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  • Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty in Lost in America (1985)

    1. Lost in America

    19851h 31mR78Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits and cruise America in a Winnebago.
    DirectorAlbert BrooksStarsAlbert BrooksJulie HagertySylvia Farrel
  • Frank Lovejoy and Edmond O'Brien in The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

    2. The Hitch-Hiker

    19531h 11mApproved
    6.9 (11K)
    Two friends pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
    DirectorIda LupinoStarsEdmond O'BrienFrank LovejoyWilliam Talman
  • Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973)

    3. The Last Detail

    19731h 44mR86Metascore
    7.5 (30K)
    Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsJack NicholsonRandy QuaidOtis Young
  • Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

    4. Wild Boys of the Road

    19331h 8mApproved
    7.5 (2.5K)
    In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsFrankie DarroRochelle HudsonEdwin Phillips
  • Dennis Weaver in Duel (1971)

    5. Duel

    19711h 30mPGTV Movie81Metascore
    7.6 (83K)
    A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDennis WeaverJacqueline ScottEddie Firestone
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)

    6. Vagabond

    19851h 45mNot Rated
    7.6 (15K)
    A young woman's body is found frozen in a ditch. Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the events that led to her inevitable death.
    DirectorAgnès VardaStarsSandrine BonnaireMacha MérilStéphane Freiss
  • Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tom Neal, and Ann Savage in Detour (1945)

    7. Detour

    19451h 6mApproved
    7.3 (21K)
    The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
    DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsTom NealAnn SavageClaudia Drake
  • Scarecrow (1973)

    8. Scarecrow

    19731h 52mR72Metascore
    7.2 (21K)
    An ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by a homeless ex-sailor, so they partner up as they head east together.
    DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsGene HackmanAl PacinoDorothy Tristan
  • Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces (1970)

    9. Five Easy Pieces

    19701h 38mR85Metascore
    7.4 (43K)
    A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
    DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonKaren BlackBilly Green Bush
  • Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels (1941)

    10. Sullivan's Travels

    19411h 30mApproved89Metascore
    7.9 (30K)
    Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
    DirectorPreston SturgesStarsJoel McCreaVeronica LakeRobert Warwick
  • El Norte (1983)

    11. El Norte

    19832h 21mR75Metascore
    7.7 (5.9K)
    After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.
    DirectorGregory NavaStarsZaide Silvia GutiérrezDavid VillalpandoErnesto Gómez Cruz
  • Kate Hudson in Almost Famous (2000)

    12. Almost Famous

    20002h 2mR90Metascore
    7.9 (305K)
    A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate Hudson
  • Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)

    13. It Happened One Night

    19341h 45mApproved87Metascore
    8.1 (117K)
    A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
  • Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú in Y tu mamá también (2001)

    14. Y tu mamá también

    20011h 46m89Metascore
    7.7 (135K)
    In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsMaribel VerdúGael García BernalDaniel Giménez Cacho
  • River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in My Own Private Idaho (1991)

    15. My Own Private Idaho

    19911h 44mR77Metascore
    6.9 (65K)
    Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRiver PhoenixKeanu ReevesJames Russo
  • Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)

    16. Paper Moon

    19731h 42mPG77Metascore
    8.1 (55K)
    During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
    DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O'NealTatum O'NealMadeline Kahn
  • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    17. Little Miss Sunshine

    20061h 41mR80Metascore
    7.8 (538K)
    A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
    DirectorsJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg Kinnear
  • Vittorio Gassman in Il sorpasso (1962)

    18. Il sorpasso

    19621h 48mNot Rated
    8.2 (14K)
    An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.
    DirectorDino RisiStarsVittorio GassmanCatherine SpaakJean-Louis Trintignant
  • Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)

    19. Thelma & Louise

    19912h 10mR89Metascore
    7.6 (184K)
    Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two women escape for the crimes they committed.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSusan SarandonGeena DavisHarvey Keitel
  • The Wages of Fear (1953)

    20. The Wages of Fear

    19532h 36mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.1 (71K)
    In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
    DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsYves MontandCharles VanelPeter van Eyck
  • La Strada (1954)

    21. La Strada

    19541h 48mNot Rated
    8.0 (68K)
    A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsAnthony QuinnGiulietta MasinaRichard Basehart
  • Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Hunter Carson in Paris, Texas (1984)

    22. Paris, Texas

    19842h 25mR81Metascore
    8.1 (132K)
    Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsHarry Dean StantonNastassja KinskiDean Stockwell
  • Yella Rottländer and Rüdiger Vogler in Alice in the Cities (1974)

    23. Alice in the Cities

    19741h 53mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.8 (14K)
    A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsYella RottländerRüdiger VoglerLisa Kreuzer
  • Radio On (1979)

    24. Radio On

    19791h 44m
    6.5 (1.3K)
    In 1970s Britain, a man drives from London to Bristol to investigate his brother's death, and the purpose of his trip is offset by his encounters with a series of odd people.
    DirectorChristopher PetitStarsDavid BeamesLisa KreuzerSandy Ratcliff
  • Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)

    25. Sideways

    20042h 7mR94Metascore
    7.5 (211K)
    Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiThomas Haden ChurchVirginia Madsen

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