The best road movies
(Comedy – action – adventure – horror)
“The road” is not just what is traveled, but what is experienced.”
1. Mad Max(Fury Road) (2015) – George Miller
A chase that knows no stopping. A crazy road battle for gasoline, water and salvation in a barren world. The action itself is a work of art.
2. little miss sunshine (2006) – jonathan dayton & valerie faris
The dispersion of a family while taking their little daughter to a beauty contest and reunite. cheerful, tragic, sincere. bus is no different from character.
3. the motorcycle diaries (2004) – walter salles
The transformation that young Che Guevara experienced on his South American tour. Not a landscape, but a journey on humanity. Deep but simple.
Thelma & Louise (1991) – Ridley Scott
The escape of two women to freedom. As the road gets longer, prohibitions, and so does the reckoning with society and the past. A feminist classic, angry and passionate.
5. Zombieland (2009) – Ruben Fleischer
Against the background of the zombie apocalypse, the effort of a group of people to survive and have fun. humor and brutality are beautifully dosted. It became a cult even with the list of rules.
6. into the wild (2007) – sean penn
The journey of a young man who escapes from society towards nature and loneliness. freedom, romance and tragedy are intertwined. based on the true story.