Back Roads is a movie directed by Alex Pettyfer in 2018 and based on the book of the same name by Tawni O’Dell, first published in 1999. The movie features Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz, Robert Patrick, Juliette Lewis, Danika Yarosh, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
After his mother is imprisoned for killing his abusive father, Harley Altmyer is left to care for his three younger sisters in rural Pennsylvania. Harley forgoes his college education, working dead-end jobs to pay the bills and raise his siblings. Scarred by his past, Harley becomes infatuated with Callie Mercer, the older married woman who lives nearby.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1999
Pages
352
Book Rate
7.50
S: Goodreads
Book
Back Roads
Author: Tawni O'Dell
Country: USA
First published in: 1999
Length: 352 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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