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Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

Release Date:August 1, 2025

Running Time:91 min

Genres:Documentary

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Cast

Michael Imperioli W. Kamau Bell Josh Brolin Matt Dillon Natalie Merchant Ann Charters David Amram Jay McInerney Jean-Christophe Cloutier Joyce Johnson Diana Langley Tenaj Melendras

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Synopsis

Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" finds new relevance as modern travelers and cultural figures like Josh Brolin, W. Kamau Bell and Natalie Merchant reveal how his quest for authentic experience resonates powerfully in our screen-saturated era — offering a lyrical meditation on what it means to truly experience the journey.

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