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Desperation Road (2023)

★ 6.6 · 160 ratings on TMDB

The road to redemption is twisted.

Desperation Road poster★ 6.6

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.

DirectorNadine Crocker
CastElla Thomas, Garrett Hedlund, Kat Foster, Katy Bodenhamer, Mel Gibson, Michael Aaron Milligan
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

Desperation Road keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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