The Blu-ray.com Community's Top 20 Road Movies

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by esteban²

Yes, there's no doubt Stand by Me is a road movie.

updating my list again, sigh i wish this was a top 25 or more list

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Didn't think there was enough "road" or driving in it to count, but it is a journey of sorts. If it's allowable, I'll probably add it to mine too.

That's what I was thinking

[dommie]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

I haven't see Stagecoach, but I'm not sure if that works because it's a western.

I kind of agree on Stagecoach. This genre could get really murky so I will leave that one off. I am, however, amending my list to include Hell or High Water. IMHO, that film did have a real "road" feel to it.

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by dommie

I kind of agree on Stagecoach. This genre could get really murky so I will leave that one off. I am, however, amending my list to include Hell or High Water. IMHO, that film did have a real "road" feel to it.

Yeah that's what I was thinking regarding Stagecoach. It's harder because this isn't a concrete genre, but if you include Stagecoach, then you could include stuff like The Searchers and The Hateful Eight.

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

Yeah that's what I was thinking regarding Stagecoach. It's harder because this isn't a concrete genre, but if you include Stagecoach, then you could include stuff like The Searchers and The Hateful Eight.

The Hateful Eight isn't even close to Stagecoach. The entire movie of Stagecoach is traveling. The Hateful Eight is what? Like the first 15 minutes?
But whatever, your thread, so I'll edit mine.

[Gerby]

I have a western 'Westward The Women' in my list. It might not involve driving or a road of such but the whole movie is about the journey travelling to the west and all the pitfalls they go through to get there. It's as much a road movie as something like 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' or 'Midnight Run' or 'The Road' regardless of the genre.

[dommie]

Originally Posted by Gerby

I have a western 'Westward The Women' in my list. It might not involve driving or a road of such but the whole movie is about the journey travelling to the west and all the pitfalls they go through to get there. It's as much a road movie as something like 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' or 'Midnight Run' or 'The Road' regardless of the genre.

There are a lot of westerns that are about trips across expanses of the country from one place to another. In addition to Stagecoach and Westward The Women, to name a few:

The Searchers
Red River
The Way West
Wagon Master
The Wild Bunch
The Outlaw Josie Wales
Unforgiven
3:10 to Yuma (both versions)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
True Grit (both versions)
Ride the High Country
The Far Country
Northwest Passage
The Professionals

I could go on but you get the idea.

Here's a thought. How about another genre: Top 10 "Road" Westerns.

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by dommie

There are a lot of westerns that are about trips across expanses of the country from one place to another. In addition to Stagecoach and Westward The Women, to name a few:

The Searchers
Red River
The Way West
Wagon Master
The Wild Bunch
The Outlaw Josie Wales
Unforgiven
3:10 to Yuma (both versions)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
True Grit (both versions)
Ride the High Country
The Far Country
Northwest Passage
The Professionals

I could go on but you get the idea.

Here's a thought. How about another genre: Top 10 "Road" Westerns.

Yeah it seems like a common theme in westerns. I mean you could call Lawrence of Arabia a road movie by that meaning. But those films don't narrow it down enough. I mean Jasonic can include the film, but I feel like if you make it too broad than most adventure movies could be classified as road movies.

[esteban²]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Didn't think there was enough "road" or driving in it to count, but it is a journey of sorts. If it's allowable, I'll probably add it to mine too.

The way I see it, you don't need a vehicle to hit the road. If so, some popular and typical 'Road Movie' choices in the lists above would be invalid. A 'Road Movie' is a movie where the character travels during most of the movie and it focuses on that journey itself and -mostly- the mental journey the characters go through. They do not require cars and / or official roads.

Also, Stand by Me is one of the top choices in the 'Road Movies' articles on many movie related sites.

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

Yeah it seems like a common theme in westerns. I mean you could call Lawrence of Arabia a road movie by that meaning. But those films don't narrow it down enough. I mean Jasonic can include the film, but I feel like if you make it too broad than most adventure movies could be classified as road movies.

Well, I've already excluded North by Northwest in which some others have brought up, so I'm not stingy about needing to keep it. I just felt that it was much more in line with the idea of a road movie than any other western examples that you mentioned, but I understand your point.

[Gerby]

I will take 'Westward The Women' out then and add 'Hard Core Logo'.

[dommie]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Well, I've already excluded North by Northwest in which some others have brought up, so I'm not stingy about needing to keep it. I just felt that it was much more in line with the idea of a road movie than any other western examples that you mentioned, but I understand your point.

Agreed. "Road Movie" can be taken to be a broad definition in scope. I did include North By Northwest but I can also see why some would not consider it to fall within the genre.

[Rodney-2187]

1. Inside Llewyn Davis
2. The Darjeeling Limited
3. Almost Famous
4. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
5. Smokey and the Bandit
6. The Cannonball Run
7. Midnight Run
8. Mad Max: Fury Road
9. Easy Rider
10. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

[Jasonic]

Was just at the library, looking at a book "100 Road Movies" and was reminded of Wild Strawberries. I've now replaced Stagecoach with that.

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Was just at the library, looking at a book "100 Road Movies" and was reminded of Wild Strawberries. I've now replaced Stagecoach with that.

Nice! That's a good one, was Stagecoach in that book out of curiosity?

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

Nice! That's a good one, was Stagecoach in that book out of curiosity?

Nope.


I watched Vanishing Point earlier, and struggling whether I should include it or not. Still trying to pinpoint how much I liked it. Definitely a worthy film though.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Was just at the library, looking at a book "100 Road Movies" and was reminded of Wild Strawberries. I've now replaced Stagecoach with that.

Thanks for that. Straight Story just misses the cut.

[Viriconium]

Gonna go ahead and reserve my place and get most of the films down from which I will make my list.

Ida
Il Sorpasso
Pierrot le fou
The Last Detail
Sullivan's Travels
Five Easy Pieces
Little Miss Sunshine
Wages of Fear
Badlands
La Strada
Paris, Texas
Easy Rider
Wild Strawberries
Wild at Heart
Ballad of a Soldier
Stranger than Paradise
Bonnie and Clyde
Journey to Italy
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Taste of Cherry
The Searchers
Where is the Friend's Home
The Wizard of Oz
Rolling Thunder

[Jacob Anderson]

1. Dumb and Dumber
2. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
3. The Fundamentals of Caring
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Borat
6. Rain Man
7. Road Trip
8. Dogma
9. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
10. Zombieland
11. Get Him to the Greek
12. Me, Myself & Irene
13. True Romance
14. Eurotrip
15. Tommy Boy
16. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
17. Almost Famous
18. Chef
19. Hell or High Water
20. We're The Millers

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by L-Rouge

but hang on a minute, that is a HUGE journey for a couple of toys though.just think of the obstacles.


I don't know if I know 20 of these things but let me build a list over time (ill rank em later)

Lord of the Rings: The fellowship of the Ring.
Finding Nemo
Cars
Finding Dori
Mad Max Fury Road
The Way

I just edited the original post to include that general adventure films aren't included, such as Lord of The Rings, Lawrence of Arabia, etc.

Originally Posted by Viriconium

Gonna go ahead and reserve my place and get most of the films down from which I will make my list.

Ida
Il Sorpasso
Pierrot le fou
The Last Detail
Sullivan's Travels
Five Easy Pieces
Little Miss Sunshine
Wages of Fear
Badlands
La Strada
Paris, Texas
Easy Rider
Wild Strawberries
Wild at Heart
Ballad of a Soldier
Stranger than Paradise
Bonnie and Clyde
Journey to Italy
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Taste of Cherry
The Searchers
Where is the Friend's Home
The Wizard of Oz
Rolling Thunder

These are all fantastic picks but I'm not sure The Searchers works.