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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  1. 36 new

    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 10 new

    Bye Bye Brasil

    1980 — a.k.a. Bye Bye Brazil, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 25 new

    Get on the Bus

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  4. 84 new

    Thieves Like Us

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 85 new

    Thunder Road

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  6. 1 new

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 24 new

    Gallivant

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 86 new

    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 69 new

    Road to Morocco

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 45 new

    The Living End

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 56 new

    North on Evers

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  12. 12 new

    Candy Mountain

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 57 new

    One False Move

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 64 new

    Radio On

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 82 new

    The Sure Thing

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 75 new

    Simple Men

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 11 new

    Le camion

    1977 — a.k.a. The Lorry, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 62 new

    Poetic Justice

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  19. 27 new

    Le grand voyage

    2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 89 new

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 73 new

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 46 new

    Lost in America

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 39 new

    Topio stin omihli

    1988 — a.k.a. Landscape in the Mist, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 40 new

    The Last Detail

    1973, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 16 new

    Caro diario

    1993 — a.k.a. Dear Diary, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 91 new

    Vendredi soir

    2002 — a.k.a. Friday Night, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 37 new

    Im Lauf der Zeit

    1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 55 new

    Near Dark

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 90 new

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 99 new

    Wolf Creek

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 96 new

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 44 new

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 59 new

    Paper Moon

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 93 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 95 new

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 8 new

    The Brown Bunny

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 47 new

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 41 new

    Last Orders

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 17 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 35 new

    Kalifornia

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  41. 13 new

    The Cannonball Run

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 7 new

    Broken Flowers

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 88 new

    Sans toit ni loi

    1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 30 new

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 23 new

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 50 new

    Midnight Run

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 31 new

    The Hit

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 52 new

    Diarios de motocicleta

    2004 — a.k.a. The Motorcycle Diaries, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 54 new

    Natural Born Killers

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 18 new

    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
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