End of the Road Movie Review

  • Positive Messages






    a little

    Family is there for you. The grieving process takes time. People aren’t always trustworthy. “All money is not good money.” People interiorize negative messages they’re told about themselves.

  • Positive Role Models






    very little

    Brenda puts her kids above her own safety and has to make tough decisions to do what’s right for her family. Reggie wants to make something of himself though he knows he’s made some bad decisions. Characters express racism, commit crimes, and hurt or kill others.

  • Diverse Representations






    a little

    Main characters are Black and face persistent racism on a car trip through the Southwest, including from characters with “Aryan Nations” tattoos. One man tells the main character he’ll send her “back to Africa.” A Black man calls a White man “cracker.” A joke mentions “restitutions.” Mention of the Sinaloa drug cartel.

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  • Violence & Scariness






    a lot

    Characters are killed in graphic detail by gunshot and car crash. Others are wounded by shooting, stabbing, car crashes, car chases, and more. A child is kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of a car. Kids also wield a gun to save themselves. A woman is hit on the head with a baseball bat and tied up, surrounded by a group of men threatening her with racist taunts. She takes them on in a brawl. A family is grieving a father’s death. Mention of drug cartels.

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  • Sex, Romance & Nudity






    a little

    A married couple kiss in a flashback. A couple have sex in the background of a scene at night; they’re overheard but hard to see.

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  • Language






    a lot

    Variations of “f–k,” and “s–t.” Also “damn,” “goddamn,” “ass,” “bitch,” “son of a bitch,” “hell,” “balls,” “sucks,” “stupid,” “fool,” “dork,” “pipsqueak.”

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  • Products & Purchases






    very little

    Ford, Chevy, Chick-fil-A.

  • Drinking, Drugs & Smoking






    some

    A man smokes weed and lets his teenage niece take a couple of hits off the joint. Men drink beer.

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  • Parents Need to Know

    Parents need to know that End of the Road is a thriller starring a Black family who get caught up in a drug deal gone wrong and are also victims of rampant racism. Starring (and executive-produced by) Queen Latifah, the film puts a mother and her two kids and her brother (played by fellow musician-actor Ludacris) into very violent situations. Characters are killed in graphic detail by gunshot and car crash, or wounded by shooting, stabbing, car crashes, car chases, abductions, heavy blows, and more. A child is kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of a car. Kids also wield a gun to save themselves. A man smoking weed lets his teenage niece take a couple of hits off the joint. A couple have sex in the background of a nighttime scene. Language includes variations of “f–k” and “s–t,” “damn,” “goddamn,” “ass,” “bitch,” “son of a bitch,” “hell,” “balls,” “sucks,” and more. Characters have “Aryan Nations” tattoos. One man tells the main character he’ll send her “back to Africa.” A Black man calls a White man “cracker.” A joke mentions “restitutions.”