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'Easy Rider' (1969) -

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'Magic Mike XXL' (2015) -

The fun follow-up to 2012's comedy-drama 'Magic Mike' sees male stripper Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) return from retirement to join his Kings of Tampa dance colleagues for a road trip to attend a stripper convention.

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'Little Miss Sunshine' (2006) -

A dysfunctional Albuquerque family hit the road in their Volkswagen van in a bitter-sweet indie movie. The offbeat family are headed to California, where seven-year-old daughter Olive is keen to showcase her somewhat unique dance moves in the finals of a beauty pageant.

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'It Happened One Night' (1934) -

An early rom-com, 'It Happened One Night' was the first of only three movies ever to pick up the five top awards at the Oscars. It sees an out-of-work reporter and a headstrong heiress thrown together when their bus leaves them stranded.

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'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' (2020) -

Having failed in his attempts to marry Pamela Anderson in 2006, Borat is back in his van and in the United States, this time navigating a pandemic as he attempts to offer his daughter as a present to a prominent politician. What could go wrong? Everything!

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John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are the blues-loving protagonists of this memorable movie. Fresh out of jail and trying to stick to the straight-and-narrow, they embark on a wild ride around Illinois trying to raise money for a Catholic orphanage threatened with closure.

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'Almost Famous' (2000) -

Kate Hudson plays a 1970s groupie in a beautifully-shot film about rock and roll life on the road. A semi-autobiographical work from director Cameron Crowe, it follows an impressionable young male journalist on a tour assignment for Rolling Stone magazine.

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'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' (1998) -

Johnny Depp is on hilariously good form in Terry Gilliam's trippy adaptation of the Hunter S. Thomson novel. He plays a hard-partying journalist getting into all manner of substance-induced nightmare scenarios as he navigates Nevada with his no-good lawyer.

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'Thelma & Louise' (1991) -

Perhaps the ultimate female empowerment road trip movie, it features Geena Davies and Susan Sarandon on the run from the law. Watch out also for a young Brad Pitt playing a charming-but-untrustworthy cowboy.

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'Stranger Than Paradise' (1984) -

Deadpan comedy unfurls in artsy black and white, as a hip-but-bored New Yorker sets off to retrieve his young Hungarian cousin from her aunt's place in Cleveland.

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'The Straight Story' (1999) -

Truth really can be stranger than fiction! David Lynch's moving 1999 movie tells the true story of Alvin Straight, a World War II veteran who rode right across Iowa and Wisconsin–on a lawn mower!

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'Bonnie and Clyde' (1967) -

Another road movie based on real-life events, but rather darker in theme. 'Bonnie and Clyde' is a glamorized version of the crimes committed by the Great Depression-era robbery duo, and their attempts to evade capture.

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'Smokey and the Bandit' (1977) -

High-speed thrills and spills abound in this fun comedy about a pair of southern truckers attempting to ship a hefty amount of beer across state lines. A hitchhiking bride-to-be throws a spanner in the works.

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'Road Trip' (2000) -

Not a highbrow watch, but this raunchy road trip movie is good fun. A group of college buddies hit the road in a race against time to try and retrieve an explicit tape accidentally mailed to one of their girlfriends.

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'Rain Man' (1988) -

This 1988 classic earned Dustin Hoffman an Oscar for Best Actor. He plays Raymond, the autistic older brother of Tom Cruise's self-centered yuppie Charlie Babbitt.

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'Rain Man' (1988) -

Babbitt takes his estranged brother away from his mental institution for a financially-motivated road trip, but learns a series of life lessons along the way.

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'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' (1985) -

Tim Burton's directorial debut is a quirkily funny road trip adventure. When childlike Pee-wee Herman's beloved bike is stolen, he sets off across the country on an action-packed attempt to get it back.

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'On the Road' (2012) -

Based on Jack Kerouac's classic novel of the same name, this cinema adaptation sees three friends embark on a cross-country voyage of discovery.

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'National Lampoon's Vacation' (1983) -

With National Lampoon in the title, you know this road trip is going to go hilariously wrong. Sure enough, Clark Griswold's impeccably-planned family trip from Chicago to a California theme park is a string of painfully-funny disasters.

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'National Lampoon's European Vacation' (1985) -

Having learned absolutely no lessons from their epic American road trip fail, the Griswolds head to Europe on a freebie vacation. They fall foul of the Italian police, British driving laws, and a whole lot more.

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'The Muppet Movie' (1979) -

Muppets can make road movies too! On their first big-screen outing, Miss Piggy, Kermit, and the gang embark on a cross country trip to try and make it big in Hollywood.

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'The Motorcycle Diaries' (2004) -

This Spanish-language movie is based on the real-life diaries of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The film captures the often-funny motorbike trip across South America that inspired his political awakening.

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'Midnight Run' (1988) -

Robert De Niro is a foul-mouthed bounty hunter hitting the road on the trail of an unscrupulous accountant. It's a fast-paced comedy drama in which nothing goes to plan.

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'And Your Mother Too' (2001) -

A somewhat raunchy coming-of-age Mexican road movie, this critically-acclaimed flick sees two young male friends set off on a long-distance beach trip with a seductive older woman.

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'Wild at Heart' (1990) -

David Lynch's 1990 road movie is less cryptic than many of his works as a director. Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern star as a couple on the run from probation officers and a mother who violently opposes their relationship.

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'The Fundamentals of Caring' (2016) -

Paul Rudd is a world-weary soul charged with caring for a disabled teenager. When the pair embark on a road trip, they find themselves faced with–and ultimately overcoming–a whole host of emotional challenges.

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'Sideways' (2004) -

Pour yourself a large glass and enjoy this offbeat comedy-drama about a hapless writer and his soon-to-be-married friend as they explore California's wine country. 

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'Due Date' (2010) -

Nothing like a string of travel disasters to pile on the pressure when your expectant wife is about to give birth! Robert Downey Jr. plays a highly-strung father-to-be trying to overcome the comedic odds to get to the hospital in time.

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'The Darjeeling Limited' (2007) -

As colorful and character-packed as moviegoers have come to expect from director Wes Anderson, this witty movie sees three brothers embark on a bonding trip across India.

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