oncinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    New Amato checks in on film expert Gregg Turkington of the VFA who has taken on a new and exciting role at the HEI Network in The Road to Phoenix Episode 1.

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  • Spooky Sara (Endless Halloween🔪🩸🪦) @pashion.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2024

    Cw Mad Max 2 the Road Warrior

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  • Toronto/LA Documentary Film Festival @docfestival.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2026

    Watch THE ROAD BETWEEN US, 65min. Australia, Documentary/Sports (new film on platform) Watch the film: www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch... fifteen runners journeying 200 kilometers across Tasmania, capturing their endurance, brotherhood, and the power of unity that connects people beyond distance.

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  • Miriam Anzovin @miriamanzovin.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2025

    TODAYS DAF IS THEEEEE DAF BUT I’M STILL ON THE ROAD! PLEASE BE PATIENT! I CANNOT WAIT TO FILM THIS ONE! Thank you thank you!

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  • On Cinema at the Cinema @oncinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Catch up now on everything On Cinema with the brand new Timeline, including the 13th Annual Oscar Special, the Road to Phoenix Miniseries, and much more before the premiere. www.heinetwork.tv/timeline/

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  • Edward the Movie Buff 🎞🎬🎥📽 @midgetmoxie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    The Road to El Dorado (2000) An underrated animated movie from DreamWorks. #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞

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  • Alioth Fox @aliothfox.ursamajorartworks.comBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    The Road to El Dorado is the most bisexual film ever made in the history of cinema, and I will die on that hill.

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  • Dr Andrew McInnes @drbeard79.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    The Road Trip Movie We Didn’t Know We Needed & We All Deserve As A Little Treat @markhamillofficial.bsky.social to voice the skull

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  • Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    Very dystopian , reminds me of the film The Road. Very evocative.

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  • film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    ...after doing an interview about not going along with cancel culture, I thought I'd republish a couple of unpopular reviews of films I enjoyed as a teenager. I'm not a fan of Mel Gibson's current views, but I'm not prepared to let go of 1981's The Road Warrior.... film-authority.com/2026/10/02/t...

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  • Corb @corb555.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    That gives me more anxiety than most horror movie scenes. LOOK AT THE ROAD. YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2025

    THE ROAD. I love McCarthy’s work and this movie is a masterpiece but never the fuck again.

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  • dingensens.bsky.social @dingensens.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2025

    #BlueZicos meets #StrictlyInstrumental #MusicChallenge music of a film with a strong scenario Leaving Wallbrook / On the Road - Hans Zimmer youtu.be/gEX3bBjz44s?...

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  • Tenebrad @bradislove.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    Had a great time watching Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior at Regal Cinemas! Thank you Regal Cinemas and Pepsi for making it all possible! Here I am enjoying Pepsi's refreshing product while standing a few feet away from movie theater urinals. Thank you for enjoying this sponsored post #Filmsky 📽️

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  • Sean Huang @botanphotography.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2024

    On the Road, Georgia 2018 Leica MP//Kodak Portra 400 #photography #streetphotography #leica #leicaphotography #filmphotography #film

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  • Benjamin Marsh @wearenotenemies.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    Oh man it's been a long week i need something light-hearted oh there's this movie called The Road It looks like a travel journal Kind of thing like eat, pray, Love or something really light-hearted I'm going to watch it see you

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  • joules Pass The Equality Act! 🩷💜💙 @joules542.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    My local queer community center is having its monthly movie night tonight. They're showing The Road to El Dorado. I've never seen it. Should I go? This gif is all I know about the movie.

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  • Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2026

    Ramon Novarro playing the role of Jose Armando in the 1927 film, “The Road to Romance”.

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2024

    Wim Wenders (with scenes from his film "Kings of the Road") - BOTD

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  • Tenebrad @bradislove.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    Now seated for Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior #Filmsky 📽️

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  • Jess @jessicaesquire.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    I was just thinking this weekend that maybe I needed to write an article for @darkertimes.bsky.social called, "Where Are All The Stephen Graham Jones Adaptations???" Guess I can shelve that one! (Tho truly KILLER ON THE ROAD movie when???)

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  • bemmy from the black lagoon @skeeterpond.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    my beautiful state is turning into The Road from the book and feature film "The Road"

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  • mojito friend @mojitofiend.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2024

    watching this Australian indie film called The Road Warrior

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    #NowWatching THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981). Director: George Miller. Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence. Alternately titled MAD MAX 2, this cautionary tale shows what happens when greedy assholes control the gas. Oh shit... That sounds like 2026. Rewatch. #filmsky 📽

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  • On This Day - Scala Cinema @otdscalacinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    On this day (31st October) in 1982, the Scala Cinema concluded that month’s Road Movie season with Kings of the Road (1976) as a matinee, Detour (1945) and Desperate (1947) as an afternoon double bill, followed by Road Movie (1974) and Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) as an evening double bill.

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  • Why am I a BAT? 🦇 @yamiacat.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    Just finished Eric LaRocca's "At Dark, I Become Loathsome". Pretty grim stuff! I can see why @jetboyjetgirl.bsky.social recced him when I was talking about Clive Barker! 🩸 As with Cormac McCarthy's "The Road", this was a powerful enough read that I wouldn't want to watch a film of it! 🫣 #BookSky

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  • Pedro @canhenha.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    My favorite film performances from the 2000s. Viggo Mortensen, The Man, "The Road" (directed by John Hillcoat). #movies #films #theroad #johnhillcoat #viggomortensen

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  • rootbeⒶ̶rd🏴 @rootbeard.orgBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    Day 5 of #NoirvemberChallenge Film Noir You Wish More People Saw NATCHS AUF DEN STRAẞEN (1952) aka NIGHTS ON THE ROAD aka THE MISTRESS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_... youtu.be/NclXnE26PGU

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  • imc @iainmccool.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    I watched the film adaptation of the novel The Road. To me, it stays close to the book. The scene with Robert Duvall as the old man captures this especially well “People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn’t believe in that. Tomorrow wasn’t getting ready for them” #ReadWithMeIMC #BookSky

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  • Usman-Smith @usmansmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    The Road. A film I watched & then sat quietly drained of hope. Fiction? Maybe not now.....

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  • Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    ON THE ROAD (En El Camino), Mexico’s Oscar entry, won 6 Ariel Awards from the Mexican Film Academy last night, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. The film opens in NYC later this month and hopeful other cities. It’s a searing film challenging rigid masculinity 🇲🇽

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  • freddy vs. jason funderburker @impormable.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    I was working at the theater when the film version of cormac mccarthy's the road came out, and not once but twice did I have to kick people out for fucking in the theater. while watching THE ROAD. the movie about a father and son trying to survive a cannibal apocalypse. two DIFFERENT couples.

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  • Kizzy @kizzythesecond.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    We are, as 4/5 of the family, watching Dreamworks' The Road To ElDorado, which is an absolutely BOSS movie. It's so well done; the script is *chef's kiss*, the voice acting is spot on, and the animation is gorgeous. And I totally subscribe to the Miguel-and-Tulio-are-a-couple head canon.

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  • The Podcast that wouldn’t Die! @tpodcasttwdie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    🚗🔥 Throwback Thursday Episode 78: The Road Warrior Mel Gibson, roaring engines, wasteland maniacs, and some of the greatest vehicular carnage ever put on film. No gas. No mercy. No brakes. 🎧 #ThrowbackThursday #TheRoadWarrior #MadMax #CultFilm #HorrorPodcast pod.link/1477564319

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  • ✨Silv✨ @silvuri.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    Seeing all the ship art of Wile E. and the Road Runner come out of this movie is absolutely the best part lol I knew people shipped them from YEARS ago, Looney Tunes shippers have been around for FOREVER. But seeing it be reignited because of the movie????? Hell yeh

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