Desperation Road

About Desperation Road

Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go on the run - as their violent pasts catch up to them, the pair must learn to trust each other if they hope to live out the rest of their days.

Desperation Road (2023) is a crime thriller film directed by Nadine Crocker. Released in October 2023, it runs 112 minutes.

The film is filed under cop, ex-con, mississippi, and small town. The story is adapted from a novel.

Willa Fitzgerald takes the lead as Maben, Garrett Hedlund as Russell Gaines, Mel Gibson as Mitchell Gaines, and Ryan Hurst as Larry. The screenplay is by Michael Farris Smith. Produced by Elevated Films. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

Me Before You, The Dressmaker, and The Dry make useful companions to Desperation Road, all filed under intense. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 175 votes and it carries a R rating.