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Black Rain (1989)
, 2hDirected by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Motocyclette, Yakuza films, Road movies, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yūsaku Matsuda, Tomisaburō Wakayama
Nick Conklin is a New York City police officer facing possible criminal charges; Internal Affairs believes Nick was involved with his partner who was caught taking criminal money in a corruption scandal. Nick is divorced from his wife, who has custody of their two children. Nick also has financial difficulties.
Unknown (2011)
, 1h53Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about automobiles, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies, Chase films, Escroquerie
Actors Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Frank Langella, Bruno Ganz
Dr. Martin Harris and his wife Liz arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. Martin realizes he left his briefcase at the airport and takes a taxi to retrieve it. When they are involved in an accident, the driver, Gina, rescues him and flees the scene, as she is an illegal immigrant. Martin regains consciousness at a hospital after having been in a coma for four days.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
, 1h32Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Musical films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed (Hubbard), Mike Henry, Mike Henry
Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette (Pat McCormick) and his son Little Enos (Paul Williams) seek a truck driver willing to bootleg Coors beer to Georgia for their refreshment. At the time, Coors was regarded as one of the finest beers in the United States, but it could not be sold legally east of the Mississippi River. Truck drivers who had taken the bet previously had been caught and arrested by "Smokey" (CB slang for highway patrol officers, referring to the Smokey Bear–type hats worn in some states).
First Blood (1982)
, 1h30Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney, David Caruso, Jack Starrett
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is a Vietnam War veteran. In December 1981, seven years after he was discharged, he travels by foot to visit one of his old comrades, only to learn upon his arrival that his friend had died from cancer due to Agent Orange exposure during the war.
Apocalypto (2006)
, 2h18Directed by Mel Gibson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Rudy Youngblood, Mayra Sérbulo, Gerardo Taracena, María Isabel Díaz
While hunting in the Mesoamerican rainforest, Jaguar Paw/Paksiw (Rudy Youngblood), his father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead), and their fellow tribesmen encounter a procession of refugees fleeing warfare. The group's leader explains that their lands were ravaged and they seek a new beginning. He asks for permission to pass through the jungle. Flint Sky comments to his son that the visitors were sick with fear, and urges him to never allow fear to infect him.
Road Trip (2000)
, 1h34Directed by Todd Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls, Amy Smart, Tom Green
The film is told as a series of flashbacks narrated by Barry, as he leads a group of visitors around his college campus.
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
, 1h55Directed by Gregory Jacobs
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Striptease
Actors Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Andie MacDowell, Alex Pettyfer
Three years after abandoning his life as a stripper, Mike (Channing Tatum) is now running his own furniture business. He receives a call from Tarzan (Kevin Nash) who informs Mike that Dallas is "gone". Believing that his former boss has died, Mike drives to a hotel only to find that his friends, the remaining Kings of Tampa, are enjoying themselves at a pool party. After revealing that Dallas has bailed on them to start a new show in Macau, the Kings let Mike in on their plan: to end their careers on a high note by traveling to Myrtle Beach for a stripping convention. Later, while trying to work, Mike overhears a song he used to strip to and dances. Reinvigorated, Mike decides to join them on their trip.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
, 2h7Directed by John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Le blues, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Lawrence, Murphy Dunne
"Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi) is released from prison after serving three years for armed robbery. Jake is irritated at being picked up by his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) in the Bluesmobile, a battered former Mount Prospect police car, instead of the Cadillac the brothers used to own. The brothers visit their childhood home, a Roman Catholic orphanage, and learn that it will be closed unless $5,000 in property taxes is collected. The brothers visit an evangelical church service where Jake has an epiphany: they can legitimately raise the funds by re-forming their rhythm and blues band. Elwood calls the quest "a mission from God.
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
, 1h44Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Steve Lemme, Willie Nelson
Cousins Bo (Seann William Scott), Luke (Johnny Knoxville), and Daisy Duke (Jessica Simpson) run a moonshine business for their Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) in the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia. The cousins' primary mode of transportation is an orange 1969 Dodge Charger that the boys affectionately refer to as 'The General Lee'. Along the way, the family is tormented by corrupt Hazzard County Commissioner Jefferson Davis Hogg, widely known as "Boss Hogg" (Burt Reynolds), and his willing but dimwitted henchman, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (M.
The Net (1995)
, 1h54Directed by Irwin Winkler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Sécurité informatique, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker, Ken Howard, Ray McKinnon
The film opens with scenes depicting the United States Secretary of Defense Michael Bergstrom (Ken Howard) committing suicide after being informed that he has tested positive for HIV.
Transporter 3 (2008)
, 1h44Directed by Olivier Megaton
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes La provence, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Martial arts films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Jason Statham, François Berléand, Robert Knepper, Natalya Rudakova, David Atrakchi, Eriq Ebouaney
A ship arrives, carrying toxic chemicals that have killed two of its crew members. Frank Martin and Inspector Tarconi fish in the Marseilles when Tarconi receives a call about a black Audi A8 that speeds past French customs and evades the police in a car chase. While Tarconi returns to headquarters to give Frank's alibi, in Odessa, Ukraine, the Environmental Agency Minister (Leonid Tomilenko) receives a threat from Ecocorp boss Johnson to reopen business negotiations. At night, the Audi crashes into Frank's home, with a wounded transporter, Malcolm Melville, whom Frank had referred when he declined a previous job. As paramedics take away Malcolm, Frank discovers in the backseat a woman who warns him not to take her from the car; she shows him a metal bracelet she and Malcolm have been wearing. Frank rushes outside, but the ambulance explodes. He is knocked out by a henchman.
Zombieland (2009)
, 1h28Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Road movies, Comedy horror films, Dystopian films, Buddy films, Disaster films
Actors Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard, Bill Murray
Two months have passed since a mutated strain of mad cow disease mutated into "mad person disease" that became "mad zombie disease" which overran the entire United States population, turning American people into vicious zombies. Unaffected college student "Columbus" (Jesse Eisenberg) is making his way from his college dorm in Austin, Texas to Columbus, Ohio to see whether his parents are still alive. He encounters "Tallahassee" (Woody Harrelson), another survivor who is particularly violent in killing zombies. Though he does not appear to be sociable, Tallahassee reluctantly allows Columbus to travel with him. Tallahassee mentions he misses his "puppy" that was killed by zombies, as well as his affinity for Twinkies, which he actively tries to find. Survivors of the zombie epidemic have learned that it is best not to grow attached to other survivors, because they could die at any moment, so many have taken to using their city of origin as nicknames, i.e. "Columbus" is from Columbus, Ohio.
U.S. Marshals (1998)
, 2h11Directed by Stuart Baird
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Joe Pantoliano, Kate Nelligan, Daniel Roebuck
Two Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agents are killed while trying to intercept a briefcase exchange taking place in a parking garage. The murders are caught on a CCTV camera, but the criminal escapes with top secret information.
, 1h50Directed by George Roy Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Western
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Henry Jones, Cloris Leachman, Ted Cassidy
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) is the affable, clever, talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot "Sundance Kid" (Robert Redford). The two return to their hideout at Hole-in-the-Wall (Wyoming) to discover that the rest of the gang, irked at Butch's long absences, have selected Harvey Logan (Ted Cassidy) as their new leader. Harvey challenges Butch to a knife fight over the gang's leadership. Butch defeats him using trickery, but embraces Harvey's idea to rob the Union Pacific Overland Flyer train on both its eastward and westward runs, agreeing that the second robbery would be unexpected and likely reap even more money than the first.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
, 1h41Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin
Sheryl Hoover (Toni Collette) is an overworked mother of two living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her brother, Frank (Steve Carell), is a scholar of French author Proust and a homosexual, temporarily living at home with the family after having attempted suicide. Sheryl's husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) is a Type A personality striving to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach. Dwayne (Paul Dano), Sheryl's son from a previous marriage, is a Nietzsche-reading teenager who has taken a vow of silence until he can accomplish his dream of becoming a test pilot. Richard's foulmouthed father, Edwin (Alan Arkin), recently evicted from a retirement home for snorting heroin, lives with the family; he is close to his seven-year-old granddaughter Olive (Abigail Breslin).