Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Road Movie: 122 Films to Rent
- Wrong Move (1975)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Rudiger Vogler, Nastassja Kinski
- A young writer works through his artistic angst and laments the decline of German society in Wenders disquieting road movie. Downbeat, but compelling…
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Keitel…
- Resonant account of a young widow trying to secure self–assurance and financial stability for herself and her pre–teen son. Scorsese's…
- Alice in the Cities (1974)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Rudiger Vogler, Yella Rottlander, Lisa Kreuzer
- A German journalist's homeward trek is diverted through various cities when he helps a young companion re–locate her family. Wenders'…
- Harry & Tonto (Harry and Tonto) (1974)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Rene Enriquez…
- Art Carney won the Oscar for his performance as a retiree embarking on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
- Paper Moon (1973)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal
- An inventive and enjoyable pastiche of the films from the golden age. Ryan O'Neal stars as a con–man who befriends a 9–year–old…
- Scarecrow (1973)
- Dir. Jerry Schatzberg
Feat. Gene Hackman, Al Pacino
- Modest drama charts the therapeutic relationship between two drifters who seek redemption. Sombre moral tale about ordinary people is the kind rarely…
- Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty, The (1971)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Arthur Brauss
- Enigmatic tale of a maturing goalkeeper who abandons his soccer team and ambles about Germany. Dir. Wender's typical sketchbook narrative provides…
- Vanishing Point (1971)
- Dir. Richard Serafian
Feat. Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger…
- A loner accepts a challenge to drive his Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hours, with the fuzz in pursuit and help from blind DJ,…
- Five Easy Pieces (1970)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Karen Black
- A fascinating, complex character study of a talented drifter (Jack Nicholson) who returns to his affluent but dysfunctional family. Karen Black is…
- Wanda (1970)
- Dir. Barbara Loden
Feat. Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins
- The sole writing/directing credit of Barbara Loden, whose command of verite storytelling is matched by her own astonishing performance as a feckless…