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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'.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

8/10
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Ray Bolger, Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, Mar...

Follow Dorothy over the rainbow and down the Yellow Brick Road, along with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, Cowardly Lion and Toto, too, for fun and adven... Read more

The Wizard of Oz ( Blu-ray ) (1939)

8/10
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Frank Morgan, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamil...

Follow Dorothy over the rainbow and down the Yellow Brick Road, along with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, Cowardly Lion and Toto, too, for fun and adven... Read more

The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

7.8/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Annie Whittle, Aaron Murphy, Walton...

In 1967, at the age of 68, Invercargill-born Burt Munro broke the land speed record on the salt flats of Utah, fulfilling a life-long dream and settin... Read more

The World's Fastest Indian ( Blu-ray ) (2005)

7.8/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Annie Whittle, Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Greenwood, Diane Ladd, Walton Goggins, Pau...

In 1967, at the age of 68, Invercargill-born Burt Munro broke the land speed record on the salt flats of Utah, fulfilling a life-long dream and settin... Read more

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (2011)

6.2/10
Director: Tara Johns
Starring: Gil Bellows, Macha Grenon, Julia Stone

It's 1976 and eleven-year-old Elizabeth (Julia Stone) is shocked to discover that she is an adopted child, but even more shocking is the person she fi... Read more

The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)

6.8/10
Director: Udayan Prasad
Starring: Maria Bello, William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne

About three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships forge and change in a... Read more

Thelma and Louise (1991)

Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Brad Pitt, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Susan Sarandon

This controversial 'female road movie' stars Susan Sarandon as a bored waitress, and Geena Davis as a put-upon housewife, who decide to set off on a v... Read more

They Drive By Night (1940)

7.3/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart

This gritty and compelling road drama stars George Raft and Humphrey Bogart as truck-driving brothers who take on corrupt businessmen when they try to... Read more

Thieves Like Us (1974)

7.1/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck

Robert Altman brings Edward Anderson's classic novel (already filmed by Nicholas Ray in 1949 as They Live by Night) to the screen in this moving and t... Read more

Tickets (2005)

7/10
Director: Abbas Kiarostami, Ermanno Olmi, Ken Loach
Starring: Martin Compston, William Ruane, Carlo delle Piane, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Silva...

Three outstanding directors came together with the idea of making three separate films, then decided to weave their stories together using a train jou... Read more