On the Road (2012)

MovieAdventure, Drama2h 22m
On the Road (2012) movie posterReview score: 56%

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Plot

Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.

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Garrett HedlundGarrett HedlundDean Moriarty / Neal CassadySam RileySam RileySal Paradise / Jack KerouacKristen StewartKristen StewartMarylou / LuAnne HendersonAmy AdamsAmy AdamsJane / Joan VollmerTom SturridgeTom SturridgeCarlo Marx / Allen GinsbergDanny MorganDanny MorganEd Dunkle / Al HinkleAlice BragaAlice BragaTerry / Bea FrancoElisabeth MossElisabeth MossGalatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle

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TrailerON THE ROAD: Official TrailerTrailerIFC Films - Official ON THE ROAD Teaser/TrailerTrailerON THE ROAD | Official Australian TrailerClipON THE ROAD: Official Clip - "New Year's Eve Dance"ClipON THE ROAD: Official Clip - "Old Men"ClipON THE ROAD: Official Clip - "The World on a String" (Sam Riley & Kirsten Dunst Dance)

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