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2019·101 min·Released

Back Roads

Crime
Drama
Thriller

A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.

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Cast & Crew

Alex Pettyfer

Alex Pettyfer

Harley Altmyer

Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison

Callie Mercer

Nicola Peltz

Nicola Peltz

Amber Altmyer

Chiara Aurelia

Chiara Aurelia

Misty Altmyer

Hala Finley

Hala Finley

Jody Altmyer

June Carryl

June Carryl

Betty

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Bonnie Altmyer

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Chief Mansour

Robert Longstreet

Robert Longstreet

Uncle Mike

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Brad Mercer

Danika Yarosh

Danika Yarosh

Ashlee

Sky Elobar

Sky Elobar

Church

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Wuchak

Written on 3/3/2021

_**Gloomy and painful drama about a fudged-up family in the Eastern sticks**_ After a mother (Juliette Lewis) goes to prison for shooting her husband in a backwater town in the Eastern USA, a young man (Alex Pettyfer) has to forsake college and take care of his three younger sisters, including a teenage hellion (Nicola Peltz). Meanwhile a wife who lives down the lane catches his interest (Jennifer Morrison). "Back Roads" (2018) is a melancholy psychological family drama with a crime element that could be classified as Southern Gothic. While the events take place in Western Pennsylvania they could occur in any backwater community in the Eastern USA or Canada. The film was shot in St. Francisville, Louisiana, which is a half-hour drive north of Baton Rouge along the Mississippi. Films that come to mind include “Mud” (2012), “Joe” (2013), "Winter's Bone" (2010), “Undertow” (2004), "Snow Angels" (2007), “Monster’s Ball” (2001) and “The Fugitive Kind” (1960). The flick leaves you with a bad taste because it deals with some ugly things and features painful emotions, not to mention it’s unrelentingly gloomy. If you think your family growing up was dysfunctional, you ain’t seen nothing. But, if you reflect on the movie and the understated clues, everything makes sense and is well-written, based on Tawni O'Dell 1999 novel. Just don’t expect a pleasant time. The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes. GRADE: B-/C+

guns.razors.knives

Written on 3/22/2026

The emotional weight of this movie is impeccable, for the two oldest Altmyer children, in your mind you know that they are commiting acts out of the ordinary and may be frowned upon, but considering the fact that they are products of their not-so-sweet upbringing, you can't help but think of nothing but sorrow. The film is not an intensely gripping thriller but there's that element of allure that just keeps you glued to the screen, even though a little predictable, you never really really know what you're going to into in the next scenes. The main characters are messed up, that's just it, but little Jodie is the glimmer of hope for me. 3.899/5 rating

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Back Roads Official Trailer

Back Roads Official Trailer