Reservation Road

Rushing to return his son to his ex-wife after a baseball game, Dwight Arno accidentally hits and kills a boy standing by the roadside. The hit-and-run sets Ethan, the boy's father, on a mission to find the driver. The film focuses primarily on the emotional journey of both men—one consumed by pain and anger, the other by guilt. Based on John Burnham Schwartz's novel, Terry George crafts an intense melodrama, with powerful performances by Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix that heighten its emotional depth.