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Road trip movies
Highways, motels and companions who change you along the way.
The genre where the road matters more than the destination. People get into a car to escape, to find someone or just to get there — and arrive as somebody else. Here are classic American road movies, comedies about trips that go wrong and quiet dramas about strangers who happen to share the front seat.
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Frequently asked
- What exactly is a road movie?
- A journey film where the plot moves with the characters: each stop is a new scene, each passenger a new turn. The genre took shape in American cinema in the late 1960s and has long since gone international.
- What should I watch before a road trip?
- A comedy or a light drama about friendship — they make you want to pack, not cancel. Save the darker on-the-run road movies for later.
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