BFI's 100 Road Movies
An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from Timec).
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From the earliest days of American cinema, the road movie has been synonymous with American culture and the image America has presented both to itself and the world. But the road movie is not uniquely American, and other national cinemas have offered their own take, adapting it to reflect their own sensibilities and geographies. Whatever its nationality, the road movie has presented a means by which to challenge and confront convention, remaining an ever-changing, fascinating metaphor for life.
Beginning with an expansive essay tracing its historical development, "100 Road Movies" provides a comprehensive guide to the development of what is perhaps one of the most enduring, popular, and reflexive of sub-genres.
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Y tu mamá también
2001, in 15 top lists Check -
99 new
Wolf Creek
2005, in 3 top lists Check -
98 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
97 new
Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check -
96 new
Khane-ye doust kodjast?
1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check -
95 new
Week End
1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check -
94 new
Le salaire de la peur
1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check -
93 new
Viaggio in Italia
1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check -
92 new
El viaje
1992 — a.k.a. The Journey, in 2 top lists Check -
91 new
Vendredi soir
2002 — a.k.a. Friday Night, in 2 top lists Check -
90 new
Vanishing Point
1971, in 5 top lists Check -
89 new
Les valseuses
1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check -
88 new
Sans toit ni loi
1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check -
87 new
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971, in 13 top lists Check -
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
85 new
Thunder Road
1958, in 1 top list Check -
84 new
Thieves Like Us
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
83 new
Thelma & Louise
1991, in 13 top lists Check -
82 new
The Sure Thing
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
81 new
Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
80 new
The Sugarland Express
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
79 new
Stranger Than Paradise
1984, in 14 top lists Check -
78 new
The Straight Story
1999, in 10 top lists Check -
77 new
La strada
1954, in 21 top lists Check -
76 new
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1992, in 1 top list Check -
75 new
Simple Men
1992, in 2 top lists Check -
74 new
Sideways
2004, in 8 top lists Check -
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Sherman's March
1985, in 10 top lists Check -
72 new
S.E.R. - Svoboda eto rai
1989 — a.k.a. Freedom Is Paradise, in 1 top list Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Roadside Prophets
1992, in 1 top list Check -
69 new
Road to Morocco
1942, in 4 top lists Check -
68 new
Qian li zou dan qi
2005 — a.k.a. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, in 2 top lists Check -
67 new
Vozvrashchenie
2003 — a.k.a. The Return, in 11 top lists Check -
66 new
Feux rouges
2004 — a.k.a. Red Lights, in 1 top list Check -
65 new
Raising Arizona
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
64 new
Radio On
1979, in 3 top lists Check -
63 new
Powwow Highway
1988, in 1 top list Check -
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Poetic Justice
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987, in 4 top lists Check -
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Professione: reporter
1975 — a.k.a. The Passenger, in 11 top lists Check -
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Paper Moon
1973, in 7 top lists Check -
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Sae sang bakuro
1994 — a.k.a. Out in the World, in 2 top lists Check -
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One False Move
1991, in 8 top lists Check -
56 new
North on Evers
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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Near Dark
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Natural Born Killers
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
53 new
My Own Private Idaho
1991, in 10 top lists Check -
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Diarios de motocicleta
2004 — a.k.a. The Motorcycle Diaries, in 4 top lists Check -
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Historias mínimas
2002 — a.k.a. Intimate Stories, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on May 22, 2012; source