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The Last One for the Road

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Two middle-aged friends, who swear each drink is their last, cross paths with a shy architecture student and take him under their wing on a free-flowing bender through the Italian countryside in a scruffy intergenerational odyssey.

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Nell Minow RogerEbert.com May 1
3/4
This is an existential story that is a less bleak and more scenic version of Samuel Beckett’s 'Waiting for Godot,' a psychological journey about connection, regret, memory, and meaning. Go to Full Review Anzhe Zhang Slant Magazine Sep 21
2/4
The Last One for the Road gives itself over to an aimlessness that doesn’t so much reflect the characters’ lives as it does the script’s lack of commitment to interiority. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety 06/10/2025
Loosely reminiscent of the happy-sad fables of Alice Rohrwacher, Francesco Sossai’s boozy dramedy is enchanting even when it briefly veers into predictable territory. Go to Full Review Sean Burns Spliced Personality (Substack) 3d
If nothing’s at stake for the characters, it’s hard for us to invest any deeper than the film’s surface pleasures, which luckily are abundant. Go to Full Review Oscar Goff Cambridge Day 5d
2.5/4
Like its central road trip, "Last One" veers miles away from the point, but if you’re on Sossai’s cockeyed wavelength, it’s worth sticking around for one more round. Go to Full Review Peter Keough Arts Fuse 5d
The film works best when these plot details and thematic notions remain blurry, a state of blithering bliss enhanced by the Tom Waits-like soundtrack from Krano. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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virginia S @Ginny72 May 9 Charming at times, and the appealing young guy saves the movie. I always have a hard time watching dirty drunks, although they weren’t terrible people. See more Read all reviews
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Francesco Sossai

Director

Filippo Scotti

Giulio

Sergio Romano

Carlobianchi

Pierpaolo Capovilla

Doriano

Roberto Citran

Cavalier Fadiga

Andrea Pennacchi

Genio
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Synopsis Two middle-aged friends, who swear each drink is their last, cross paths with a shy architecture student and take him under their wing on a free-flowing bender through the Italian countryside in a scruffy intergenerational odyssey.
Director
Francesco Sossai
Producer
Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Philipp Kreuzer, Cecilia Trautvetter
Screenwriter
Francesco Sossai, Adriano Candiago
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Vivo Film, Rai Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 16, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.7K
Runtime
1h 40m