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Subgenre Sampler

 
Rat RaceRat Race (2002)
Dir. Jerry Zucker
Feat. John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson
A contemporary re–race of IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, wealthy John Cleese devising a money–scramble for $2 million among…
SuddenlySuddenly (2002)
Dir. Diego Lerman
Feat. Carla Crespo, Tatiana Saphir, Veronica Hassan
Grimy, punkish road movie morphs that into a rather tender tale with two tough girls from the hood kidnapping a local shop girl and taking her on an…
Arthur's DykeArthur's Dyke (2001)
Dir. Gerry Poulson
Feat. Pauline Quirke, Dennis Waterman
Typically British comedy concerns three student friends who reunite after several decades to complete a long distance walk across the Welsh…
Beneath CloudsBeneath Clouds (2001) Recommended
Dir. Ivan Sen
Feat. Dannielle Hall, Damian Pitt
A standout Australian drama of recent festivals, this elevates a slimly plotted road movie concerning two Aborigine teens (one light–skinned,…
Eureka Eureka (2001)
Dir. Shinji Aoyama
Feat. Aoi Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho
Unforgettably beguiling Japanese road trip movie shot in sepia–toned cinema scope, following the existential odyssey of a group of emotionally…
Four DaysFour Days (2001) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Wehrfritz
Feat. Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, Kevin Zegers
This accomplished 'existential thriller', based on 60s crime novel by John Buell, fuses genre conventions with weightier concerns about loneliness…
Interstate 60Interstate 60 (2001)
Dir. Bob Gale
Feat. James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell
An appealingly quirky teen road movie from the writer of the BACK TO THE FUTURE series, in which Marsden sets out on the mythical American highway,…
RoadkillRoadkill (Joy Ride) (2001) Recommended
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
A popcorn thriller that breathes white–knuckle life into road movies well travelled – a practical joke involving CB radios has sinister…
SnakeskinSnakeskin (2001) Recommended
Dir. Gillian Ashurst
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Dean O'Gorman, Boyd Kestner
Searching for a little excitement in those hills due west of Christchurch, NZ, Melanie Lynsky and Dean O’Gorman are sucked into a series of private…
Y Tu Mama TambienY Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!) (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna
Acclaimed universally (and here in NZ beset with censorship wrangles), this Mexican joyride, taken by two teenage boys and an older woman, is indeed…

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