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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'.

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

Wild at Heart (1990)

7.2/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Crispin Glover, Isabella Ros...

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

Nocturne Indien (1989)

6.9/10
Director: Alain Corneau
Starring: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Clementine Celarie, Otto Tausig, TP Jain

A young Frenchman goes in search of his friend after he goes missing in India in this reflective and sensually photographed drama from French director... 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

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

Starlight Hotel (1989)

7/10
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Starring: Greer Robson, Marshall Napier, Peter Phelps

A superbly cinematographed and set in rural Otago during the 1930's. It centers on a young and determined Kate (Robson) who runs away from her aunt an... Read more

Midnight Run (1988)

7.6/10
Director: Martin Brest
Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto

Robert De Niro plays a bounty hunter assigned to find and return Charles Grodin to a sleazy L.A. bail bondsman. Grodin embezzled millions from the Mob... Read more

Rain Man (1988)

8/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Dustin Hoffman, Michael D Roberts, Bonnie Hunt

It's a road movie about two brothers who didn't know the other existed until fate brought them together. Similaraties to the movie 'Twins' with Danny... Read more

Near Dark (1987)

7/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton

A young man, after being bitten, becomes a travelling companion with a nomadic group of vampires, and all the while his father and sister search relen... 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