Back Roads (2019) Reviews & Ratings

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Back Roads reviews

Back Roads holds a 5.8/10 average from 63 TMDB ratings.

_**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 R…
— Wuchak (6/10)

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 glue…
— guns.razors.knives (8/10)

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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