Highway travel movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant highway travel movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out road movie, feel good, humorous, realistic, melancholic and funny films and TV shows about / with highway travel, road trip, on the road, travel, storytelling, family relations, life philosophy, dialogue, runaway and catastrophe plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as highway travel: 303 (2018), Vacation (2015), Joe Dirt (2001), We're the Millers (2013), Detours (2016), A Thousand Miles Behind (2019), American Idiots (2013), Drive-Away Dolls (2024), What Lies Ahead (2019), Lost at Christmas (2020).
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
On the way from Berlin to Portugal in her rusty '303' camper van, young biology student Jule picks up hitchhiker Jan. While having intense conversations about everything and the world, they try not to fall in love.
Style:
road movie, sincere, melancholic, light, aesthetic ...
Plot:
conversation, trip, road trip, love and romance, highway travel, travel, love, student, friendship, teenager, storytelling, trucker ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
europe, germany, berlin germany
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131K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless ...
Style:
funny, hilarious, humorous, teen, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
road trip, family vacation, dysfunctional family, vacation, amusement park, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, highway travel, brother sister relationship, teenage boy, grand canyon, nothing goes right ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, memphis, arizona, san francisco, usa
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65K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the ...
Style:
funny, humorous, hilarious, light, road movie ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
janitor, lifeguard, white trash, blonde, marriage proposal, oil rig, crossdresser, highway travel, road trip, lone hero, adaptation, family relations ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, year 1982, 21st century
Place:
california, idaho, louisiana, austin texas, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
Style:
hilarious, road movie, humorous, laugh out loud, not serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, family outing, adult
Plot:
road trip, on the road, nothing goes right, parenthood, journey, smuggling, camping, marijuana, adolescence, homeless teenager, drug dealing, pretense ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, colorado, arizona, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida for her dream job. She drives south with her widowed dad, her mom's ashes in a coffee can, and a GPS with a mind of its own.
Style:
road movie, feel good, light, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
one night stand, sexual attraction, road trip, infidelity, love, father daughter relationship, middle age romance, highway travel, marriage, highway, mother daughter relationship, cheating wife ...
Place:
florida, new york, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A man struggling with grief sets off across California on a solo motorcycle trip.
Style:
serious, sentimental, exciting, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
motorcycle, road trip, journey, loss, mourning, grief, travel and leisure, cross country trip, highway travel, spiritual journey, traveler, travel ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Four friends embark on a cross-country journey to Las Vegas in an old RV to stop a wedding and save a friend from losing the love of his life.
Style:
buddy comedy, road movie, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
road trip, on the road, race against time, masturbation, friends, travel and leisure, relationships, car journey, cross country trip, travel, traveler, highway travel ...
Place:
usa, las vegas
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
road trip, lesbian, closeted homosexual, breakup, car, female female relationship, dog, lesbian bar, lesbian sex, female nudity, breaking up with girlfriend, criminal ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
philadelphia
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When two young women embark on a road trip from Georgia to New York, an unseen peril emerges that grows stronger with each passing mile.
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
road trip, travel, women, woman, woman with a gun, female protagonist, car journey, traveler, cross country trip, highway travel, female friendship, isolation ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in the remote Scottish town of Fort William on Christmas Eve, when life is turned upside down for Jen and Rob. Suddenly finding themselves heartbroken, single and stranded, they team up to try and reach home 100 miles away to be with their ...
Style:
sincere, light, realistic, captivating, romantic ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, love, blizzard, family relations, couples, society, highway travel, male female relationship, fall in love, travel, stranger ...
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
16-vuotias Minna on kyllästynyt kiltin tytön elämään. Kaikki kaverit elävät Minnan mielestä vauhdikasta ja mielenkiintoista elämää, johon kuuluvat niin seurustelut kuin sekoilutkin. Päästäkseen kokemaan kaiken tämän saman Minna ...
Style:
captivating
Plot:
hitchhiker, teenage sexuality, teenager, friendship, sexuality, youth, road trip, teenage girl, girlfriend, escapades, highway travel, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The true story of Andrea and Franco Antonello, a father and autistic son who traveled by motorbike for three months between the United States and South America.
Style:
road movie, thought provoking, emotional, melancholic, sincere
Plot:
road trip, parents and children, life philosophy, travel, father son relationship, adulthood, family relations, family reunited, adolescence vs adulthood, highway travel, on the road, storytelling ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her family decides to use this opportunity to drive Katie to school as a road trip. When their plans are interrupted by a tech uprising, the Mitchells realize that they must work ...
Style:
funny, feel good, light, 3d animation, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
robot, father daughter relationship, parents and children, road trip, dog, family relations, family life, husband, wife, journey, fish out of water, pug ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young man embarks on a road trip, hoping to solve his life's problems along the way.
Style:
lighthearted, fast paced
Plot:
road trip, hitchhiking, drugged, bad luck, mistaken identity, highway travel, car theft, fish out of water, resilience, on the run, identity, escapism ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
Style:
road movie, sexy, inspirational, period piece, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
road trip, on the road, writers, beat generation, homoeroticism, nude, infidelity, homoerotic friendship, bisexual, travelogue, beatnik, poetry ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 1950s, year 1951, year 1949 ...
Place:
nebraska, arizona, california, usa, virginia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, funny, intense ...
Audience:
date night, kids, family outing
Plot:
sailing, summer vacation, underdog, rivalry, screwball, teenage girl, beach, air traffic controller, summer, friendship, on the road, nothing goes right ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
florida, california
Is relevant?
23K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car ...
Style:
suspense, road movie, exciting, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, hostage, chase, passionate kiss, gunfight, pursuit, on the road, stockholm syndrome, car, danger, unlikely couple, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
mexico, usa, california, los angeles, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the ...
Style:
road movie, inspirational, melancholic, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, friendship, boxer, contests and competitions, athlete's life, underdog, hopes, ambition, road trip, sex scene, love triangle, on the road ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an ...
Style:
road movie, rom com, light, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
wedding, love, destiny, marriage, unlikely couple, hurricane, gay bar, fiance fiancee relationship, opposites attract, travel, looking for love, disorder ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, miami, savannah georgia, hawaii ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
Style:
melancholic, road movie, emotional, sexy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, loneliness, single parent, existentialism, illegitimate son, teenage girl, nudity, flowers, quest, divorce, female exhibitionist, casual sex ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, france, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.
Style:
road movie, touching, humorous, hilarious, melancholic ...
Plot:
road trip, salesman, overprotective mother, highway, travel, family relations, single parent, parents and children, parent child relationship, protective parent, drinking, mother ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, middle east, las vegas, new jersey, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tale of two art students who, after a horrific event, are forced to take off across country in a stolen taxi to evade the law.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
friendship, strong female character, female protagonist, student, violence, murder, chase, female friendship, friend, sexual harassment, strong female lead, female bonding ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Having been adopted by the madam of a southwestern brothel, a now adult Adrian must cope with the fact that he's Satan's kid, and not living up to his expectations.
Style:
creepy, compassionate, sentimental, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
occult, satanic ritual, evil child, demon, child born of rape, pregnant from rape, satanic cult, satan, faith, exorcism, witch, doom ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but there sure are plenty of loose plot ends. Carl Betz and Vera Miles play the parents of shaggy-haired college dropout Jeff ...
Style:
picaresque, ambiguous ending, lighthearted, satirical, tv series pilot
Plot:
road trip, dropout, self discovery, parents and children, coming of age, introspection, generation gap, travelogue, odyssey, slice of life, rebellion, hippie ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Klouk drives a station wagon with his friends.
Plot:
abusive boss, driver, boy, picnic, motel, singing, friendship, male nudity, female nudity, bad trip, money problems, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, paris france, cannes
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, talky, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
road trip, satire, on the road, motor home, self discovery, quitting a job, cross country trip, married couple, fired from the job, marriage, couples, fish out of water ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1985
Place:
las vegas, arizona, nevada, new york, los angeles ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Style:
romantic, road movie, sad, melancholic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
road trip, end of the world, apocalypse, bittersweet, love story, loneliness, asteroid, love, existentialism, catastrophe, destiny, riot ...
Time:
year 2012, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, england, new jersey
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Restless and ready for adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.
Style:
road movie, funny, humorous, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
road trip, motorcycle, midlife crisis, motorcycle gang, biker gang, on the road, biker, small town, happy ending, self discovery, skinny dipping, chase ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, california, ohio, usa, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family on a quest to Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Style:
funny, road movie, humorous, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
road trip, vacation, small town, amusement park, on the road, dysfunctional family, female nudity, desert, swimming pool, skinny dipping, cross country, youth ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, colorado, arizona, illinois, usa ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
Style:
touching, road movie, sentimental, realistic, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
road trip, tourette's syndrome, mental illness, friendship, coming of age, on the road, mentally unstable protagonist, father son relationship, obsessive quest, escapades, social misfits, mental health ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, tokyo, reno nevada
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