Road Movies
In the guise of a comedy or drama, a thriller or romance, the road movie acts as a metaphor for life where during the course of the running time, the characters lives are changed forever by the journey that they are taking. People go through love, loss, redemption and salvation. They are on the road of discovery, learning about themselves and adjusting to the changes and hurdles that the road throws up at them. Finally, there is the destination, the goal which makes the journey worthwhile, where closure is provided and a final catharsis occurs; the literal end of the road.
However, if this sounds like too much hard work for you and you just want some good, honest car chases with burning rubber and squealing tires, then look no further than "Car Chase Movies". Just click on the link at left.
Pictured: Kowalski and his Dodge Challenger in 'Vanishing Point'.
Route 66 Marathon Tour: Chicago to L.A. (2006)
Called the Main Street of America, Route 66 linked East and West for nearly 60 memorable years and became part of America's national folklore. Nearly... Read more
RV: Runaway Vacation (2006)
5.5/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Hutcherson,...
White-collar workaholic Robin Williams persuades his family to forgo their much-anticipated Hawaiian vacation for a cross-country road trip in a fully... Read more
Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Hue Rhodes
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Tim Blake Nelson, John Cho, Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage, Emma...
Loosely styled on Dante's "Inferno", this unique offering stars Steve Buscemi as compulsive gambler John Alighieri who has finally beaten the habit, s... Read more
Scarecrow (1973)
7.3/10
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan
Two towering performances by Al Pacino and Gene Hackman dominate this unusual but fascinating buddy film with Pacino and Hackman as drifters who team... Read more
Schultze Gets The Blues (2003)
7/10
Director: Michael Schorr
Starring: Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl Fred Muller, Ursula Schucht
Schultze is a middle-aged accordionist whose lust for life is re-invigorated when he hears a Cajun zydeco riff on the radio. He becomes obsessed with... Read more
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, William Petersen, Keira Knightley, Derek Luke, Steve Carell, Ad...
Dodge Petersen's (Steve Carell) wife has just left him - after learning that an asteroid will destroy all life on Earth in just three weeks. Hitting t... Read more
Sideways (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
A wine tasting road trip to salute Jack's (Thomas Haden Church) final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles (Paul Giamatti) hit... Read more
Sightseers (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram
A jet-black British comedy in which a romantic break turns into a bloody killing spree. Sheltered teenager Tina (Alice Lowe) accompanies her new boyfr... Read more
Stagecoach (1939)
7.9/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, Louise Platt
John Ford at his greatest in a story of nine passengers on a Cheyenne-bound stagecoach, each with a singular reason for the journey, determined to liv... Read more
Starlight Hotel (1989)
7/10
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Starring: Greer Robson, Marshall Napier, Peter Phelps
A superbly cinematographed and set in rural Otago during the 1930's. It centers on a young and determined Kate (Robson) who runs away from her aunt an... Read more