Subgenre Sampler
Road Movie: 270 Films to Buy & Rent
- My Name is Khan (2010)
- Dir. Karan Johar
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol , Christopher B. Duncan
- Well–meaning plea for racial tolerance with an Aspergers–afflicted Muslim detained in the U.S. as a terrorist and undertaking a journey…
- Trip, The (2010)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
- Comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a jovial restaurant tour of the North of England in this hilarious culinary road trip movie derived…
- Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
- Dir. Ralf Huettner
Feat. Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch…
- Likeable though lightweight road comedy in which a Tourette's sufferer escapes from a clinic with two others (an obsessive and an anorexic) and…
- Away We Go (2009)
- Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara…
- An ersatz hipster road movie that follows a 30–something expectant couple as they travel across America looking for the perfect place to start…
- Everybody's Fine (2009)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale…
- Sincere remake of the Italian drama with De Niro stepping into Marcello Mastroianni's shoes as the widower travelling across country to visit his…
- Last Ride (2009)
- Dir. Glendyn Ivin
Feat. Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell
- Hugo Weaving toughens up as a violent, quick–tempered low–life whose desperation and escalating crimes result in him fleeing across South…
- Open Road, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael Meredith
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Jeff Bridges, Ted Danson…
- Pleasant road movie finds Justin Timberlake looking inward as an out–of–form minor–leaguer resigned to seeking out his estranged…
- Prime Mover (2009)
- Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn…
- Though far from original, this delightful Aussie road movie springs a few surprises in its sometimes–whimsical fable of truck mechanic whose…
- Road, Movie (2009)
- Dir. Dev Benegal
Feat. Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee
- A literal road movie inspired by the flickering image, this Indian travelogue follows a ragtag group across the country, whose mode of transport…
- S. Darko (Donnie Darko 2) (2009)
- Dir. Chris Fisher
Feat. Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan, James Lafferty…
- Tricky sequel to DONNIE DARKO with Donnie's sparkle–motion sister Samantha suffering apocalyptic visions and dodging meteorites. Although this…