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Reservation Road

Play trailer Poster for Reservation Road R,  2007,  1h 42m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 36% 110 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
36% Tomatometer 110 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
The fates of two men and their families converge following a tragic accident. Ethan Lerner (Joaquin Phoenix) and his family are on the way home from their son's cello recital. The same evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his son are returning from a ballgame. In a flash, the unthinkable happens, and Ethan's son dies beneath the wheels of Dwight's car. Dwight speeds away, and Ethan, as the only witness to the tragedy, begins his quest for justice.
Reservation Road

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Critics Consensus

While the performances are fine, Reservation Road quickly adopts an excessively maudlin tone along with highly improbable plot turns.

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Alonso Duralde MSNBC May 1, 2008
2/5
Would-be screenwriters are advised to catch Reservation Road on cable as it provides an object lesson of three awful script clichés that are to be avoided at all costs. Go to Full Review
Amy Biancolli Houston Chronicle Oct 26, 2007
2.5/4
It starts with devastation and closes, after a few reels of narrative dithering, with a climax of hairpin emotional turns and indisputable power. Go to Full Review
Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle Oct 26, 2007
3/5
With a cast as good as this one, you're willing to look past the occasional glaring improbability. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 27, 2020
6/10
Where it fails is in its documentary approach at portraying the mental aftermath of a tragedy and the dearth of plausible satisfaction for the conclusion. Go to Full Review
Mike D'Angelo Esquire Magazine Oct 18, 2018
Reservation Road, in its offhanded way, depicts the world of the reasonably affluent 21st-century American more accurately than any other recent film I can think of. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express Apr 28, 2011
What did we do to deserve these grief-counselor filmmakers? They seem to think they can express something that we cannot, and they're so persistent. It's enough to make us want to run away from home. Go to Full Review
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Rey S Mar 18, 2019 Wow, intense, great!
Luke L Mar 4, 2017 it was somewhat decent
Albus R Jul 28, 2016 Great acting in this intriguing story about a male attorney accidentally killing another man's son in a hit-and-run accident.
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Cast & Crew

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Terry George

Director

Joaquin Phoenix

Ethan Lerner

Mark Ruffalo

Dwight Arno

Jennifer Connelly

Grace Lerner

Mira Sorvino

Ruth Wheldon

Elle Fanning

Emma Lerner

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Movie Info

Synopsis The fates of two men and their families converge following a tragic accident. Ethan Lerner (Joaquin Phoenix) and his family are on the way home from their son's cello recital. The same evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his son are returning from a ballgame. In a flash, the unthinkable happens, and Ethan's son dies beneath the wheels of Dwight's car. Dwight speeds away, and Ethan, as the only witness to the tragedy, begins his quest for justice.
Director
Terry George
Producer
Nick Wechsler, A. Kitman Ho
Screenwriter
Terry George, John Burnham Schwartz
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Volume One, Focus Features, Reservation Road, Random House Films
Rating
R (Some Disturbing Images|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 19, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$101.4K
Runtime
1h 42m
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