Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation vs The Art of Protest

The Art of Protest has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation). The Art of Protest is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 31m. The Art of Protest is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation posterKerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation2025 VS The Art of Protest posterThe Art of Protest2020
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a NationThe Art of Protest
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252020
Length1h 31m45m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United States of America
DirectorEbs BurnoughColin Day
Main castJosh Brolin, Michael Imperioli, Matt Dillon, Natalie Merchant, W. Kamau BellShepard Fairey, Jello Biafra, Tom Morello, Fat Mike, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Synopsis

Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation

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.

The Art of Protest

Welcome to a never-before-seen tour of the creations by resistance artists around the world. From the streets of Moscow to the shores of Los Angeles and featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Moby, Shepard Fairey, and more, this powerful film brings a message of hope and change through radical resistance and righteous social uprising.

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