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 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
8.9/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Bernard Hill, Cate Blanchett, David Wenham, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm,...
Director Peter Jackson's triumphant finale to fantasy cinema's most acclaimed series has Frodo, Sam and the treacherous Gollum attempt to destroy the... 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
Bonnie and Clyde ( Blu-ray ) (1967)
7.9/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J Pollard, Gene Wilder, Estel...
Bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow probably didn't deserve the cinematic immortality guaranteed by this masterwork directed by Arthur Penn, b... Read more
Freebird (2008)
5.6/10
Director: Jon Ivay
Starring: Peter Bowles, Phil Daniels, Geoff Bell, Laila Rouass, Jon Ivay, Alun ap Brinley,...
A British biker flick with an engaging mix of male bonding, drug humour and bumbling criminal activity from writer/director Jon Ivay. Three friends fu... Read more
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Luenell , Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Pamela Anderson, etc ...
Sacha Baron Cohen stirred up a legal hornet's nest when he took his obnoxious Kazakh reporter character, Borat, on the road in the US and A. From dru... 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
Cars (2006)
7.1/10
Director: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Starring: Voices Of, Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, J...
Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is a pedal-to-the-metal racer determined to make it to across country to California for the Piston Cup Champ... Read more
Historias Minimas (Intimate Stories) (2002)
7.5/10
Director: Carlos Sorin
Starring: Javier Lombardo, Javiera Bravo, Antonio Benedictis
A deceptively simple, yet delightful road movie concerned with three disparate characters headed for the Argentine city of San Julian amid the beautif... Read more
Zabriskie Point (1970)
7.1/10
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Rod Taylor, Paul Fix
Antonioni's portrait of revolutionary America of the 1960's; a disquieting, visually stunning film about two American young people of the 60's, faced... Read more
Boys on the Side (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker
This likeable comedy/drama deals with three disparate women who travel cross-country together bonding enroute. Dealing with physical abuse, pre-marita... Read more