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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'.

Just Like a Woman (2012)

5.5/10
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Starring: Sienna Miller, Golshifteh Farahani

Two women travel across the United States. One of them wants to make her dream come true and become a professional belly dancer, while the other one t... Read more

Kalifornia (1993)

6.7/10
Director: Dominic Sena
Starring: David Duchovny, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Michelle Forbes

This 'Badlands' for the 90s is a tense, chilling psycho-drama and darkly comic road movie. A writer and a photographer, researching a coffee-table boo... Read more

Kamikaze Taxi (1995)

7.6/10
Director: Masato Harada
Starring: Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Koji Yakusho

Part crime thriller, part road movie and part social polemic, writer/director Masato Harada's drama follows Yakuza underling Tatsuo (Kazuya Takahashi)... Read more

Kings of the Road (1976)

8/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Rudiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, Lisa Kreuzer

A sweeping 'road' movie concerning two men who journey across Germany visiting shuttered movie houses, listening to rock 'n' roll and discovering what... Read more

Kiss or Kill (1997)

6.4/10
Director: Bill Bennett
Starring: Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood

A fresh, funny, intelligent and powerful film about two young hustlers who accidentally kill a sleazy businessman with a drug overdose, leaving them w... Read more

Last Flag Flying (2017)

6.9/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Yul Vazquel

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of... Read more

Last Ride (2009)

6.7/10
Director: Glendyn Ivin
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell, Anita Hegh, John Brumpton, Sonya Suares, Kelton Pell

Australian director Glendyn Ivin's feature debut is a beautifully drawn, mood-filled drama describing the troubled relationship between a father and s... Read more

Last Stop for Paul (2006)

6.4/10
Director: Neil Mandt
Starring: Marc Carter, Neil Mandt

Charlie (writer/director Neil Mandt) and Cliff (cinematographer Marc Carter) are two close friends who work together selling bathroom supplies. When C... Read more

Leningrad Cowboys Collection ( Leningrad Cowboys Go America / Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses / Total Balalaika Show ) (1989)

Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Andre Wilms, Jim Jarmusch, Kari Vaananen, Matti Pellonpaa, Nicky Tesco

The legendary Leningrad Cowboys, one of Finland's oddest but most successful exports, are a comic rock band of outlandish appearance with their dark s... Read more

Lindon Puffin's Figure 8000: A Road Movie (2006)

Director: Lindon Puffin

2 guys - 4 islands - 8000kms - 1 dodgy motorhome. Ride alongside folk/punk's lunch-time legend Lindon Puffin as he attempts a liverbending 108 night n... Read more