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Plot Summary:
Theo is having some bad luck. His barely paid-for truck has been stolen, and credit collectors are after him. The chase leads him across Europe.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: road movie
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Go Trabi Go (1991)
Plot Summary:
Family Struutz lives in Bitterfeld (GDR). After the fall of the wall, they take the opportunity to go on holiday with their car, an old Trabant. They simply want to visit Italy. But there are some incidents during their journey. (IMDb).
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie
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The Snowman (1985)
Plot Summary:
A crime comdey directed by Peter F. Bringmann.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: West Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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Manta - Der Film (1991)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Truck Rascals (1975)
Plot Summary:
The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way help them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot at redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Finding Camille (2017)
Plot Summary:
When dutiful and loyal Camille decides to go on a road trip down memory lane with her Alzheimer's suffering father, she must learn to let her father go or risk losing her own chance at a life and happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: romantic, road movie
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Train Birds (1998)
Plot Summary:
Hannes is a beer-truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Time-Table Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad... On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Country: Germany, Finland
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Road to San Diego (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young Argentine learns that soccer star Diego Maradona is ailing in a Buenos Aires hospital, and resolves to bring him a tree root he's discovered.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 733
Genere: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: road movie
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In July (2000)
Plot Summary:
Can Daniel follow the sun from Hamburg to the Bosporus by Friday to meet his love?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, road movie, semi serious, captivating, scenic, sincere, romantic, feel good, tragicomedy
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Didi auf vollen Touren (1986)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 629
Genere: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie
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Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold (1980)
Plot Summary:
When designer Robert Meering returns from vacation, he discovers the company he worked for unexpectedly went bankrupt so he decides to visit his old boss. His former employer Banninger liquidated the company and claims that all designs of Robert are his. When Robert's Porsche gets stolen by two thieves, he manages to track them down. When they tell him about 40 Porsche's in a dealer shop garage owned by Banninger things change and suddenly get very interesting.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: West Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Fake-Out (1982)
Plot Summary:
Gangster's girlfriend hangs out in a Las Vegas hotel with her cop protectors while she waits to testify.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, poliziottesco
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Regular Guys (1996)
Plot Summary:
Christoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more troublesome after his girl friend throws him out of their apartment and as last resort he moves to Edgars place. Working together with a new, good-looking, very self-confident, female collegue, but living with a good-looking gay guy makes him pretty uncertain about his sexuality and his role as a cop. Written by Konstantin Articus.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy, detective, sexy, queer cinema
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Ariel (1988)
Plot Summary:
Taisto Kasurinen is a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he starts to dream about leaving the country and starting a new life. He escapes from prison but things don't go as planned.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, art house, road movie, humorous, witty, stylized, black comedy, clever, offbeat, realistic
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I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
Plot Summary:
A university researcher is fired because of the cuts to university. To earn a living he decides to produce drugs recruiting his former colleagues, who despite their skills are living at the margins of society.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny, sexy, intercultural, cult classic
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Honest (2000)
Plot Summary:
The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s. The All Saints girls play three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to rob and generally cause trouble.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychedelic, independent film, tripping
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The Time of Their Lives (2017)
Plot Summary:
Determined to gatecrash her ex-lover's funeral on glamorous French hideaway Île de Ré, former Hollywood siren Helen escapes her London retirement home with help of repressed English housewife Priscilla and they hit the road together in a race to get to the funeral on time.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, feel good, road movie
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XXL (1997)
Plot Summary:
Alain Berrebi directs with his sister Lorène, a company of ready-to-wear in the Path. Their business is booming to the point to consider acquiring a nearby shop. Fortunately, it belongs to David Stern, the father of his fiancée Arlette.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Plot Summary:
The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: road movie, action comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, parody, funny, sexy, suspense
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Traffic (1971)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: road movie, stylized, parody, manga, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, psychological
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The Pink Panther (1963)
Plot Summary:
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for Switzerland, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: slapstick, detective, funny, witty, hilarious, humorous, not serious, sweet, entertaining, dark comedy
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Tammy (2014)
Plot Summary:
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, road movie, funny, absurd, sentimental, romantic, surreal, sex comedy, realistic, semi serious
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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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The Out-Laws (2023)
Plot Summary:
A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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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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Two If by Sea (1996)
Plot Summary:
Frank O'Brien, a petty thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their unsteady lifestyle and just do that last job, which involves stealing a valuable painting. Frank takes Roz to an island on the coast of New England, where he wants to sell the painting and also hopes that their sagging relationship will get a positive push back up. Not everything goes as planned.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, romantic, road movie, suspense, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy, funny, sexy
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French Film (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jed prepares to interview French cineaste and self-appointed expert on the nature of love - Thierry Grimandi. The worldly and somewhat jaded Jed is dead-set on dismissing the auteur's musings as pompous and, well French, until his own relationship with Cheryl starts to fall apart and he is forced to re-evaluate the illusive subject. Soon everyone is talking about love: his relationship counsellor, drinking buddy Marcus and Marcus' girlfriend Sophie Beginnings, endings, tricks...could the French be on to something?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, clever
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Paris Can Wait (2016)
Plot Summary:
A woman at a crossroads traveling to Cannes along with her successful film producer husband, finds herself on a two-day road trip with his business associate. What follows is a carefree journey replete with diversions involving picturesque sites, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance - reawakening Anne's senses and a new lust for life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, captivating, romantic, thought provoking, humorous, light, cute, happy, romantic drama
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The Chase (1994)
Plot Summary:
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 chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, road movie, humorous, clever, realistic, semi serious, funny, christian film, feel good
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We're the Millers (2013)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 478000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, not serious, feel good, teen, sexy, funny, sex comedy