The Road Dance

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The Road Dance

2023

1h 56m

Drama

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33 Reviews

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Kirsty Macleod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it's on this fateful evening that Kirsty's life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.

Critics Consensus

An elegantly old-fashioned period drama, The Road Dance is distinguished by striking cinematography and Hermione Corfield's breakout performance.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Oct 13, 2023

2/4

We’re left with the pretty scenery and a free-floating sense of inconsequentiality.

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

Oct 12, 2023

The result has neither the full force of realism nor the emotional pleasures of melodrama; what it most calls to mind is something seen and half-forgotten on PBS.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Oct 12, 2023

A standard period drama that arrives at hard truths with a hammy delivery.

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Codie Allen

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 25, 2025

8/10

The Road Dance presents a beautifully crafted narrative, albeit with a few imperfections, that explores a woman's unwavering resilience amidst adversity.

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Oct 28, 2023

7/10

A serendipity of a movie with twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming.

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Oct 26, 2023

B-

Essentially a period tearjerker about a woman’s resilience in the face of tragedy, but an evocative, emotionally effective one, anchored by a powerful lead performance by Hermione Corfield.

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Kirsty Macleod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it's on this fateful evening that Kirsty's life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.

Director: Richie Adams
Producer: Jim Kreutzer, Maryilene Blondell, Steve Shapiro
Screenwriter: Richie Adams
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Sheridan Road Productions, Wind Chill Media Group, Uinta Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.6K
Runtime: 1h 56m

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