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'.
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)
4.9/10
Director: Dave Payne
Starring: Michael Muhney, Desmond Askew, Wilmer Calderon, Valerie Cruz
A prequel to the celebrated comic-horror 'Reeker' which shows us how the smelly serial killer got his start. Finding themselves trapped in a lonely di... Read more
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
7.5/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Gig Young, Isela Vega, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Webber, Warren Oates
When a Mexican land baron puts a million dollar bounty on the head of the man who seduced his daughter, two money-hungry men (Gig Young and Robert Web... Read more
Convoy (1978)
6.3/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Ernest Borgnine
Sam Peckinpah's classic road-movie based around the hit song by C.W. McCall. Long-distance trucker Rubber Duck (Kris Kristofferson) is on the run from... Read more
Road, Movie (2009)
6.9/10
Director: Dev Benegal
Starring: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Abhay Deol
Vishhu (Indian superstar Abhay Deol), a restless young man, itches to escape the fate of his father's faltering hair oil business. When the offer to d... Read more
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ( Blu-ray ) (1994)
7.5/10
Director: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Bill Hunter, Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving, Terence Stamp
The outrageous tale of three drag queens who hit the road in a pink bus called Priscilla and head to Alice Springs to perform a cabaret show. Terence... 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
Thieves Like Us (1974)
7.1/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck
Robert Altman brings Edward Anderson's classic novel (already filmed by Nicholas Ray in 1949 as They Live by Night) to the screen in this moving and t... Read more
Race With The Devil (1975)
6.6/10
Director: Jack Starrett
Starring: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit
After two vacationing couples travelling from Texas to Colorado witness a satanic cult's human sacrifice they must flee in their RV, with the murderou... Read more
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Roger Bart, Neil Patrick Harris, Danneel Harris...
The cannabis-craving twosome return in this high-flying sequel that finds them labelled as terrorists after their pot-smoking paraphernalia is mistake... Read more
The Wind Journeys (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Ciro Guerra
Starring: Marciano Martinez
A Colombian accordion player (Marciano Martinez) believes he must give up the instrument after the death of his wife. Legend has it that the device or... Read more