Filmmakers have used the setting of a road trip quite often to bring about the arc in characters and their relationships while giving us the best location views on celluloid. Here's a list of some of 10 road trips in movies you must watch.
1
Little Miss Sunshine
A family travels across the country when their daughter wants to participate in a beauty pageant. Things take a turn when they set out on their journey.
2
Rain Man
LA-based automobile dealer Charlie is a selfish man. When his estranged father leaves the bulk of his fortunes to someone else, Charlie learns that the person is none other than his reclusive brother.
3
Thelma & Louise
Docile housewife Thelma accompanies her pal Louise, an independent waitress, on a brief fishing trip. However, Louise kills a man who endeavours to rape Thelma at a bar. The two flee to Mexico.
4
Into the Wild
Christopher McCandless, a young graduate, decides to renounce all his possessions and hitchhike across America. During his journey, he encounters several situations which change him as a person.
5
We're the Millers
David, a drug dealer, is forced by his boss to smuggle drugs from Mexico. He hires a stripper, a petty thief and a teenage neighbour and forms a fake family to help him smuggle the drugs.
6
Borat
Borat, a Kazakh resident, travels to the USA to make a documentary on the country. While on his mission, he learns that the USA is the same as his own country in many ways.
7
Easy Rider
A tale of two bikers hitting the road to fuel their American dream, encompassing money, drugs, sex and violence.
8
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Stoners Harold and Kumar figure that the only way to deal with the munchies is to indulge in the delicious burgers from White Castle. But their journey to the outlet is filled with crazy obstacles.
9
The Motorcycle Diaries
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, wrote a journal while he undertook a road trip on his motorcycle as a youngster. This trip showed him his true calling in life.
10
Zombieland
A student in search of his parents, a man in search of his last Twinkie and two sisters join forces to survive the zombie infestation while travelling across America.