Road to Nowhere (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, Road to Nowhere is a thriller, mystery and romance film directed by Monte Hellman, running about 121 minutes. “Illusion is the first of all pleasures.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A passionate filmmaker creating a film based upon a true crime casts an unknown mysterious young woman bearing a disturbing resemblance to the femme fatale in the story. Unsuspectingly, he finds himself drawn into a complex web of haunting intrigue: he becomes obsessed with the woman, the crime, her possibly notorious past, and the disturbing complexity between art and truth. From the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina to Verona, Rome, and London, new truths are revealed and clues to other crimes and passions, darker and even more complex, are uncovered.

Who’s in it. Road to Nowhere stars Tygh Runyan as Mitchell Haven, François L'Écuyer as Olivier Guimond, Élise Guilbault as Albertine Robitaille and Dominique Swain as Nathalie Post, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Road to Nowhere has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $27K at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on History Vault, Midnight Pulp and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Road to Nowhere page.

If you liked it. Fans of Road to Nowhere tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.