Last Updated on September 20, 2024 by
What We Find on the Road is a 2024 Drama Movie Directed by Chaysen Beacham. The film stars Finn Haney, William Chris Sumpter, and Paul Guilfoyle, with a runtime of 1h 33M, and was released on September 20, 2024.
TJ is an 18-year-old boy still carrying deep psychological wounds due to his father’s lack of paternal responsibility; on his birthday, he is given a mysterious key by his father, a man with somber ghosts in his closet. The key opens the door of an old rusty ’68 convertible car which resembles their declining relationship. But along with the car comes a challenge: TJ’s father challenges him to embark on a cross-country road trip in the hope that, through the road trip, TJ may perhaps get a chance to rekindle the strained relationship between the two and feel the family backbone that has been lost for some time now.
A forced journey quickly becomes a memorable and exciting experience. Lacking any other course or goal other than the road in front of him, TJ continues onward without quite knowing where he will wind up. During his quest, he meets unique characters, rather clumsy and dysfunctional, yet they become his companions full of humor, warmth, and a fair portion of comic mishaps.
A young man with a dreamer character, philosophically learning about life, finds himself surrounded with people, who changed his outlook on being family, friendship, and trust. Throughout the movie, TJ learns that the journey is not just about getting to a new location, but about finding himself and finding purpose in life. With each pit stop, encounter, and misadventure, he learns lessons about hope, forgiveness, and people’s ability to come together. His journey is a process and, at times, he is insecure, yet humor helps him stay afloat; at other times the journey is taxing, but determination drives him forward when the road seems long.
Through the laughter and the tears, TJ comes to realize that sometimes the longest and. most treacherous roads in life are those that lead one back to basics, even if the basics are not a house or a home. Ultimately, what TJ discovers is not just a mended relationship with his father, but about himself and that family may be a connection with anyone, whether it is blood-related or not.
Bill Haney wrote this script, and Chaysen Beacham directed it – “What We Find on the Road,” is a dramedy that focuses on the journey of overcoming mental health issues, addiction, and loneliness that bring characters back to the people closest to them.
What We Find on the Road 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
What We Find on the Road is rated R by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA) for some language.
Violence & Intense Scenes: Shoving, a short fight in a bar, more pushing and shoving by Mr. Hobart, and tackled by Mr. House. First, TJ and his father have quarrelsome dialogues; some utensils are thrown around. Sparse references to the father’s criminal and imprisonment history which concerns TJ.
Profanity: These include arguments that see unprovoked instances of the use of strong language such as ‘fk’ and ‘st’ as well as general conversation.
Alcohol, Drugs, & Smoking: Characters take alcohol, including a scene of the intoxicated. Reference to a cigarette once or twice but no smoking scenes, also passing reference to drugs but no drug-taking sequences.
Sexual Content & Nudity: Some gentle sexual suggestions and remarks but no sexual activities. Some partial nudity with no sexual connotations, occasional nudity, and some skimpy dressing.
