Road trip films — hitting the highway, unlikely companions, and the journey being the destination.
Road Trip Movies — 56 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Paris, Texas
1984
Wim Wenders
8.1
Drama
United Kingdom
145
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
Wild Strawberries
1957
Ingmar Bergman
8.1
Drama
Sweden
91
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upo...
Captain Fantastic
2016
Matt Ross
7.9
Adventure, Drama
United States of America
118
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
La Strada
1954
Federico Fellini
7.9
Drama
Italy
115
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy ...
Logan
2017
James Mangold
7.8
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
United States of America
137
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Into the Wild
2007
Sean Penn
7.8
Adventure, Drama
United States of America
148
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Stand by Me
1986
Rob Reiner
7.8
Crime, Drama
United States of America
89
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just ...
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
John Ford
7.8
Drama
United States of America
129
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Jonathan Dayton
7.7
Comedy, Drama
United States of America
102
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Rain Man
1988
Barry Levinson
7.7
Drama
United States of America
134
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his f...
The Blues Brothers
1980
John Landis
7.7
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
United States of America
133
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
The Straight Story
1999
David Lynch
7.7
Drama
United States of America
112
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's lic...
Thelma & Louise
1991
Ridley Scott
7.6
Drama, Crime, Adventure
United Kingdom
130
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
Nebraska
2013
Alexander Payne
7.5
Drama, Adventure
United States of America
115
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
Y Tu Mamá También
2001
Alfonso Cuarón
7.4
Drama, Romance
Mexico
106
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Drive My Car
2021
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
7.4
Drama
Japan
179
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the ...
Zombieland
2009
Ruben Fleischer
7.3
Comedy, Horror
United States of America
87
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
Road to Perdition
2002
Sam Mendes
7.3
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
117
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
The Fundamentals of Caring
2016
Rob Burnett
7.3
Comedy, Drama
United States of America
97
Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way ...
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
Terry Gilliam
7.2
Adventure, Drama, Comedy
United States of America
118
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begin...
The Bucket List
2007
Rob Reiner
7.2
Drama, Comedy
United States of America
97
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealize...
Nomadland
2021
Chloé Zhao
7.2
Drama
United States of America
108
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
John Hughes
7.2
Comedy
United States of America
92
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
The Family Plan
2023
Simon Cellan Jones
7.2
Action, Comedy, Family
United States of America
118
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
Midnight Run
1988
Martin Brest
7.2
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
126
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Chef
2014
Jon Favreau
7.1
Comedy
United States of America
114
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food t...
Sideways
2004
Alexander Payne
7.1
Comedy, Drama, Romance
United States of America
127
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Harold Ramis
7.1
Comedy, Adventure
United States of America
99
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
My Own Private Idaho
1991
Gus Van Sant
7.1
Drama
United States of America
104
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the w...
Cars
2006
John Lasseter
7
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
United States of America
117
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California ...
A Goofy Movie
1995
Kevin Lima
7
Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Animation, Family
Australia
78
Goofy’s teenage son Max is desperate to impress his crush and fit in at school. After well-meaning but ignorant Goofy suddenly whisks him away on a cross-country road trip—messing up Max’s first date plans in the process—Goofy’s old-school parenting and Max’s desire for independence lead to a vac...
Bones and All
2022
Luca Guadagnino
7
Horror, Romance, Drama
Italy
131
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survi...
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
Ruben Fleischer
6.9
Horror, Comedy
United States of America
99
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
Locke
2014
Steven Knight
6.9
Drama, Thriller
United Kingdom
85
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
Leap Year
2010
Anand Tucker
6.9
Romance, Comedy
Ireland
100
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna ...
We're the Millers
2013
Rawson Marshall Thurber
6.8
Comedy, Crime
United Kingdom
110
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
Tommy Boy
1995
Peter Segal
6.8
Comedy
United States of America
98
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
The Devil's Rejects
2005
Rob Zombie
6.7
Drama, Horror, Crime
Germany
111
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Dumb and Dumber
1994
Peter Farrelly
6.6
Comedy
United States of America
107
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where,...
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