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 Two Towers ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
8.7/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Bernard Hill, Brad Dourif, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, David Wenham, Elijah...
With the Fellowship of the Ring splintered, the war for Middle Earth continues in the second Tolkien tale from Peter Jackson. As warriors Aragorn (Vig... Read more
Eye of the Beholder (1998)
4.9/10
Director: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, k d lang, Jason Priestley, Genevieve...
Electrifying erotic thriller starring Ewan McGregor as a high-tech British operative grappling with personal problems while trailing gorgeous serial k... Read more
Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
5.7/10
Director: Carlos Sorin
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Fergus O'Connell, a good-hearted dentist who travels by motorbike through Patagonia and rural Argentina to give free dental... Read more
The Puffy Chair (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Starring: Kathryn Aselton, Mark Duplass
Josh likes to be on time, he likes to dominate the small things in his world. Rhett likes to film lizards and talk at length about honesty and bad moj... Read more
Wild at Heart ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
7.2/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern,...
If Lula (Laura Dern) knows one thing in this world, it's that she's destined to be with her ex-con boyfriend Sailor (Nicolas Cage) - no matter how man... 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
Generation Kill (2008)
8.6/10
Starring: Lee Tergesen, Stark Sands, Jon Huertas, Alexander Skarsgard, James Ransone
Based on the best-selling book by Evan Wright, this acclaimed seven-part miniseries from HBO examines the first 40 days of the Iraq War from the persp... Read more
Cactus (2007)
5.9/10
Director: Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan
Starring: Travis McMahon, Bryan Brown, Shane Jacobson, David Lyons
To gain some much needed cash, John Kelly (Travis McMahon) accepts a job to kidnap and deliver professional gambler Eli Jones (David Lyons) to his kee... 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
Little Miss Sunshine ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Paul Dan...
A charming black comedy about life, death and junior beauty contests. Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear head an eccentric family that includes a potty-mo... Read more