The Road

Gripping adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel follows a man (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they try to survive on the barren wasteland America has become. While searching for food and evading bands of cannibals, their struggle to hang on to their humanity is amplified through flashbacks depicting how Mortensen's wife (Charlize Theron) lost her will to live in such a bleak world. With Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker. 111 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.