Top Ten Road Movies

We think these are the best road movies ever made. Disagree? Then let us know…

Two Lane Blacktop

James Taylor (yes that one) and Dennis Wilson (from the Beach Boys) and a tricked out sleeper of a 55 Chevy. Put them together and you have the coolest road movie ever.

National Lampoon’s European Vacation

Chevy Chase and family cross the Old Continent as the perfect approx­im­ation of the American güber. A classic of comedic errors.

Duel

Spielberg’s first feature and a terri­fying ode to sustained road rage.

Thelma and Louise

In the top ten because girls love it. And so do we.

Easy Rider

Definitive Americana with Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda.

Little Miss Sunshine

Sweet, succinct and features a killer VW camper. What’s not to like?

Motorcycle Diaries

The reason Che Guevara is an icoc of revoution is because he knew how to live a true road trip.

Mad Max

Classic Aussie apoca­lyptica before Mel Gibson went weird.

Sideways

Two men of a certain age get on the road to taste fine wine and have menopausal misad­ven­tures. The Saab 900 convertible reflects the washed-​​up nature of the main characters. Elegant and touching.

Vanishing Point

Extreme GTO-​​pedalling in the mode of the sexually promis­cious seventies.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Depp as Hunter S Thompson into the Dantean inferno of Vegas. On Acid.

Feel free to tell us your additions to the list…