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Coupe de Ville (1990)
, 1h39Directed by Joe Roth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross, Daniel Stern, Alan Arkin, Annabeth Gish, Joseph Bologna
Meet the Libner brothers: Marvin (Daniel Stern), the oldest, is a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Buddy (Arye Gross), the middle child, is a timid dreamer. Bobby (Patrick Dempsey), the youngest, is a handsome rebel in reform school. As kids, they fought a lot and as adults, they barely speak to each other. In the summer of 1963, their tough and eccentric father, Fred (Alan Arkin), gives them a task: to bring a 1954 Cadillac, bought for their mother, Betty (Rita Taggart), from Detroit to Miami. As the trip goes on, the three brothers fight and begin to reconnect with each other, while trying to keep the Caddy in mint condition.
The Immortals (1995)
, 1h38Directed by Richard Donner, Brian Grant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors Eric Roberts, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Tony Curtis, Clarence Williams III, William Forsythe
A crafty nightclub owner (Jack) brings together a group of small time hoods and teams them up in unusual pairs (black man and white racist, Ivy Leaguer and simpleton) for a set of multiple heists which turn out to be an elaborate double cross against a notorious gangster (Dominic). During an extended standoff in a nightclub between Jack and his band of thieves and Dominic's henchman, the hoods discover why Jack brought them all together for what amounts to a suicidal mission.
Redline (2007)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Nathan Phillips, Nadia Björlin, Jesse Johnson, Angus Macfadyen, Denyce Lawton, Tim Matheson
Natasha Martin (Nadia Bjorlin) is a beautiful auto mechanic and aspiring musician who is invited to join music producer Infamous (Eddie Griffin) aboard his private jet en route to Las Vegas in appreciation of her services on his Ford GT. She is also a highly skilled race car driver, but is sometimes haunted by memories of her father's death at a NASCAR race many years ago. Meanwhile, on another side of town, Carlo (Nathan Phillips) has just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. He meets up with his brother Jason (Jesse Johnson) before heading to Vegas themselves. Carlo is not happy that Jason is living with their mob boss uncle Michael D'Orazio (Angus Macfadyen), whom he always sees as the cause of their family's destruction. Little do they know that Michael has been running an unsuccessful counterfeiting ring and owes millions of dollars to another syndicate led by the "Godfather" (David Dayan Fisher).
Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998)
, 1h43Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Tim Roth, Mili Avital, Rod Steiger, Mickey Rooney, John Turturro, O-Lan Jones
Dans le désert de l’Utah, en 1933, trois jeunes cinéastes français réalisent un film sur un vieil homme qui depuis cinquante ans rêve de faire fortune avec un péage automobile. Soixante ans après on retrouve, à New York, la même équipe de cinéastes qui croise Henry Berst, un chauffeur de taxi qui après avoir été agressé et presque tué par un malfrat, sombre dans une terrible dépression et aperçoit dans ses hallucinations un angelot nu.
Mabel at the Wheel (1914)
, 18minutesDirected by Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Motocyclette, Auto racing films
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Harry McCoy, Chester Conklin, Edgar Kennedy, Mack Sennett
Charlie offers Mabel a ride on his two-seater motorcycle, which she accepts in preference to his rival's racing car. Unfortunately as they go over a bump, she falls off into a puddle. The rival, who has followed in his car, picks up the now stranded Mabel. He lets her drive, sitting tight beside her.
Two Tars (1928)
, 21minutesDirected by Leo McCarey, James Gibbons Parrott
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Charlie Hall, Thelma Hill, Harry Bernard
Sailors on leave, Laurel and Hardy pick up two girls and spend the afternoon driving in the country. They find themselves in the middle of a huge traffic jam. Tempers boil over among the motorists, and soon the street is a mess of mangled cars and car parts.
Young and Innocent (1937)
, 1h20Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Derrick De Marney, Nova Pilbeam, Percy Marmont, Basil Radford, Edward Rigby, Mary Clare
Christine Clay (Pamela Carme), a successful actress, argues passionately with her jealous ex-husband Guy (George Curzon), who makes particular reference to Robert Tisdall, a young man staying near her at her retreat on the English coast. Christine slaps him several times across the face, but he hardly reacts, choosing instead to depart without a word.
The Fugitives (1955)
, 1h57Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Pierre Fresnay, François Périer, Michel André, Silvia Monfort, Georgette Anys, François Darbon
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1943, deux prisonniers français, François et Michel, s'évadent du stalag B377 situé dans le nord de l'Allemagne près de la mer Baltique. Ils rencontrent un autre compatriote évadé, Pierre, qui a revêtu l'uniforme d'un officier allemand et se joint à eux. Leur objectif : gagner la Suède, territoire neutre. Pour y parvenir, ils devront faire une partie du chemin à pied puis emprunter un train à destination de la côte et, de là, trouver un moyen pour traverser la mer jusqu'aux rivages de Suède.
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight (1958)
, 1h26Directed by André Hunebelle
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Louis de Funès, Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre, Jacques Dufilho, Paulette Dubost, Michel Galabru
Maurice Berger (Louis de Funès), chauffeur de taxi parisien, qui part en Espagne passer ses vacances avec sa femme Germaine (Paulette Dubost) et son fils Jacques (Guy Bertil), accepte d'accrocher à sa voiture la roulotte confectionnée par son beau-frère Léon (Raymond Bussières), accompagné de sa femme Mathilde (Annette Poivre) et de leur fille Nicole (Sophie Sel). Pleins de bonne humeur, les vacanciers passent la frontière espagnole. Mais à la suite du tour de main de Myriam (Véra Valmont), complice de bandits voleurs de bijoux, pour passer la douane, Maurice se retrouve avec un diamant dans la poche. Les bandits font alors tout pour récupérer la pierre.
Witness in the City (1959)
, 1h26Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Auto-justice
Actors Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Franco Fabrizi, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jacques Berthier, Robert Dalban
Un nommé Verdier tue sa maîtresse en la jetant d'un train. Il bénéficie d'un non-lieu au bénéfice du doute.
The Wild Ride (1960)
, 59minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Jack Nicholson
A rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking. He eventually kidnaps his buddy's girlfriend, kills a few police officers and finally sees his own life end in tragedy.
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
, 1h47Directed by Kirk Douglas, David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies, Chase films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Carroll O'Connor, George Kennedy, William Schallert
John W. "Jack" Burns (Kirk Douglas) works as a roaming ranch hand much as the cowboys of the old West did, refusing to join modern society. He rejects much of modern technology, not even carrying any identification such as a driver's license or draft card. He can't provide an address because he just sleeps wherever he finds a place.
Greed in the Sun (1964)
, 2h10Directed by Henri Verneuil
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Reginald Kernan, Gert Fröbe, Henri Verneuil
Dans un endroit du sud marocain et du Sahara espagnol à l'approche des années 1960, Castagliano qui est un patron aux méthodes douteuses et surnommé « la Betterave » à cause de son diabète, dirige d'une main de fer une entreprise de transport routier dont il exploite les employés. Il engage John Steiner, un routier « mexicain » soi-disant né à Saltillo pour conduire sur 2 000 km vers le sud un véhicule articulé Berliet rouge flambant neuf, affrété d'un mystérieux chargement d'une valeur déclarée de 100 000 dollars, direction Moussorah. Pendant une conversation téléphonique entre Castagliano et son client, on apprend qu'il a engagé Steiner la veille pour qu'il en sache le moins possible sur ce camion.
Public School (1965)
, 1h25Directed by Jean L'Hôte
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education, Transport films, Films about automobiles
Actors Robert Dhéry, Yves Robert, Colette Brosset, Didier Haudepin, Jacques Dufilho, Jacques Legras
Chronique de la vie d'un petit village de Lorraine vers 1935, à travers un couple d'instituteurs et leur fils Pierre. L'action est centrée sur l'achat par le père, événement pour l'époque, d'une automobile Peugeot 301. L'instituteur a des scrupules à se faire voir comme un parvenu à cause de cet achat, mais son frère, l'oncle Henri, est plus excentrique et le pousse à assumer la modernité, ils s'exercent ensemble à sa conduite. Prenant de l'assurance, l'instituteur décide d'emmener sa classe en promenade pédagogique à bord du véhicule, mais l'équipée ne se passe pas comme prévu et donne lieu à des épisodes burlesques. Un peu perturbé par tous ces évènements, Pierre, échoue à l'examen du certificat d'études primaires.
Il Sorpasso (1962)
, 1h45Directed by Dino Risi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Spaak, Claudio Gora, Linda Sini, Luciana Angiolillo
It's a hazy, dreamy, sun-baked and seemingly empty Rome on an August morning. A young, timid law student, Roberto (Trintignant), gazing out his window, is asked for trivial favor by a 40-ish man named Bruno (Gassman), who is passing on the street below at the wheel of a convertible Lancia Aurelia: Could he please make a phone call for him?