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'.
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
Get Him to the Greek (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Starring: Colm Meaney, Rose Byrne, Sean Combs, Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Elisabeth Moss
Outrageous spinoff of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (from the same director) finds rock star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) at an all-time career low, his... Read more
The Hitcher (1986)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Harmon
Starring: C Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rutger Hauer, Jeffrey DeMunn
Rutger Hauer is evil personified in this taut thriller about a young man who is terrorized by a maniacal hitchhiker. Howell, in what may easily be his... Read more
Easy Rider ( Blu-ray ) (1969)
7.4/10
Director: Dennis Hopper
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Peter Fonda, Phil Spector
Counter-culture road movie with Dennis Hopper (also directing) and Peter Fonda getting out their choppers to travel across the Southwest. On their way... 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
Road to Perdition ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Paul Newman, Stanley Tucci, Tom Ha...
"American Beauty" director Sam Mendes' powerful drama of Irish-American gangsters in early '30s Illinois features Tom Hanks as a hit man for mob boss... Read more
Radio On (1979)
6.5/10
Director: Christopher Petit
Starring: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, Sting
Following a young London DJ (David Beames) on the road to Bristol to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, "Radio On" offers a unique, comp... 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
Cars ( Blu-ray ) (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
Bonneville (2006)
6.2/10
Director: Christopher N Rowley
Starring: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Tom Skerritt, Christine Baranski, Victor...
Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen star as three friends who embark on an unusual road trip, ostensibly to return the remains of Lange's recent... Read more