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 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
Natural Born Killers: The Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (1994)
7.3/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Sizemore, Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson
Dubbed 'A Clockwork Orange' of the 90s, this all-out audio-visual experience is something that comes along all too rarely. Oliver Stone has, with the... Read more
Natural Born Killers (1994)
7.3/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr, Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore
Dubbed 'A Clockwork Orange' of the 90s, this all-out audio-visual experience is something that comes along all too rarely. Oliver Stone has, with the... Read more
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
7.5/10
Director: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce
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
Cold Fever (1994)
7.1/10
Director: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens
This Jarmusch-like comic road movie charts the adventures of Atshushi (Masatoshi Nagase), a Japanese businessman who decides to go to Iceland and trek... Read more
True Romance (1993)
7.9/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman
Another explosive cocktail from the pen of Quentin Tarantino ('Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction'). This is a 90's twist on the young lovers-on-the-lam g... Read more
Kalifornia (1993)
6.7/10
Director: Dominic Sena
Starring: David Duchovny, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Michelle Forbes
This 'Badlands' for the 90s is a tense, chilling psycho-drama and darkly comic road movie. A writer and a photographer, researching a coffee-table boo... Read more
The Wild Ride / The Last Riders (1991)
Director: Harvey Berman
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Erik Estrada
In 'The Wild Ride' Jack Nicholson stars as a troubled youth who races cars and tangles with the cops in this cult classic about rebellious teens in th... Read more
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Brad Pitt, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Susan Sarandon
This controversial 'female road movie' stars Susan Sarandon as a bored waitress, and Geena Davis as a put-upon housewife, who decide to set off on a v... Read more
Until the End of the World (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Ernie Dingo, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Rudiger Vogler, Sam Neill, Solveig Do...
One of cinema's most audacious directors, Wim Wenders, the visionary creator of 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wing Of Desire', brings us the ultimate road movie... Read more