If you loved Life as a House, try The Road

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, gut punch mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Life as a House, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Road is

Burned America, gray snow falling, a shopping cart creaks. A father and son trudge through the barren landscape, their faces worn. Hillcoat's vision of a post-apocalyptic world is as unforgiving as it is beautiful.

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