Comments on: The 25 Best Road Trip Movies

By: Kevin Jagernauth

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

Oli, you should also give \”The Daytrippers\” a whirl. A very good road movie I was reminded of by a friend. Really good.

By: J.R. Williams

J.R. Williams — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

I was a bit surprised that Cuaron\’s \”Children of Men\” didn\’t make the list as you guys gave the movie a ton of love and it\’s undeniably a road movie.

By: Victron

Victron — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

Great read, but I\’m missing Into The Wild. Not only a fantastic road movie but one of the most moving and beautiful films of the last decade.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

Pierrot le fou was not Godard\’s first color film. That award goes to Contempt.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

The Sure Thing was the first movie to pop in my head when I saw the artlice, but didn\’t think it would be on your list. Very nice. More lists like this please.

By: Robert Merk

Robert Merk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

Shame you couldn’t find room for Jerry Schatzberg’s “Scarecrow” (with Gene Hackman and Al Pacino). For my money one of the finest road picture ever made.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

I second keeping up with more lists like this. Great job.

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

I really don\’t understand the love for Sean Penn\’s \”Into the Wild.\” I found it a little forced, with a number of silly cinematic devices that modern day film-makers should be smart enough not to use. Respectfully, though, to each his own.

By: theoC

theoC — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

fantastic feature this week, definitely given me some new movies for my net flix (illegal downloads list) I cannot believe two lane black top got a B- that movie bored me to tears, (and the forgotten arm Aimee mann\’s album inspired by this movie is one of my favourite albums of the last 10 years) but yep it still bored me much like this post but it\’s always been a C with added cute James Taylor. But a great list thank you for the education.

By: Uh

Uh — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

No, actually, that \”award\” goes to Une femme est une femme, and his \”first\” step towards post-modernism happened wayyyyyy before Pierrot. But you\’re totally right, Pierrot le fou is exactly as good as Due Date if you\’re fourteen years old

By: Dan S

Dan S — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

I\’m really surprised that Clouzot\’s \”The Wages of Fear\” isn\’t mentioned in this article. I would consider that an A+ road movie.

By: N.

N. — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

Lovely list! I agree with some additions in the comments and would definitely add Araki\’s THE LIVING END. Not everyone\’s cup of tea, but distinct and applicable in such a grab-bag of a list.

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

did you watch due date? the film was a catastrophe on every level. i love the opinions but that is easily the biggest load of shit opinion i\’ve seen on this blog.

By: Trent Club

Trent Club — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:06 +0000

Bette Midler is one of the producers (not lead) of the Stage production of ”The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert”, which already got rave reviews in the London and Toronto productions, next stop Broadway. Why would anyone have mixed feelings about that?

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:05 +0000

Okay, let\’s not get carried away. You are quoted as saying \”It’s entirely possible that without Frank Capra‘s “It Happened One Night,” none of the films on this list would exist at all.\”

As if brilliance and reference to one\’s own personal experience (like road trips we\’ve all been on) don\’t come into play and operate freely and independently of previous attempts to convey just such brilliance and experience on film?

In saying \”THIS wouldn\’t have been possible without THAT\” (one of the oldest cliche ideas in art) you risk dismissing ANYBODY\’S ability at having an original idea.

And how do we know \”It Happened One Night\” didn\’t reference something the director or writer or actors saw or read previously?

How about saying \”Without the great morality play \’Everyman,\’ (perhaps the ORIGINAL road-trip bit of literature) \’Thelma and Louise\’ might have not come into existence\”?

By: Oliver Lyttelton

Oliver Lyttelton — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:05 +0000

I hadn\’t seen Flirting With Disaster since I was 13/14, but rewatched yesterday after Erik\’s piece. Holy shit, it\’s funny.

By: ken

ken — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:05 +0000

contempt wasn\’t godard\’s first color film either, that\’s \”a woman is a woman\”

By: Nuv

Nuv — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:05 +0000

Long-time reader (since before The Playlist came to Indiewire) first-time commenter…Great article! That\’s a lot of good cinema up there.
I\’m glad to get an alternate take on Due Date. I can\’t really see how I wouldn\’t be entertained by that duo!

Anyway, here\’s a different twist on the same subject over at my website:
http://review2akill.com/2010/08/27/high-five-vol-9/
(Basically it\’s road trip films, but all drug fuelled…)
Check us out, I think you might like our site too!
Keep writing \’em, I\’ll keep reading \’em!

By: Nuv

Nuv — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:05 +0000

Also, I would probably add that Tim Burton, in my opinion at least, didn\’t really go off the rails until Planet Of The Apes…Beetlejuice rules and, I know it\’s not popular to feel this way, but I liked the flawed but fun 1989 Batman…Oh. Forgot about Mars Attacks. That sucks too…never mind. Ed Wood probably was the last excellent Tim Burton film. You win, dammit!

By: lewis

lewis — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:38:05 +0000

seriously? no mention of \”the sugarland express\”? not even once? you did say road trip movies, right? but no mention of \”the sugarland express.\”
wait…..
doesn\’t make sense.
great road trip movies.
no \”sugarland express.\”
wait…..