The Long Dumb Road

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The Long Dumb Road

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Released Nov 9, 2018

1h 30m

Comedy

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Nat, an aspiring photographer, is heading toward a bright future in art school in Los Angeles and wants to find the real America en route to new beginnings out West; Richard, a lovably unkempt motormouth, is simply looking for a connection while he grapples with indecision, past mistakes and dead ends. As they travel through the American Southwest, crossing paths with an assortment of oddball characters, both passengers come alive through the possibilities of the open road.

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Critics Consensus

The Long Dumb Road navigates the odd couple road trip comedy formula fairly smoothly, thanks mainly to the chemistry between Tony Revolori and Jason Mantzoukas.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Neither long nor dumb, Hannah Fidell's "The Long Dumb Road" is in reality a terrifically entertaining odd couple road comedy expertly navigated by costars Tony Revolori and Jason Mantzoukas.

Nov 15, 2018

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Mantzoukas brilliantly juggles all the different forces of Richard's personality so that we never quite know what to make of this guy, which in turn means that we never quite know what will happen next with him and Nat.

Nov 9, 2018

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

The film is built on the chemistry of Revolori and Mantzoukas.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 9, 2018

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Taissa Farmiga and Grace Gummer make particularly welcome appearances here.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 14, 2020

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

It has few ambitions other than to entertain, and on that front, it largely succeeds.

Rated: B-

Jun 30, 2020

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Like the characters in virtually all road-trip movies, this mismatched pair stumbles into a series of chance encounters and misadventures.

Rated: 2.75/5

Jul 16, 2019

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Brett D

This comedy doesn't make me laugh. It's a road trip movie without the fun and adventure of most films in this genre. Mantzoukas is an unlikable character in the film so it's pretty hard to get on board.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/23

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George B

Sad to say, by The Long Dumb Road is just "there". A nonexistent plot, meandering and ending without fanfare. The leads are wasted and the entire film is neither bad or good making me wonder what I have learned in the hour and some change I spent watching.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/22

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dave s

Nathan (Tony Revolori) is a naïve art school student, leaving home in Texas and heading for Los Angeles. Richard (Jason Mantzoukas) is a weary drifter with a life philosophy, a philosophy he can only fulfil with the aid of others. When fate throws them together, both have something to learn from each other and plenty to lose. While The Long Dumb Road doesn't really add much of anything that's new to the road trip concept, it does provide us with a couple of characters that are well-developed, likeable and, to some extent, relatable. Both of the leads do a great job, but Mantzoukas in particular steals the show, allowing his natural sense of humor and charisma to take front stage.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Movie was the definition of meh. It felt like every other road trip movie only not very funny...can't believe the high reviews. Glad some people liked it

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Jason Mantzoukas is always a breath of fresh air. His genius in playing characters that are somewhat unstable is always incredible, and amazing. Mantzoukas is quite possibly the best improve artist in the world, and that is proven by the projects that he has undertaken over the years, and the fact that he is one of, if not the most highly most sought after voice actor in modern times. Manzoukas doesn't have to manipulate his voice to be desired, he just is who he is. Which is why he is the best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

There's nothing about this premise that sticks out and it doesn't have the wild gags that other road trip comedies do. However, it works because Revolori and Mantzoukas have great chemistry and the film is at its best when they're just talking. I enjoyed it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

Nat, an aspiring photographer, is heading toward a bright future in art school in Los Angeles and wants to find the real America en route to new beginnings out West; Richard, a lovably unkempt motormouth, is simply looking for a connection while he grapples with indecision, past mistakes and dead ends. As they travel through the American Southwest, crossing paths with an assortment of oddball characters, both passengers come alive through the possibilities of the open road.

Director: Hannah Fidell
Producer: Jonathan Duffy, Kelly Williams, Hannah Fidell, Jacqueline E Ingram
Screenwriter: Hannah Fidell, Carson Mell
Distributor: The Film Arcade
Production Co: Pretty Good Films, Ten Acre Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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