Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Road Movie: 38 Films to Rent on VHS
- Leaving Normal (1992)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Christine Lahti, Meg Tilly
- Post–THELMA AND LOUISE female–bonding drama with the ever–likeable Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly, who abandon their lives of…
- Roadside Prophets (1992)
- Dir. Abbe Wool
Feat. John Doe, Adam Horovitz
- An imperfect but engaging reworking of the '70s road movie for Generation Xers. John Doe and Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz pair as free–wheeling…
- Bright Angel (1991)
- Dir. Michael Fields
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard…
- Sombre mid–western road movie avoids genre cliches and maintain its grip once it takes hold.
- Highway 61 (1991)
- Dir. Bruce McDonald
Feat. Don McKellar, Valerie Buhagiar, Peter Breck
- Don McKellar and Valerie Buhagiar reunite for this pseudo–sequel to Bruce McDonald's ROADKILL as a couple of kooky Canadians who travel the…
- Highway Patrolman (1991)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche
- A wayward film–maker returns to form in using road–movie conventions to enrich this tale of poverty, drugs, prostitution and rampant…
- Merci La Vie (1991)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anouk Grinberg
- Two young girls bond on a magical, mysterious tour played out against shifts in time, from the present to Occupied France. The audacious mix of ideas…
- Delusion (1990)
- Dir. Carl Colpaert
Feat. Jim Metzler, Jennifer Rubin, Kyle Secor…
- Quirky cousin of ROADSIDE PROPHETS and HIGHWAY 61 adds a suspense element to its road–bound trio of odd–balls; a computer nerd with a…
- Roadkill (1989)
- Dir. Bruce McDonald
Feat. Valerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar
- This first road movie from dir. Bruce McDonald (HIGHWAY 61) is possessed of a naive charm and raw energy that characterizes many of the best indie…
- Cohen and Tate (1988)
- Dir. Eric Red
Feat. Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin
- A nine–year–old witness to a gangland murder is kidnapped by two neurotic thugs who can't bear each other. Inventive road–movie…
- Never Say Die (1988)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Temuera Morrison
- Geoff Murphy re–applies his GOODBYE PORK PIE formula for this good–natured action yarn which posits Temuera Morrison as an unwitting…