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'.
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Beeban Kidron
Starring: John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner,...
The tale of three drag queens headed for Hollywood whose car breaks down in a small rural town where they are befriended by the local female populatio... Read more
Tommy Boy (1995)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek, Dan Aykroyd, Julie Warner, S...
When Big Tom Callahan dies, his auto parts factory passes to his family, many of whom want to sell it to a corporation which plans to close it down. N... Read more
Transamerica (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Duncan Tucker
Starring: Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Felicity Huffman, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene,...
Felicity Huffman ('Desperate Housewives') won kudos and awards for her layered portrayal of a pre-operative transsexual named Bree. A week before the... Read more
Transylvania (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Tony Gatlif
Starring: Asia Argento, Amira Casar, Birol Unel, Alexandra Beaujard, Marco Castoldi
Director Tony Gatlif ('Latcho Drom', 'Gadjo Dilo') continues his love affair with Romany people and their music; Asia Argento is Zingarina, an Italian... Read more
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Lorenz
Starring: Clint Eastwood, John Goodman, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake
Bittersweet drama stars Clint Eastwood as Gus Lobel, a veteran baseball scout who is nearing the end of his career. Realising that her father is strug... Read more
True Love and Chaos (1997)
5.8/10
Director: Stavros Andonis Efthymiou
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Miranda Otto, Hugo Weaving, Naveen Andrews, Noah Taylor, Kimberl...
This gritty road movie follows the topsy-turvy relationships of three friends as they drive across Australia, picking up an aging singer along the way... Read more
True Romance (1993)
7.9/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman
Another explosive cocktail from the pen of Quentin Tarantino ('Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction'). This is a 90's twist on the young lovers-on-the-lam g... Read more
Twentynine Palms (2004)
5.3/10
Director: Bruno Dumont
Starring: Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissack
A brash, challenging and sexually explicit film accused of being anti-American, homophobic and sexist! David and his French girlfriend, Katia travel... Read more
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Monte Hellman
Starring: James Taylor, Warren Oates, Dennis Wilson, Laurie Bird, David Drake
Monte Hellman's acclaimed cult film concerns a race around the back-roads of America between a pair of drag-racing drifters (musicians James Taylor an... Read more
Until the End of the World (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Ernie Dingo, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Rudiger Vogler, Sam Neill, Solveig Do...
One of cinema's most audacious directors, Wim Wenders, the visionary creator of 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wing Of Desire', brings us the ultimate road movie... Read more