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Plot Summary:
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, funny, slapstick, hilarious, feel good, captivating, technicolor, psychotronic, retro
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Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)
Plot Summary:
Gerry hires a car in Kaitaia with a stolen licence and travels to Invercargill with John, who's wife has just left him. The ultimate NZ roadtrip adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: road movie, cult classic, exciting, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Cannonball Run II (1984)
Plot Summary:
The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie compete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, parody, humorous, spoof, cult classic, offbeat, feel good, not serious, fast, hilarious
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The Gumball Rally (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally across the USA.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: road movie, funny, cult classic, exciting, humorous, semi serious, fast, cult film
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Cannonball Fever (1989)
Plot Summary:
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, road movie, independent film, realistic, semi serious, fast, feel good, unusual plot structure, surreal, splatter
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The Great Race (1965)
Plot Summary:
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: epic, funny, slapstick, road movie, slapstick comedy, parody, spoof, humorous, feel good, captivating
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Keep Your Hands Off the Island (1981)
Plot Summary:
Alan gets a map to some war treasure which the Japanese army left behind on a small Pacific island at the end of World War II. But some gangsters try to steal the map from him and so he hides on Charlie's boat which just leaves the harbor. He manipulates the ship's compass so that Charlie is not aware that he is sailing to the treasure island. But when they step on the island, they discover that it is not as abandoned as they believed: there are some natives - and a Japanese soldier still defending the treasure.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Action
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick, buddy comedy, independent film
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Vanishing Point (1971)
Plot Summary:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: road movie, grindhouse, independent film, cult classic, exciting, suspenseful, neo noir, retro, political, art house
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Need for Speed (2014)
Plot Summary:
The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, road movie, serious, suspenseful, humorous, entertaining, intense, suspense, absurd
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Kangaroo Jack (2003)
Plot Summary:
Two childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician, get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go all wrong when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, not serious, anamorphic, realistic, fast, surprise ending, buddy comedy, feel good
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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
Plot Summary:
Two lovers, Mary and Larry, in their Dodge Charger are chased by the police after robbing a grocery store.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: road movie, grindhouse, surprise ending, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, bad ending, grim
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Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Plot Summary:
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: realistic, witty, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, slapstick, road movie, action comedy, independent film, fast
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Rat Race (2001)
Plot Summary:
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 122000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: funny, road movie, humorous, light, feel good, hilarious, exciting, parody, slapstick, fast
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Plot Summary:
When diabolical genius, Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo’, Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself – with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell – to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions and saves the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 245000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, teen sex comedy, funny, satirical, hilarious, cult classic, action comedy, spy comedy, slapstick comedy
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Twins (1988)
Plot Summary:
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, road movie, entertaining, sentimental, feel good, parody, inspirational, sweet, cult classic
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Plot Summary:
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, spoof, absurd, exciting, feel good, witty, funny, satirical, not serious
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The Other Guys (2010)
Plot Summary:
NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes, they're "the other guys." But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into NYC's biggest crime. It's the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 284000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, parody, hilarious, action comedy, absurd, intense, cynical, detective
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Taxi (2004)
Plot Summary:
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: hilarious, realistic, not serious, semi serious, funny, exciting, captivating, action comedy, tense, suspense
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The Man (2005)
Plot Summary:
Special Agent Derrick Vann is a man out to get the man who killed his partner but a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler, a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in Vanns way.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, intense, action comedy, parody, absurd, witty, hilarious, humorous, entertaining, realistic
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Plot Summary:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, action thriller, exciting, light, captivating, spiritual, crime drama, buddy comedy, black comedy
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Taxi 4 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, hilarious, exciting, offbeat, slapstick, fast
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Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Plot Summary:
Dooley, a cop wrongly sacked for corruption, teams up with a useless defence lawyer in their new careers... as security guards. When the two are made fall guys for a robbery at a location they are guarding, the pair begin to investigate corruption within the company and their union. They soon make enemies of everyone, but can the unlikely duo save the day?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, not serious, exciting, parody, witty, buddy comedy, light, action comedy, realistic
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Taxi 3 (2003)
Plot Summary:
A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, funny, light, entertaining, not serious, slapstick, grindhouse, cult classic, hilarious
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Let's Be Cops (2014)
Plot Summary:
It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, light, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, exciting, not serious, action comedy, inspirational, romantic
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The Cannonball Run (1981)
Plot Summary:
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, light, cult classic, entertaining, hilarious, exciting, feel good, funny, captivating
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Vacation (2015)
Plot Summary:
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 to say, things don't go quite as planned.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, hilarious, realistic, not serious, teen, road movie, feel good, romantic, slasher
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Armour of God (1986)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God - a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, stylized, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, fast, sexy, thought provoking, clever
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Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
Plot Summary:
Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung-Fu and quirky Chan humor.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, intense, slapstick, cult classic, realistic, fast
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The Driver (1978)
Plot Summary:
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, road movie, grindhouse, retro
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Pineapple Express (2008)
Plot Summary:
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 353000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Russia, North Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, entertaining, action comedy, hilarious, offbeat, light, cult classic, absurd, dark comedy
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Cop Out (2010)
Plot Summary:
Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter's wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card that's worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector's shop is robbed and the card vanishes with the crook, Paul and Jimmy end up going rogue, tracking down the card and the drug ring behind its theft, all on their own time, and without any backup – except for each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, buddy comedy, funny, entertaining, melancholic, absurd, detective, exciting, realistic, talky