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Thunder Road

Play trailer Poster for Thunder Road Released Oct 12, 2018 1h 32m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A cop deals with the death of his mother while giving a heartfelt eulogy at her funeral.

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Thunder Road deftly balances emotionally affecting drama against bruising comedy - and serves as an outstanding calling card for writer-director-star Jim Cummings.

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Philip De Semlyen Time Out In the spirit of many great comedians, Jim Cummings has a knack for taking lines that shouldn't be funny and transforming them into accidental zingers. Rated: 4/5 Jun 10, 2019 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Cummings's feature debut doesn't always get the balance right, but when it does it packs a bittersweet punch. Rated: 3/5 Jun 2, 2019 Full Review Clarisse Loughrey Kermode & Mayo's Film Review It takes a few narrative risks that won't win everyone over, but it allowed itself to be complex and conflicted about itself. That kept you on the edge of your seat. May 31, 2019 Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) It doesn’t always balance its dark comedy and intense melancholy, and it ends in a way that’s a bit too neat for such a story. But when it gets that balance just right, it packs one hell of a gut punch. Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Pradeep Menon Firstpost It's hard to describe just how incredibly moving this tragicomedy is, led triumphantly by a marvellous performance from Cummings. Oct 17, 2023 Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Thunder Road is a painfully funny comedy with a break-out performance from writer and director Jim Cummings. Strikingly original and might be the best comedic independent film in years. Rated: 4/5 Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Los G It's a compelling lead performance, but the tone is all over the place. It starts off as a sort of black comedy then veers away steeply and the story - such as it is - only resolves through a writing sleight of hand Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/05/25 Full Review Audience Member One of the best films to come out in the last 10 years...in comparison to some of the Oscar nominations in the past this guy deserves one..its melancholy with a hint of humour in the script..certainly is not a comedy. Its just superb Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review B B Incredible film. I watched Phantom Thread thinking no one could beat this film then Thunder Road blew it out of the water...thats saying something, the fact that he did almost everything wrote directed stared scored....wow.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Brian S The movie had its humorous moments but, the editing style makes each scene feel a bit too contrived. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Alec B Cummings understands that there's a very fine line between cringe comedy and devastating tragedy and his near perfect performance does both seamlessly. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Andrea C Dramma con tinte ironiche originale e veramente distintivo. Ovviamente da premiare e da lodare fino allo sfinimento Jim Cummings per la qualità del progetto a cui ha dato vita e di cui è stato pressochè l'unico artefice; attore, regista, produttore ed anche musicista in un'impresa riuscita a praticamente nessuno prima di lui. L'aspetto più sbalorditivo è che Cummings riesce i tutti i suoi compiti e specialmente la prova attoriale è veramente interessante; il lungo piano sequenza iniziale è folle e meravigliosamente riuscito; così come quello davanti alla stazione della polizia che ovviamente può essere confrontato al primo per intensità ed imprevedibilità. Molto toccante e delicato il finale, scelta azzeccata la cover strumentale di Skinny Love di Bon Iver. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jim Cummings

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Jim Cummings

Officer Jim Arnaud

Kendal Farr

Crystal Arnaud

Nican Robinson

Officer Nate Lewis

Jocelyn DeBoer

Rosalind Arnaud

Chelsea Edmundson

Morgan Arnaud

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Movie Info

Synopsis A cop deals with the death of his mother while giving a heartfelt eulogy at her funeral.
Director
Jim Cummings
Producer
Natalie Metzger, Zack Parker, Benjamin Wiessner
Screenwriter
Jim Cummings
Production Co
Vanishing Angle
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 32m
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