Paradise Highway

R

Released Jul 29, 2022

1h 55m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

TRAILER

for Paradise Highway: Trailer 1

List

14%

21 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

100+ Ratings

Audience Score

Academy Award® winners Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman lead this riveting thriller set in the trucking industry and its seamy underbelly of human trafficking. To save the life of her brother (Frank Grillo), Sally (Binoche), a truck driver, reluctantly agrees to smuggle illicit cargo: a girl named Leila (Hala Finley). As Sally and Leila begin a danger-fraught journey across state lines, a dogged FBI operative (Freeman) sets out on their trail, determined to do whatever it takes to terminate a human-trafficking operation -- and bring Sally and Leila to safety.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Apr 02

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Apple TV

Rent Paradise Highway on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Critics Consensus

No need to fasten your seatbelts; alleged thriller Paradise Highway leads a talented ensemble through a predictable, seat-numbing ride.

Read Critics Reviews

Johnny

Movie had a great story line. Acting was great. The only thing is, I would have liked to see a little more action.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/01/22

Full Review

CJ L

We really enjoyed this movie. Good drama!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

Full Review

Matthew A

I really don't recall too many movies with Morgan Freeman that weren't good. And this one is no exception!!! The whole cast did a great job at acting, and making the story feel real. Juliette Binoche made you love everything about her, feel her pain, her joy and praise her success!!! Hala Finley was incredible with her lines, her action, her pain, her joy and finally... (you watch it, I don't want to spoil it). It's good to see that Caneron Monaghan is just as good as he was on Shameless!!! Great movie, definately worth the time invested in it!! Now it's your turn! WATCH THIS ONE!!! -Matthew

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

Full Review

Jennifer M

Stumbles for me where Juliet Binoche just staring, but the young actor endearing, likeable. Child trafficking subject matter very tough.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

Full Review

Tony G

The plot is sucked dry of tension because of the loose planning involved in the whole enterprise. However, despite the badly handled plot and the risible dialogue which Morgan Freeman was expected to deliver, there wee some nice visual mood pieces and two terrific performances from Juliette Binoche and Hala Finley. I would hope Anna Gutto gets another chance to do better. She has shown she can do set piece scenes and encourage good female performances. If she can get a better script and does not give into demands to make the plot intelligible through unrealistic dialogue exchanges, then a good film may emerge. I can't think of a poorer film with such a good leading actor effort as Binoche provides here.She has been very generous with her talent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/29/23

Full Review

Mauro L

(Mauro Lanari) Norwegian Anna Gutto's feature debut is not a trivial thriller road movie. "Trafficking will not go away until people stop buying, Gerick. We know that. All right? We get these guys and someone else is just gonna satisfy the demand". "That's what gets me up in the morning". Such a tragic vision of existence with such a disillusioned and sorrowful Morgan Freeman does not follow boring and outworn stereotypes, but recalls the legendary glories of a noir like "Se7en" (1995), prolonging the final scene for the entire duration of the film and thus drying up the pyrotechnic cipher of Fincher's formalism.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Anna Gutto

Director

Juliette Binoche

Sally

Morgan Freeman

Gerick

Frank Grillo

Dennis

Cameron Monaghan

Special Agent Finley Sterling

Hala Finley

Leila

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

18%

64%

Mindcage

TRAILER

for Mindcage

22%

35%

The Good Mother

TRAILER

for The Good Mother

36%

82%

The Devil You Know

TRAILER

for The Devil You Know

33%

18%

Domino

TRAILER

for Domino

80%

68%

Nightmare Alley

TRAILER

for Nightmare Alley

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Paradise Highway: Trailer 1

2:37

View more videos

View more photos

Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

... It’s no one’s finest hour.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 15, 2023

Full Review

Cath Clarke

Guardian

The script does almost nothing to build up to the revelation at the end – and the human trafficking angle feels icky.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 14, 2023

Full Review

Luke Y. Thompson

AV Club

...neither brutal enough to play as an exploitation thriller, nor enough of a world-building deep dive into trucking and trafficking to measure up against similar and superior dramas like What Alice Found and Honey Bee.

Jul 31, 2022

Full Review

Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

It’s all a bit too much and too shallow.

Feb 12, 2024

Full Review

Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

Binoche, Grillo and – especially – Freeman, all act as though they can't wait for the ordeal to be over. After two hours of Paradise Highway, you will sympathise.

Mar 13, 2023

Full Review

Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Juliette Binoche is unfortunately miscast as a gruff truck driver who goes on the run with a child trafficking victim in this tedious and tacky movie that is ineptly made on every single level. Paradise Highway leads to a hellish road of lousy filmmaking.

Sep 11, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

Academy Award® winners Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman lead this riveting thriller set in the trucking industry and its seamy underbelly of human trafficking. To save the life of her brother (Frank Grillo), Sally (Binoche), a truck driver, reluctantly agrees to smuggle illicit cargo: a girl named Leila (Hala Finley). As Sally and Leila begin a danger-fraught journey across state lines, a dogged FBI operative (Freeman) sets out on their trail, determined to do whatever it takes to terminate a human-trafficking operation -- and bring Sally and Leila to safety.

Director: Anna Gutto
Producer: René Besson, David Gendron, Ali Jazayeri, Veronica Ferres
Screenwriter: Anna Gutto
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Praesens-Film, ZDF Enterprises, Silver Reel
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 29, 2022
Runtime: 1h 55m

Most Popular at Home Now