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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Badlands
1973, in 23 top lists Check -
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El perro
2004 — a.k.a. Bombón: El Perro, in 4 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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Boys on the Side
1995, in 1 top list Check -
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974, in 10 top lists Check -
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Broken Flowers
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Brown Bunny
2003, in 5 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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Bye Bye Brasil
1980 — a.k.a. Bye Bye Brazil, in 4 top lists Check -
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Le camion
1977 — a.k.a. The Lorry, in 4 top lists Check -
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Candy Mountain
1987, in 3 top lists 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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Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
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Drugstore Cowboy
1989, in 7 top lists Check -
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Duel
1971, in 4 top lists Check -
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Easy Rider
1969, in 17 top lists Check -
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Exils
2004 — a.k.a. Exiles, in 1 top list Check -
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Familia rodante
2004 — a.k.a. Rolling Family, in 2 top lists Check -
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Five Easy Pieces
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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Gallivant
1996, in 5 top lists Check -
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Get on the Bus
1996, in 1 top list Check -
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Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
1972 — a.k.a. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, in 3 top lists Check -
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Le grand voyage
2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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Guantanamera
1995, in 1 top list 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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In This World
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
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Jízda
1994 — a.k.a. The Ride, in 2 top lists Check -
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Günese Yolculuk
1999 — a.k.a. Journey to the Sun, in 1 top list Check -
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Kalifornia
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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Kikujirô no natsu
1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check -
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Im Lauf der Zeit
1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check -
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Koktebel
2003 — a.k.a. Roads to Koktebel, in 1 top list Check -
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Topio stin omihli
1988 — a.k.a. Landscape in the Mist, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Last Detail
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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Last Orders
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Last Run
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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The Leather Boys
1964, in 1 top list 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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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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Merci la vie
1991 — a.k.a. Merci La Vie, 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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