BFI's 100 Road Movies

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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
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    Wolf Creek

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
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    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
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    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
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    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
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    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
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    El viaje

    1992 — a.k.a. The Journey, in 2 top lists Check
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    Vendredi soir

    2002 — a.k.a. Friday Night, in 2 top lists Check
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    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
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    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
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    Sans toit ni loi

    1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check
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    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
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    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
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    Thunder Road

    1958, in 1 top list Check
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    Thieves Like Us

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
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    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Sure Thing

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
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    The Sugarland Express

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
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    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Straight Story

    1999, in 10 top lists Check
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    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
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    Soft Top Hard Shoulder

    1992, in 1 top list Check
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    Simple Men

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
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    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
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    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
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    Road to Morocco

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
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    Qian li zou dan qi

    2005 — a.k.a. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, in 2 top lists Check
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    Vozvrashchenie

    2003 — a.k.a. The Return, in 11 top lists Check
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    Feux rouges

    2004 — a.k.a. Red Lights, in 1 top list Check
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    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    Radio On

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
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    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
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    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
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    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
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