20 Rambling Road Movies

The Road (2009)

The Road Movie: Something has brought about the apocalypse (we never find out what), setting a man and his son on a never-ending trek towards the south, where they hope the warmth will warm their aching bones.

Thelma & Louise (1991)

The Road Movie: The titular gal pals hit the road for a fun-filled weekend away. But then some redneck ninny attempts to rape Thelma, prompting Louise to shoot the fella at point blank range. Now fugitives, the ladies spin off across America with the police on their tail(lights).

Zombieland (2009)

The Road Movie: The Earth’s come to a dead end as zombies are now the top of the food chain. A band of strangers named after their points of origin are lumped together as they cross America with their own individual agendas (gun-toting Tallahassee just wants to find the last ever Twinkie).

Road Trip (2000)

The Road Movie: Dumb lug Josh hooks up with a girl at college and records their steamy tryst. When he accidentally mails the tape (yeah, no DVDs here) to his girlfriend, he and his friends burn rubber to try to beat the package home…

Y tu mam tambin (2001)

The Road Movie: Two randy young buddies promise a beautiful older woman the time of her life at a beach called Heaven’s Mouth. Having started on their trek, the buddies decide to forget that Heaven’s Mouth doesn’t actually exist until it becomes absolutely necessary…

The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994)

The Road Movie: When two drag queens and a transsexual land a gig out in the middle of nowhere, they take their tour bus (‘Priscilla’) and drive her across Australia to get there. Cue catfights, big hair and some Oscar-winning threads.

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

The Road Movie: Three brothers embark on a train journey across India in order to re-establish their fractured bond. But when they end up stranded in the desert with all of their luggage, their journey takes an unexpected u-turn into unusual terrain.

Easy Rider (1969)

The Road Movie: Two bikers on their way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras encounter a raft of colourful characters on their journey, including numerous hitchers, an intoxicated lawyer and a whorehouse.

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)

The Road Movie: Searching for the American dream, a gonzo journalist hits the road with his lawyer buddy. The journey itself throws up all kinds of wacky, drug-fuelled misadventures, as the characters trip-out on their rambling trip.

Into The Wild

The Road Movie: Rich kid Christopher decides to ditch the college fund and head into the wilds of America for a far more enriching experience than attending higher education.

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)

The Road Movie: The eponymous outlaws, leaders of the Hole-In-The-Wall gang, raid trains for cash – until they are caught in the act and chased out of town by a prestigious posse of law-makers. Crossing the dusty terrain of the Wild West, they end up in Bolivia.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

The Road Movie: Time-trippy apocalyptic actioner in which two Terminators are sent back in time - one to kill John Connor as a kid before he can form a human army in the future, the other to protect him. Having busted Connor’s mother from the nut house, John, the T-1000 and Sarah hit the road to formulate a plan.

Wild Strawberries (1957)

The Road Movie: An old professor takes a (road) trip down memory lane on his way to pick up an award for his 50 years of practice. Reflecting on his life, he discovers how cold and empty it has been, while uncovering just which decisions led him to such a joyless existence.

Sideways (2004)

The Road Movie: Two buddies go on a boozy trip through California’s wine country, attempting to rediscover themselves amid the grapes of the vineyards.

Raising Arizona (1987)

The Road Movie: A robber and a beautiful officer fall for each other, then snatch a baby from another family in order to create the perfect family.

Planes, Trains And Automobiles (1987)

The Road Movie: Ad exec Neal Page just wants to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately for him, talky Del Griffith keeps getting in the way. As the two chalk-and-cheese strangers attempt to complete their journeys, they find themselves stuck together.

Mad Max (1979)

The Road Movie: Police officer Max is attempting to bring order to a post-apocalyptic Australia, where nutty outlaws have taken possession of the roads and enforce their own laws on the people who attempt to use them.

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

The Road Movie: The sublimely dysfunctional Hoover family rent a bright yellow VW and set out for Redondo Beach, California, where the youngest Hoover – Olive – is going to compete in a beauty pageant.

Kalifornia (1993)

The Road Movie: Two journalists research their dark subject matter by embarking on a whirlwind tour of serial killer murder sites. Sadly, they don’t realise that one of their two companions is a serial killer himself…

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

The Road Movie: Fugitive sibs the Gecko brothers kidnap the Fuller family after robbing a bank and drive to a Mexican bar which turns out to be inhabited by vampires.