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Gary Arnold Washington Post You come out of "Back Roads" feeling more familiar with the configuration of Sally Field's spinal column and chestbone than the character she's struggling to embody. May 10, 2017 Full Review Tom Milne Time Out Very good on local colour but a bit sugary in its attitude to the central relationship, it would have been better taking a bleaker cue from Tommy Lee Jones' admirably dry performance. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times If the movie had been willing to deal honestly with the plight of its characters, it wouldn't need to be clutterted up with eccentrics and hearts of gold. Rated: 2/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) Back Roads lacks originality and relies on the road trip movie genre. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 27, 2019 Full Review TV Guide It's a surprise to discover that this hackneyed, relatively dull road picture is the work of director Martin Ritt. Rated: 2/4 Jan 11, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

Bulgantamir B The director is a good person with experience Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Bahad j This idea of ​​the film shooting technique director made the film more attractive to people. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Бавуу Э A hooker (Sally Field) with a heart of gold hits the road with a boxer (Tommy Lee Jones) going nowhere. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Steve D The stars make it some fun but not enough. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/19/23 Full Review Audience Member There are a lot of good actors in this movie, but the story lets them down. It's boring, predictable, and disappointing in the end. I didn't care for it, and I wouldn't recommend it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Remember this as a different movie. Fields was great as was Jones. ots of fun dialogue. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis A hooker (Sally Field) with a heart of gold hits the road with a boxer (Tommy Lee Jones) going nowhere.

Director

Martin Ritt

Producer

Ronald Shedlo

Screenwriter

Gary DeVore

Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Rating

R

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Apr 13, 1981, Original

Release Date (Streaming)

Nov 22, 2020

Runtime

1h 34m

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