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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  1. 1 new

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 5 new

    Boys on the Side

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  3. 7 new

    Broken Flowers

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 9 new

    Butterfly Kiss

    1995 — a.k.a. Killer on the Road, in 1 top list Check
  5. 13 new

    The Cannonball Run

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 14 new

    Catch Us If You Can

    1965 — a.k.a. Having a Wild Weekend, in 1 top list Check
  7. 15 new

    Á köldum klaka

    1995 — a.k.a. Cold Fever, in 1 top list Check
  8. 16 new

    Caro diario

    1993 — a.k.a. Dear Diary, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 22 new

    Familia rodante

    2004 — a.k.a. Rolling Family, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 29 new

    Guantanamera

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  11. 33 new

    Jízda

    1994 — a.k.a. The Ride, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 36 new

    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 40 new

    The Last Detail

    1973, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 44 new

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 45 new

    The Living End

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 46 new

    Lost in America

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 50 new

    Midnight Run

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 51 new

    Historias mínimas

    2002 — a.k.a. Intimate Stories, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 58 new

    Sae sang bakuro

    1994 — a.k.a. Out in the World, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 59 new

    Paper Moon

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 61 new

    Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 65 new

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 69 new

    Road to Morocco

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 70 new

    Roadside Prophets

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  25. 74 new

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 79 new

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 80 new

    The Sugarland Express

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 81 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 82 new

    The Sure Thing

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 86 new

    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 89 new

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 95 new

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 22, 2012; source