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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Badlands
1973, in 23 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974, in 10 top lists Check -
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Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
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Drugstore Cowboy
1989, in 7 top lists Check -
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Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Hit
1984, in 5 top lists Check -
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Kalifornia
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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The Last Run
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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Messidor
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
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Midnight Run
1988, in 4 top lists Check -
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Natural Born Killers
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
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One False Move
1991, in 8 top lists Check -
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Paper Moon
1973, in 7 top lists Check -
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Raising Arizona
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Feux rouges
2004 — a.k.a. Red Lights, in 1 top list Check -
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Simple Men
1992, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Sugarland Express
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Thelma & Louise
1991, in 13 top lists Check -
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Thieves Like Us
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Thunder Road
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974, in 3 top lists Check
Last updated on May 22, 2012; source