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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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
28 new
The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
69 new
Road to Morocco
1942, in 4 top lists Check -
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Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
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Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 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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La strada
1954, in 21 top lists Check -
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Viaggio in Italia
1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check -
71 new
The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 24 top lists Check -
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Thunder Road
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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The Leather Boys
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Catch Us If You Can
1965 — a.k.a. Having a Wild Weekend, in 1 top list Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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Week End
1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check -
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Easy Rider
1969, in 17 top lists Check -
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Five Easy Pieces
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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Duel
1971, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Last Run
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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Two-Lane Blacktop
1971, in 13 top lists Check -
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Vanishing Point
1971, in 5 top lists Check -
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Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
1972 — a.k.a. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, in 3 top lists Check -
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Badlands
1973, in 23 top lists Check -
40 new
The Last Detail
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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Paper Moon
1973, in 7 top lists Check -
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Sugarland Express
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Thieves Like Us
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Les valseuses
1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check -
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Professione: reporter
1975 — a.k.a. The Passenger, in 11 top lists Check -
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Im Lauf der Zeit
1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check -
11 new
Le camion
1977 — a.k.a. The Lorry, in 4 top lists Check -
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Messidor
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
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Radio On
1979, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bye Bye Brasil
1980 — a.k.a. Bye Bye Brazil, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Cannonball Run
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Hit
1984, in 5 top lists Check -
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Stranger Than Paradise
1984, in 14 top lists Check -
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Lost in America
1985, in 5 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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Sherman's March
1985, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Sure Thing
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
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Candy Mountain
1987, in 3 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 -
55 new
Near Dark
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987, in 4 top lists Check -
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Raising Arizona
1987, in 9 top lists Check
Last updated on May 22, 2012; source