Top Roadtrip Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Susan Sarandon

Geena Davis

Harvey Keitel

Michael Madsen

Thelma & Louise (1991)

7.6 3.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 130 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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.

Style: philosophical, intimate, provocative

Plot: robbery, waitress, southern usa, self-defense, highway, housewife, female friendship, arkansas, ...

Cast

Winona Ryder

Gena Rowlands

Giancarlo Esposito

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Night on Earth (1991)

7.5 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America, Japan

Duration: 129 min.

Audience: R

Story: A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Plot: helsinki, finland, new york city, taxi, metropolis, paris, france, rome, ...

Place: finland

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Yusuke Sekiguchi

Kayoko Kishimoto

Yuko Daike

Kikujiro (1999)

7.5 603 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 121 min.

Story: Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.

Plot: loser, road trip, travel, disappearance, summer, hitchhiking

Place: japan

Cast

Cate Blanchett

Rooney Mara

Kyle Chandler

Jake Lacy

Carol (2015)

7.5 4.0K votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Plot: hotel, new year's eve, chicago, illinois, new york city, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, age difference, ...

Time: 1950s

Nebraska (2013)

7.5 1.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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.

Plot: small town, montana, dementia, aging, dysfunctional family, road trip, f word, pickup truck, ...

Poker Face (2023) TV Show

7.4 515 votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 22

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.

Plot: road trip, female protagonist, whodunit, american, criminal investigation, lie detection, lying, somber, ...

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Toko Miura

Masaki Okada

Reika Kirishima

Drive My Car (2021)

7.4 1.5K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 179 min.

Audience: NR

Story: 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 past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

Plot: infidelity, loss of loved one, theater play, theater director, road trip, hiroshima, japan, grief, ...

Place: japan

Cast

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Gael Garcu00eda Bernal

Diego Luna

Daniel Gimu00e9nez Cacho

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

7.4 1.8K votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: Mexico

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: NR

Story: 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.

Plot: friendship, adolescence, beach, group sex, male friendship, road trip, coming of age, travel, ...

Place: mexico

Cast

Owen Wilson

Larry the Cable Guy

Cars on the Road (2022) TV Show

7.4 308 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 9

Audience: TV-G

Story: Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister.

Plot: sports car, road trip, friends, 3d animation, cars

As Good as It Gets (1997)

7.4 4.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 139 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Plot: new york city, friendship, waitress, single parent, restaurant, lone wolf, dogsitter, road trip, ...

Cast

James Marsden

Gary Oldman

Amy Smart

Christopher Lloyd

Interstate 60 (2002)

7.4 787 votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: R

Story: An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Style: romantic

Plot: motel, highway, convertible, surrealism, road trip, dream girl, judgment, lawyer, ...

Cast

Tom Hanks

Paul Newman

Jude Law

Tyler Hoechlin

Road to Perdition (2002)

7.4 4.0K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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.

Plot: hotel, farm, hitman, illinois, road trip, based on comic, revenge, organized crime, ...

Time: great depression, 1930s

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Anna Karina

Graziella Galvani

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Pierrot le Fou (1965)

7.3 949 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: 15

Story: Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

Plot: paris, france, painting, bourgeoisie, road trip, femme fatale, money, bombing, ...

Place: mediterranean

Cast

Jeff Bridges

Chris Pine

Ben Foster

Gil Birmingham

Hell or High Water (2016)

7.3 4.9K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Western

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: R

Story: A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

Plot: brother, bank robber, road trip, gun battle, police officer killed, criminal, held at gunpoint, car fire, ...

Place: texas

Cast

Bruno S.

Eva Mattes

Clemens Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg

Stroszek (1977)

7.3 301 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Germany

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

Plot: new york city, van, prostitute, unexpected happiness, release from prison, wisconsin, american dream, accordion, ...

Cast

Paul Bettany

Sophia Lillis

Peter Macdissi

Steve Zahn

Uncle Frank (2020)

7.3 445 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.

Plot: coming out, new york city, suicide, funeral, homophobia, uncle, alcoholism, road trip, ...

Time: 1970s

Cast

Paul Rudd

Craig Roberts

Selena Gomez

Jennifer Ehle

The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

7.3 2.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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 will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.

Plot: wheelchair, affectation, road trip, caregiver, disability, muscular dystrophy, approving, comforting

Cast

Ben Schwartz

James Marsden

Tika Sumpter

Jim Carrey

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

7.3 10.4K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

Country: Japan, United States of America

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.

Plot: friendship, video game, san francisco, california, road trip, cop, based on video game, duringcreditsstinger, ...

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

Woody Harrelson

Emma Stone

Abigail Breslin

Zombieland (2009)

7.3 13.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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.

Style: satirical, absurd

Plot: washington dc, usa, sibling relationship, saving the world, circus, post-apocalyptic future, gore, parody, ...

The Muppet Movie (1979)

7.2 705 votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: G

Story: The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Plot: chicken, musical, puppet, road trip, fame, puppetry, hollywood, movie star, ...

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