Back Roads fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Back Roads is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and the mind.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Back Roads is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 52/100 (IMDb 6.3 and Metacritic 42). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 41 min
Back Roads runs 1 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Back Roads higher (63) than critics (42). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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