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Nebraska
(2013) An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Dir: Alexander Payne With: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb Adventure | Drama 115 mins. |
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Apocalypse Now
(1979) During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall Drama | War 153 mins. |
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The Road
(2009) A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible. Dir: John Hillcoat With: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee Adventure | Drama 111 mins. |
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On the Road
(2012) Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly. Dir: Walter Salles With: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart Adventure | Drama 124 mins. |
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Monsters
(2010) Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border. Dir: Gareth Edwards With: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller 94 mins. |
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The Happening
(2008) A strange, horrible and unprecedented crisis begins in Central Park. A high school science teacher, his wife and a young girl do what they can to survive it. Dir: M. Night Shyamalan With: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo Sci-Fi | Thriller 91 mins. |
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Willow
(1988) A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen. Dir: Ron Howard With: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance 126 mins. |
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The Bourne Supremacy
(2004) When Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive. Dir: Paul Greengrass With: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Joan Allen Action | Crime | Thriller 108 mins. |
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Thelma & Louise
(1991) An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a '66 Thunderbird. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller 130 mins. |
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Falling Down
(1993) An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them. Dir: Joel Schumacher With: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey Crime | Drama | Thriller 113 mins. |
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The Bucket List
(2007) Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes Adventure | Comedy | Drama 97 mins. |
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To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
(1995) Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town. Dir: Beeban Kidron With: Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo Comedy 109 mins. |
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Fanboys
(2009) Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace before its release. Dir: Kyle Newman With: Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell Adventure | Comedy | Drama 90 mins. |
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
(1994) Two drag queens and a transsexual travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret. Dir: Stephan Elliott With: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp Comedy | Music 104 mins. |
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Bicentennial Man
(1999) An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions. Dir: Chris Columbus With: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi 132 mins. |
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Stake Land
(2010) Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster... Dir: Jim Mickle With: Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi 98 mins. |
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Babylon A.D.
(2008) Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz With: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller 86 mins. |
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Wild at Heart
(1990) Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. Dir: David Lynch With: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller 125 mins. |
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Bubble Boy
(2001) "Bubble Boy" is a comedy about a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... Dir: Blair Hayes With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton Adventure | Biography | Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi 84 mins. |
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The Great Race
(1965) Comedy about an early 20th century car race across three continents. Dir: Blake Edwards With: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance | Sport | Western 160 mins. |
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A Goofy Movie
(1995) When Max makes an preposterous promise to his girlfriend, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy. Dir: Kevin Lima With: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance 78 mins. |
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The Cannonball Run
(1981) A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country car race. Dir: Hal Needham With: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett Action | Comedy 95 mins. |
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Vanishing Point
(1971) Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco... Dir: Richard C. Sarafian With: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger Action | Thriller 99 mins. |
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It Happened One Night
(1934) A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. Dir: Frank Capra With: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly Comedy | Romance 105 mins. |
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Paris, Texas
(1984) A man wanders out of the desert after a four year absence. His brother finds him, and together they return to L.A... Dir: Wim Wenders With: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell Drama 147 mins. |
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Blues Brothers 2000
(1998) Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God." Dir: John Landis With: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Walter Levine Action | Comedy | Crime | Musical 123 mins. |
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(2011) Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their number becomes engaged. Dir: Zoya Akhtar With: Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Naseeruddin Shah Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance 155 mins. |
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The Yellow Handkerchief
(2008) A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness. Dir: Udayan Prasad With: William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart Drama | Romance 102 mins. |
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La Strada
(1954) A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. Dir: Federico Fellini With: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart Drama 108 mins. |
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Starman
(1984) An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them. Dir: John Carpenter With: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi 115 mins. |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
(1996) The dimwitted teen duo of Beavis and Butt-Head travel across America in search of their stolen television set. Dir: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve With: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Crime 81 mins. |
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Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971) Story of two men drag racing across the USA in a primer grey 55 chevy. Wilson is the mechanic, James Taylor is the driver. Dir: Monte Hellman With: James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird Drama 102 mins. |
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Everyone's Hero
(2006) A young boy named Yankee Irving finds himself at an extraordinary crossroads: He has a chance to be a hero... Dir: Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve With: Jake T. Austin, Brian Dennehy, Whoopi Goldberg Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport 88 mins. |
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Highway
(2002) Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend... Dir: James Cox With: Kimberley Kates, Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal Crime | Drama 97 mins. |
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Bird on a Wire
(1990) An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys. Dir: John Badham With: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine Action | Comedy 110 mins. |
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Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road
(2002) A confused young man (Marsden) takes a journey on a road that doesn't exist on any map. Dir: Bob Gale With: James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 116 mins. |
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The Passenger
(1975) A frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, takes the risky path of co-opting the I.D. of a dead arms dealer acquaintance. Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni With: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre Drama 126 mins. |
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The Sugarland Express
(1974) A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama 110 mins. |
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Fandango
(1985) Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise. Dir: Kevin Reynolds With: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards Comedy 91 mins. |
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The Odd Couple II
(1998) Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding. Dir: Howard Deutch With: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle Adventure | Comedy 97 mins. |
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Fathers' Day
(1997) A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father. Dir: Ivan Reitman With: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Comedy | Romance 98 mins. |
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I'll Be Home for Christmas
(1998) A college student experiences difficulty in getting home for Christmas after being hazed by his friends... Dir: Arlene Sanford With: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna Comedy | Family 86 mins. |
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The Electric Horseman
(1979) Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights... Dir: Sydney Pollack With: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine Comedy | Western | Drama | Romance 121 mins. |
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The Puffy Chair
(2005) Josh Sagers drives cross-country on a mission to deliver his father's birthday gift - a giant purple LazyBoy. Dir: Jay Duplass With: Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Rhett Wilkins Comedy | Drama | Romance 85 mins. |
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Clockwise
(1986) An uncompromising British school headmaster finds himself beset by one thing going wrong after another. Dir: Christopher Morahan With: John Cleese, Penny Leatherbarrow, Howard Lloyd-Lewis Comedy 96 mins. |
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Come as You Are
(2011) Three guys in their twenties love wine and women but they are still virgins. Under the guise of a wine... Dir: Geoffrey Enthoven With: Charlotte Timmers, Roos Van Vlaenderen, Robrecht Vanden Thoren Comedy | Drama 115 mins. |
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Free Jimmy
(2006) Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant. Dir: Christopher Nielsen With: Woody Harrelson, Simon Pegg, Phil Daniels Animation | Comedy 86 mins. |
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The Hit
(1984) Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance... Dir: Stephen Frears With: Freddie Stuart, Ralph Brown, A.J. Clarke Crime | Drama | Thriller 98 mins. |
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Sullivan's Travels
(1941) A director of escapist films goes on the road as a hobo to learn about Life...which gives him a rude awakening. Dir: Preston Sturges With: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance 90 mins. |
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Lost in America
(1985) A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago. Dir: Albert Brooks With: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Sylvia Farrel Comedy 91 mins. |
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Zabriskie Point
(1970) An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology... Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni With: Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Paul Fix Drama | Romance 110 mins. |
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The Daytrippers
(1996) When a happily married woman discovers a love letter written by her husband to an unknown party, she enlists her dysfunctional family to discover the truth. Dir: Greg Mottola With: Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey Comedy | Drama | Romance 87 mins. |
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Il Sorpasso
(1962) Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes... Dir: Dino Risi With: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant Drama | Comedy 105 mins. |
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The Sucker
(1965) In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car... Dir: Gérard Oury With: Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Venantino Venantini Comedy | Crime 111 mins. |
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It's a Gift
(1934) A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife. Dir: Norman Z. McLeod With: W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol Comedy 68 mins. |
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Intimate Stories
(2002) Three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted Patagonic route. Dir: Carlos Sorin With: Javier Lombardo, Antonio Benedicti, Javiera Bravo Comedy | Drama 92 mins. |
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America
(1989) The Leningrad Cowboys, a fictional Russian rock band, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune... Dir: Aki Kaurismäki With: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää Comedy | Music 78 mins. |
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Alice in the Cities
(1974) A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport. Dir: Wim Wenders With: Yella Rottländer, Rüdiger Vogler, Lisa Kreuzer Drama 110 mins. |
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Bunty Aur Babli
(2005) Two mismatched characters go on a wild road trip in Uttar Pradesh and, while being dogged by a policeman, fall in love. Dir: Shaad Ali With: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan Adventure | Comedy | Crime 170 mins. |
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Ballad of a Soldier
(1959) During World War II, 19 year old soldier Alyosha gets a medal as a reward for a heroic act at the front... Dir: Grigoriy Chukhray With: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova Drama | Romance | War 88 mins. |
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Lapland Odyssey
(2010) A comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in Northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare... Dir: Dome Karukoski With: Pamela Tola, Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen Comedy | Drama | Romance 92 mins. |