

Back Roads
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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5.9/10
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- Released
- Budget
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- Language
- English
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- abusive father
- family secrets
- murder
- backwoods
- coal town
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival20 Apr 2018
- PremiereHeartland International Film Festival12 Oct 2018
- Digital / OTT7 Dec 2018
- Physical(DVD premiere)5 Mar 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1815 Nov 2019
- Physical18DVD20 Jul 2020
CanadaCA
- Digital / OTT18A15 Nov 2019
FranceFR
- Digital / OTTVOD10 Jan 2022
- Digital / OTT16Prime Video9 Oct 2022
IndonesiaID
- PhysicalDVD5 Mar 2019
PhilippinesPH
- PhysicalDVD4 Mar 2019
PortugalPT
- Digital / OTT21 Apr 2022
SingaporeSG
- PhysicalDVD5 Mar 2019
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical184 Jun 2020
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Back Roads was released on 15 November 2019.
Audience reviews
2- W6/10
Wuchak
3/3/2021
_**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). …
- G8/10
guns.razors.knives
3/22/2026
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 gl…
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