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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'.

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

Lost in America (1985)

7.1/10
Director: Albert Brooks
Starring: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Garry Marshall

Albert Brooks' masterpiece, an existential road film about an obsessive Yuppie couple (Brooks and Julie Hagerty) who drop out when Brooks' character i... Read more

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

6.3/10
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Starring: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angelo Rossitto

The third in the 'Mad Max' Trilogy pits Max (Mel Gibson) against the sadistic Aunty Entity (Tina Turner) while he leads a tribe of wild children to th... 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

The Sure Thing (1985)

7/10
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards

Rob Reiner's comedy about Walter 'Gib' Gibson, a highly-spirited young guy and self-proclaimed junk food addict, who accidentally ends up sharing a ri... Read more

Paris, Texas (1984)

8.1/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Car...

Sam Shepard wrote this lyrical and moving American tale directed by German filmmaker Wim Wenders. Beautifully photographed by Robby Muller with music... Read more

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

7.6/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson

Offbeat and engaging look at the American dream through "foreign" eyes from Jim Jarmusch. The stagnant lives of two New York misfits are changed when... Read more

Freedom (1981)

8.5/10
Director: Scott Hicks
Starring: Jon Blake, Candy Raymond, Jad Capelja, Charles Tingwell, Max Cullen, Chris Haywo...

The first film from Australian director Scott Hicks ('Shine') is the tale of a no-hoper with a big dream - driving down the road in a Porsche, with a... Read more

Mad Max 2 ( aka The Road Warrior ) ( Blu-ray ) (1981)

Director: George Miller
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne

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

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