Goin' Down the Road
Two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life. A classic, and over 50 years later, the film has been on every TIFF list of the top 10 Canadian films ever made.
Goin' Down the Road (1970)
Donald Shebib
At a glance
Countries
Canada
Ratings
TMDB users
6.2/10
20 votes
Rating consensus
62/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~62/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Doug McGrath
Peter
Paul Bradley
Joey
Jayne Eastwood
Betty
Cayle Chernin
Selina
Nicole Morin
Nicole
Pierre La Roche
Frenchy
Mary Black
Peter's Aunt
J.R. Zimmerman
Stuart Marwick
Don Steinhouse
Boy at the Plant
Ted Sugar
Boy at the Plant
Ron Martin
Boy at the Plant
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Goin' Down the Road (1970)
Donald Shebib
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