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Rest Stop.
70%
Movie
25m
AI Analysis
Rest Stop. (2019) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Rest Stop. (2019) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: It's 1975, and John Dykstra, a lowly college professor, with not much confidence but a semi-successful author, is on his way home from his monthly meet up group with fellow authors, when he decides to pull off to the nearest rest stop. What he encounters there is an unnerving domestic assault, that will force him to… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~25 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Rest Stop. 70% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Rest Stop. is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 2 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
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Synopsis
It's 1975, and John Dykstra, a lowly college professor, with not much confidence but a semi-successful author, is on his way home from his monthly meet up group with fellow authors, when he decides to pull off to the nearest rest stop. What he encounters there is an unnerving domestic assault, that will force him to embrace his alter ego, Rick Hardin, the hitman in his novels, and finally decide what kind of man he wants to be.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2019-04-14
- Runtime
- 25m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 1057093
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Where can I watch Rest Stop. (2019)?
Rest Stop. is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Rest Stop.?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Rest Stop. directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Rest Stop. about?
It's 1975, and John Dykstra, a lowly college professor, with not much confidence but a semi-successful author, is on his way home from his monthly meet up group with fellow authors, when he decides... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Rest Stop.?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Rest Stop.?
The official runtime for Rest Stop. is approximately 25 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Randy Havens
John Dykstra / Rick Hardin
Steve Coulter
Dean Russell Strathman
Jayson Warner Smith
Mitch Forsyth
Justin Miles
Raymond Fells
Jonathon Pawlowski
Roger Billings
Beth Pilgreen
Christine Lockhart
Candace Mabry
Tracy
- I
Ian Isaksson
Robby
- G
Gisele Frame
Secretary Louise
- A
Allen Hu
Radio Broadcaster (voice)
- M
Michael Schwartz
Background Professor
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