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High Road (2011)

High Road poster
Directed by
Matt Walsh
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to avoid the police after a drug bust. He hits the road with his teenage neighbor. His loyalties are split between his band, his girlfriend, and his weed dealing.

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What happens

High Road is a 2011 American improvised comedy film directed by Matt Walsh, who co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Weiner. The film surrounds a young man whose loyalties are torn between his band, girlfriend, and dealing weed. Attempting to elude arrest after a drug bust, he is accompanied by his teenage runaway neighbor. It stars James Pumphrey, Abby Elliott, Dylan O'Brien, and Rob Riggle. It also premiered at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival, where for Matt Walsh's directing, it won an honor for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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