Adopt a Highway

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Adopt a Highway

2019

1h 21m

Drama

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When an ex-convict finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster, he gains a new lease on life, deciding to dedicate himself to making sure the child has a good life.

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Adopt a Highway might have done more to fill in its sparsely sketched story, but Ethan Hawke's performance is often enough to fill in the blanks.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

"Adopt a Highway" is a warm, compassionate film in which Ethan Hawke spends much of his time talking honestly to a baby. Something about that offers a few rays of hope for cinema.

Rated: B

Nov 3, 2019

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

[Ethan Hawke] does the best he can with a character that is not terribly well-developed.

Nov 1, 2019

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Holding it all together is Hawke's performance, weighted down with the heaviness of injustice.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 1, 2019

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

Ethan Hawke gives another commanding performance...

Apr 4, 2024

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Adopt a Highway is an emotional journey through heartbreak and reinvention, which also shares a harsh reminder of the reality our prison system serves to some.

Jul 12, 2020

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Ethan Hawke excels in satisfying drama; some language.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 9, 2020

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Sam H

HAWke and a dumpsta baby what more do you need

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/19

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Morgan B

The movie was kind of short, seemed even shorter because he only had the baby for about 25 mins total of the movie. It was kind of slow, not what I expected.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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Victoria R

Loved it. I saw a clip on instagram and being a big ethan hawke fan from his days acting in movies like really bites I was unaware of it. It may have not come to Australia being an independent film. Thought his performance was magnificent and the pace of the story was spot on, not to long or dragged out. Actually I kind of wanted more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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barbara W

I'm a fan of true actors. Ethan Hawke is no exception. He hasn't disappointed so far and he definitely does not disappoint in this movie either. You feel his heart in this one. An excellent watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Gwenegan L

Not my type of movies, but i'll watch every movie where Ethan Hawke is in. Intimist drama, Ethan Hawke performance is absorbing due to the wonderful writing of his character. Not really a narrative driven movie, I'll describe it as a character study.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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John B

It was ok overall as it had some interesting story points, but they didn't really seem to all connect plus it was slow moving and dull at some points

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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Synopsis

When an ex-convict finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster, he gains a new lease on life, deciding to dedicate himself to making sure the child has a good life.

Director: Logan Marshall-Green
Producer: Jason Blum, Greg Gilreath, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke, Adam Hendricks, John H. Lang
Screenwriter: Logan Marshall-Green
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Divide/Conquer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 21m

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