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 Darjeeling Limited (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray
Not having spoken since their father's funeral a year earlier, three brothers (Owen Wilson, Adrian Brody and Jason Schwartzman) board a train travelli... Read more
Stagecoach (1939)
7.9/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, Louise Platt
John Ford at his greatest in a story of nine passengers on a Cheyenne-bound stagecoach, each with a singular reason for the journey, determined to liv... Read more
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
8.1/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Henry Fonda
One of the great classics, this adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel stars Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and John Carradine as Casey. Tom returns to the f... Read more
The Wages of Fear (1953)
8.1/10
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck
A thriller with surprisingly little violence which is, nevertheless, a hair-raising, hold-onto-the-edge-of-your-seat masterpiece of suspense. A young... Read more
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton
You want some fresh air? Here it is! Pee-wee Herman goes on an adventure to recover his most important possession - a bicycle stolen by some nasties.... Read more
Psycho (1960)
8.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Hitchcock's most famous movie, the shocker that still keeps people away from showers. Janet Leigh is a woman on the run who befriends mother's boy mot... Read more
Planes, Trains And Automobiles (1987)
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Steve Martin, Laila Robins, Kevin Bacon, John Candy
Steve Martin is an uptight ad exec trying to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving with his family. His flight from New York is detoured to Wichita and... Read more
Mad Max 2 ( aka The Road Warrior ) (1981)
Director: George Miller
Starring: Vernon Wells, Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence
Called by Andrew Sarris a 'post-apocalyptic adventure yarn of such breathtaking velocity that it would have spun hopelessly out of control without the... Read more
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition (2001)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, Sean...
This Special Extended Edition is a unique version of the film. With no constraints on the running time, director Peter Jackson added more character de... Read more
The Wild One (1953)
6.9/10
Director: Laslo Benedek
Starring: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin
Marlon Brando is Johnny, the leader of a vicious biker gang which invades a small, sleepy California town. The leather-jacketed biker seems bent on de... Read more