Back Roads

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Back Roads

R

1981

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

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A hooker (Sally Field) with a heart of gold hits the road with a boxer (Tommy Lee Jones) going nowhere.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

May 10, 2017

You come out of "Back Roads" feeling more familiar with the configuration of Sally Field's spinal column and chestbone than the character she's struggling to embody.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Jan 26, 2006

Very good on local colour but a bit sugary in its attitude to the central relationship, it would have been better taking a bleaker cue from Tommy Lee Jones' admirably dry performance.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

If the movie had been willing to deal honestly with the plight of its characters, it wouldn't need to be clutterted up with eccentrics and hearts of gold.

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

Aug 27, 2019

Back Roads lacks originality and relies on the road trip movie genre. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 26, 2005

2/5

Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

Apr 24, 2005

4/5

A quiet and unassuming little comedy, a dual-gendered character study mixed with a low-key "road trip" adventure.

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Bulgantamir B

@RT36664197 Aug 4, 2024

The director is a good person with experience

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Bahad j

@RT27093708 Aug 3, 2024

This idea of the film shooting technique director made the film more attractive to people.

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Бавуу Э

@RT26109709 Aug 3, 2024

A hooker (Sally Field) with a heart of gold hits the road with a boxer (Tommy Lee Jones) going nowhere.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Aug 19, 2023

The stars make it some fun but not enough.

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Dec 6, 2012

There are a lot of good actors in this movie, but the story lets them down. It's boring, predictable, and disappointing in the end. I didn't care for it, and I wouldn't recommend it.

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Nov 6, 2008

Remember this as a different movie. Fields was great as was Jones. ots of fun dialogue.

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Synopsis

A hooker (Sally Field) with a heart of gold hits the road with a boxer (Tommy Lee Jones) going nowhere.

Director: Martin Ritt
Producer: Ronald Shedlo
Screenwriter: Gary DeVore
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 1981, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2020
Runtime: 1h 34m

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