Reservation Road
Seen it?2007 | 102 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (36% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Client, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Terry George
- Joaquin PhoenixEthan Learner
- Jennifer ConnellyGrace Learner
- Elle FanningEmma Learner
- Sean CurleyJosh Learner
- Mark RuffaloDwight Arno
- Mira SorvinoRuth Wheldon
- Gary KohnNorris Wheldon
- Eddie AldersonLucas Arno
- Antoni CoroneSergeant Burke
- John SlatterySteve