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 Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994, in 6 top lists Check -
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Boys on the Side
1995, in 1 top list Check -
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Broken Flowers
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
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Butterfly Kiss
1995 — a.k.a. Killer on the Road, in 1 top list Check -
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The Cannonball Run
1981, in 3 top lists 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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Á köldum klaka
1995 — a.k.a. Cold Fever, in 1 top list Check -
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Caro diario
1993 — a.k.a. Dear Diary, in 11 top lists Check -
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Familia rodante
2004 — a.k.a. Rolling Family, in 2 top lists Check -
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Guantanamera
1995, in 1 top list Check -
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Jízda
1994 — a.k.a. The Ride, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kikujirô no natsu
1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Last Detail
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Living End
1992, in 3 top lists Check -
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Lost in America
1985, in 5 top lists Check -
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Midnight Run
1988, in 4 top lists Check -
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Historias mínimas
2002 — a.k.a. Intimate Stories, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sae sang bakuro
1994 — a.k.a. Out in the World, in 2 top lists Check -
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Paper Moon
1973, in 7 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 -
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Road to Morocco
1942, in 4 top lists Check -
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Roadside Prophets
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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Sideways
2004, in 8 top lists Check -
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Stranger Than Paradise
1984, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Sugarland Express
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Sure Thing
1985, in 2 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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Week End
1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
Last updated on May 22, 2012; source