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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary After being released from prison following a twenty year sentence for a minor offense, an ex-con (Ethan Hawke) must learn to navigate the modern world while coming to terms with his own life which has moved on - all while caring for the abandoned baby he finds in a dumpster. [SXSW]

Directed By: Logan Marshall-Green

Written By: Logan Marshall-Green

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 21 m

Adopt a Highway

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary After being released from prison following a twenty year sentence for a minor offense, an ex-con (Ethan Hawke) must learn to navigate the modern world while coming to terms with his own life which has moved on - all while caring for the abandoned baby he finds in a dumpster. [SXSW]

Directed By: Logan Marshall-Green

Written By: Logan Marshall-Green

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
53
36% Positive
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
18% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
53
36% Positive
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews

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91
Mar 12, 2019
Patient, meditative, and sanguine, Adopt a Highway is a rugged slice of Americana.
By Michael Roffman FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 31, 2019
Like a spare short story, this little indie nurtures a few simple emotions, then hopes its audience will stick around to share in them. I’m glad I did.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 1, 2019
The look of buried terror and resentment in Hawke's eyes tells the deeper story. Still, Adopt a Highway wanders ("Ella" is just the first chapter) and the redemption narrative isn't so much heavy-handed as it is super-imposed.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
58
Mar 14, 2019
It’s easy to admire Green’s decision to tell a personal story that came from the heart, but the end result is, unfortunately, something a little flat, unremarkable and it’s only Ethan Hawke’s terrifically empathetic performance that makes this long and listless journey feel like it’s a road worth taking.
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40
Mar 12, 2019
Marshall-Green’s directorial debut is an intriguing story centered on a flawed protagonist, and with more polishing in the second half of the film it could have really sailed.
By Candice Frederick FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 12, 2019
Despite the film's choppy and tonally dissonant storytelling ... Hawke’s performance quite literally carries the movie.
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30
Mar 12, 2019
All evidence here suggests that Marshall-Green needs a strong collaborator — or maybe just someone else’s screenplay — the next time he gets behind the camera.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
6.8
60% Positive
6 Ratings
30% Mixed
3 Ratings
10% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
6.8
60% Positive
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30% Mixed
3 Ratings
10% Negative
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Production Company Divide/Conquer, Blumhouse Productions, Tang Media Partners, Under the Influence Productions
Release Date Nov 1, 2019
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating Not Rated
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