Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation 2025

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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The cast

Michael Imperioli Self

W. Kamau Bell Self

Josh Brolin Self

Matt Dillon Self

Natalie Merchant Self

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Ann Charters Self

David Amram Self

Jay McInerney Self

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Jean-Christophe Cloutier Self

Joyce Johnson Self

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Diana Langley Self

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Tenaj Melendras Self

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Faustino Melendras Self

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Amir Staten Self

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