When The Short History of the Long Road arrives at its final destination with a message about finding your own path, it sadly fails to land much of an emotional punch.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 26, 2021

It features a strong leading performance from Sabrina Carpenter and beautiful cinematography of the western landscape.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 1, 2021

There's an incredible authenticity and intimacy conveyed within this film as Carpenter's "Nora" looks for answers and relies on her unique upbringing.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Nov 27, 2020

The Short History of the Long Road would have benefitted from having a lengthier run time. Yet, its naturalistic performances as well as its momentous yet moderate handling of parental mistakes.

| Sep 23, 2020

The real success of Simon-Kennedy's film is portraying the same seductive quality of the open road that Jack Kerouac spent 20 years being annoying about.

| Sep 9, 2020

Lyrical and melancholy and visually stunning...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 9, 2020

Throughout, writer-director Ani Simon-Kennedy keeps The Short History of the Long Road in gear - but a lower, slower one than you might expect.

| Sep 9, 2020

The Short History of the Long Road is a more contemplative coming-of-age drama than most, but despite its frequently weighty subject matter, it never drags or becomes oppressively dark.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 9, 2020

I have a feeling a decade from now lots of us will look back at this big-hearted road movie and say, 'Oh, yeah - that's the first time I noticed Sabrina Carpenter.'

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 24, 2020

Although it rambles like the endless roadways it follows, "The Short History of the Long Road" is a perceptive low-key character study.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 19, 2020

The Short History of the Long Road is more engaging than it should be, considering the movie's sanitized portrayal of being a homeless teenage girl.

| Jul 12, 2020

Creating an environment that adequately expresses all of this could be a daunting process for any filmmaker, but writer/director Ani Simon-Kennedy expertly takes us on this adventure...

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 2, 2020

The film starts as a gentle father-daughter story and shifts gears towards a painful coming-of-age tale. Sabrina Carpenter carries the film superbly as she navigates her new life without her parents.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 28, 2020

...a lovely movie filled with disarming, soft-pedal performances in-keeping with the narrative's laid back vibe.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 26, 2020

A standout performance from Sabrina Carpenter is the highlight of this very predictable story. The lack to attention given to the actual story is surprising in this otherwise fine coming of age story.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Jun 26, 2020

Seemingly rambling about without a destination in mind at the end of the film you realize you have traveled somewhere.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 25, 2020

A gentle road trip well worth taking.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 25, 2020

Authentic coming-of-age road trip drama has teen pot use.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 23, 2020

It may not seem like much at first glance but The Short History of the Long Road proves to be a journey that is definitely worth taking.

| Jun 18, 2020

... crafts some intriguing character dynamics around a gritty tale of fractured families and self-discovery.

| Jun 17, 2020