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Plot Summary:
"Africa United" tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children who attempt to realize the dream of their life: to attend the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at Johannesburg. But the problems begin when Fabrice, Dudu and Béatrice get on the wrong bus and end up in Congo. Without papers, without money, they are brought into a children's refugee camp. But with incredible ingenuity, a some guts and a poster for the World Cup as a map, our heroes escape from the camp and leave to pursue their dreams, bringing with them a "dream team" of refugee children to help them through a series of exciting adventures. During this journey of 5000 km through seven countries, the film reveals an unseen Africa.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa, Rwanda
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, road movie, educational
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Up & Away (2012)
Plot Summary:
This is a story about two homeless brothers (Zana, 7) and (Dana, 10) who live on the edge of survival. In the beginning of the story they catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema. Zana and Dana decide that they want to go to America and live with Superman. Once they get there he can solve all their problems, make their lives easy and punish everyone that has been mean to them. Zana, the younger brother, starts to make a list of all people he is going to tell Superman to punish. On top of the list is Saddam Hussein. Dana on the other hand makes a concrete plan for what they need to get there; money, passports, transportation and a way to get across the boarder. Unfortunately they have neither of those. But in spite of everything they decide to follow the dream. Written by Karzan Kader.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, sincere, serious, inspirational, thought provoking, sad, tear jerker, independent film, islamic
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Powwow Highway (1988)
Plot Summary:
Buddy Red Bow is struggling, in the face of persecution, by greedy developers and political in-fighting, to keep his nation on a Montana Cheyenne Reservation financially solvent and independent. Philbert, a simple-minded friend of Buddy's, ardently pursues Native American/First Nation wisdom and lore wherever he can find it--even on Bonanza--in order to earn his warrior name. He's even got his war pony, Protector: a beat-up old wreck of a car. Buddy's sister has been arrested in Santa Fe, and together Buddy and Philbert set off on a road trip to look after her kids and go bail her out. However, Bonnie's arrest has something strange about it as her friend Rabbit points out. As the miles roll by, Philbert's faith challenges Buddy's hard-edged view of the world (and occasional bout of reckless violence), and together they face the realities and dreams of being Cheyenne in the modern-day US as they fight to free Bonnie and her children and elude the Feds.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, psychedelic, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fairy tale, inspirational
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Cheetah (1989)
Plot Summary:
An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, clever, touching, unusual plot structure, sweet, melancholic, twist ending
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Tomorrow Will Be Better (2010)
Plot Summary:
Three Russian street kids, who live on their wits in a train station, take off to the countryside hoping to make it across the border to a better life in Poland. They are alternately looking for tenderness and pushing it away because they sense that it is a sign of vulnerability they can ill-afford. Kędzierzawska has the rare ability to take the world of children on its own terms. There is not a false note in this dazzlingly beautiful and emotionally involving story of three kids trying to find their path to a new life. - Adelaide Film Festival.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: uplifting, serious, atmospheric, realistic, sentimental, touching
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Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Plot Summary:
Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in Florida. Meanwhile Josh tells Sam that he is a "S.A.M." that is going to be sent to Africa to fight in a war and that Canada is a safe haven for any S.A.M. unwilling to fight. The cross-country journey begins when the 2 boys think they killed a drunk and steal his car en route to Canada where they encounter The Liberty Maid. Will Josh & S.A.M. make it to Canada or will they wish they should have never left home.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, exciting, light, melancholic, suspenseful, tense, road movie
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Mickybo and Me (2004)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Ireland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sincere, sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous, captivating, realistic
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The Dream Kids (2013)
Plot Summary:
JB suffers from a heart malformation .He falsifies his medical file ,so that he can enter a top athlete training center.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, humorous, serious, realistic
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Kikujiro (1999)
Plot Summary:
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: road movie, sad, uplifting, touching, surreal, stylized, emotional, social, contemplative, art house
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Two Tickets to Paradise (2006)
Plot Summary:
Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 892
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, touching, realistic
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Come as You Are (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three young guys like wine and women. They tested wine with pleasure, but the second they have never been able to taste. Under the guise of a wine tour, the three plans a trip to Spain to finally have sex. Nothing will stop them. Certainly not the fact that the first guy is blind, the second is in a wheelchair and the third is completely paralyzed.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, sincere, semi serious, realistic, dark comedy, iconic, tragic
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Humble Pie (2007)
Plot Summary:
At nearly 400 pounds, Tracy Orbison is a wide target. When he sets out to pursue his dream of acting, the grocery clerk finds an assortment of people waiting to dash his dreams. Through it all, Tracy remains irrepressibly upbeat, convinced he's destined for something big.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 706
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, whimsical
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Wild Chicks and Life (2009)
Plot Summary:
The main protagonists are four – later five – girls: Sprotte (Charlotte), who is the spunky yet friendly main narrator, her best friend Frieda, a level-headed girl who is a member of Terre des hommes, shy and bespectacled Trude, who is unsure because of her obesity, and her best friend, the beautiful, shallow and vain, yet amicable Melanie. Later, they are joined by Wilma, a tough boys-hating tomboy, who is later revealed as a lesbian.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Sweet Little Lies (2011)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, thought provoking, humorous, road movie, light, feel good, uplifting, touching, realistic, semi serious
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One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002)
Plot Summary:
Pete loses his consciousness while playing in a pop band. The diagnosis is harsh and the doctor cannot say for sure whether Pete will celebrate his 18th birthday. One night, encouraged by the vodka on Jusa's 18th birthday, Pete confesses his love to Kata, his dream girl. Together with Jusa, they go to Lapland where Kata has her summer job. In Jusa's wild company, Pete experiences something which he never felt before as they decide to take a trip to Mombasa via Lapland.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sincere, captivating, offbeat
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A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Plot Summary:
David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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My Own Love Song (2010)
Plot Summary:
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, sincere, emotional, realistic, captivating, contemplative, sentimental, touching, serious
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Come As You Are (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three young men with disabilities embark on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs to lose their virginity and embrace their independence. Inspired by a true story and remake of the Belgian film Hasta La Vista.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sincere, road movie, humorous, semi serious, cute
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Grand Theft Parsons (2003)
Plot Summary:
There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a bitter, brilliant, genius who knew Elvis, tripped with the Stones and fatally overdosed on morphine and tequila in 1973. And from his dying came a story. A story from deep within folklore; a story of friendship, honour and adventure; a story so extraordinary that if it didn't really happen, no one would believe it. Two men, a hearse, a dead rock star, five gallons of petrol, and a promise. And the most extraordinary chase of modern times.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, road movie, dark comedy, dark, offbeat, realistic, black comedy
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Bass Ackwards (2010)
Plot Summary:
A man coming off a disastrous affair with a married woman has a lyrical, strange and comedic cross-country journey in a modified VW bus.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, captivating, sincere, serious, realistic, mumblecore, offbeat, independent film
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Material (2012)
Plot Summary:
Cassim Kaif is a young Muslim man who works in his father's fabric shop in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. In the family tradition, Cassim, as the only son, is expected to take over the family business from his father.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, inspirational, captivating, light, sincere, uplifting, realistic, witty, semi serious
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The Road Within (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, emotional, realistic, teen, spiritual, sad, hilarious, comedy drama
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Tour de Force (2014)
Plot Summary:
Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all looks forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: road movie, touching, humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic, stylized
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Intimate Stories (2002)
Plot Summary:
Three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted Patagonic route.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, humorous, realistic, sincere, touching, semi serious, anthology
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Downhill (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four old school friends reunite to attempt the epic coast to coast walk, across the United Kingdom. As their journey unfolds, this comically incompatible foursome walk full tilt into their mid-life crises.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie, fake documentary
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Gueros (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, light, captivating, thought provoking, hispanic, art film, black and white, existential, realistic
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Spud (2010)
Plot Summary:
It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. John Milton is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home. Along the way Spud takes his first tentative steps along the path to manhood. (The path it seems could be a rather long road). Spud is an only child. He is cursed with parents from well beyond the lunatic fringe and a senile granny. His dad is a fervent anti-communist who is paranoid that the family domestic worker is running a shebeen from her room at the back of the family home. His mom is a free spirit and a teenager's worst nightmare, whether it's shopping for Spud's underwear in the local supermarket.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, realistic, feel good, parody, serious, emotional, independent film
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Full Grown Men (2006)
Plot Summary:
A man stuck in the reveries of his youth tracks down the boyhood friend he once tormented, only to find that simpler times were more complicated than he thought.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, whimsical
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Fandango (1985)
Plot Summary:
Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, humorous, emotional, light, inspirational, melancholic, talky, semi serious
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Stand by Me (1986)
Plot Summary:
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 432000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sad, emotional, feel good, atmospheric, cult classic, teen, road movie, inspirational, clever
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The Bucket List (2007)
Plot Summary:
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, touching, philosophical, sad, emotional, tear jerker, road movie