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• 55   Metascore
• 1 hr 34 mins
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Tom Green's film debut casts him as a perpetual college student narrating the raucous odyssey of four university buddies as they make their way from Ithaca, N.Y., to Austin. Their goal: retrieve an illicit video, which was mailed by mistake. Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls, Rachel Blanchard.

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Seann William Scott

Breckin Meyer

Ethan Suplee

Rhoda Griffis

Jimmy Kimmel

Horatio Sanz

Anthony Rapp

Rachel Blanchard

Paulo Costanzo

Mia Amber Davis

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Todd Phillips

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Breckin Meyer

Rollenname: Josh Parker

Seann William Scott

Rollenname: E.L.

Rollenname: Beth Wagner

Paulo Costanzo

Rollenname: Rubin Carver

Rollenname: Kyle Edwards

Rollenname: Barry Manilow

Rachel Blanchard

Rollenname: Tiffany Henderson

Anthony Rapp

Rollenname: Jacob

Rollenname: Earl Edwards

Rollenname: Motel Clerk

Ethan Suplee

Rollenname: Ed

Horatio Sanz

Rollenname: French Toast Guy

Rhoda Griffis

Rollenname: Tour Group Mom

Marla Sucharetza

Rollenname: Sperm Bank Nurse

Edmund Lyndeck

Rollenname: Jack Manilow, Barry's Grandpa

Ellen Albertini Dow

Rollenname: Mrs. Manilow, Barry's Grandma

Jessica Cauffiel

Rollenname: The Wrong Tiffany

Kohl Sudduth

Rollenname: Mark

Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Rollenname: Carla

Jaclyn DeSantis

Rollenname: Heather

Aliya Campbell

Patricia Gaul

Rollenname: Cookie Edwards

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Rollenname: Blind Brenda

Julia Wright

Paula claire jones.

Richard Peterson

Rollenname: Michael

Avery Kidd Waddell

Rollenname: Jeff

Omar J. Dorsey

Rollenname: Lawrence

Preston Brant

Mia Amber Davis

Rollenname: Rhonda

Bethany Sacks

Charlie mcwade.

Rollenname: Campus Security #1

Bill Rowell

Bill gribble, guenevere rodriguez.

Daniel Emery Taylor

als Daniel Taylor

Rollenname: Tour Group

Rachel Marinacci

Rollenname: Tour Group Member

Bobby Place

Frank girardeau.

Marla Malcolm

als Marla Leigh Malcom

als Matthew Paul Walsh

Rollenname: Crime Scene Photographer

John Ross Bowie

Rollenname: Waiter

Cristen Coppen

Rollenname: Kim

Rollenname: Woman on Bus

Lori Beth Sikes

als Lori Beth Edgeman

Rollenname: Party Guest

Kellie Garrigan

Michael cornier, frank cooper, andrew fowler, paul simpson, marc gordon, tharon johnson, raymond deloatch, calvin j. wilson, benjamin booker, bridgett wise.

Aerica D'Amaro

Rollenname: Barry's Girl

Rollenname: Foot Lover on Bus

Deborah Zoe

Rollenname: E.L.'s Girlfriend

Johnny Genius

Eric tobias, cameron beach.

Randall Carlton

Rollenname: Class Superlative (uncredited)

Doshia Darmane

Rollenname: Party Girl (uncredited)

Adam Fristoe

Rollenname: Partier (uncredited)

Ben Gravitt

Vinnie Jones

Rollenname: Mad Maynard (uncredited)

Mandy Lauderdale

Summer LeAnn

Rollenname: Girl on Pool Tire Swing (uncredited)

Relton McBurrows

Muretta Moss

Rollenname: Sorority Girl (uncredited)

Shanda Lee Munson

Kendra myers.

Casey Nelson

Rollenname: Ithaca Student (uncredited)

Ernest Peterson

Byron purvis, jonathan thompson, alex watson, drehbuchautor(in), produzent(in).

Ivan Reitman

Executive Producer

Joe Medjuck

Sheldon Kahn

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Song Writer

Director of Photography (Kamera)

Cutter (Schnitt)

Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)

Minnie Riperton

Inside My Love

Randy Travis

I Wanna Rock

Mr. E's Beautiful Blues

Uncle Kracker

Synchronstimme (deutsch).

Anna Carlsson

Amy Smart (Beth Wagner)

Benedikt Weber

DJ Qualls (Kyle Edwards)

Philipp Moog

Tom Green (Barry Manilow)

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College-Student Josh (Meyer aus „Studio 54“ und „Go“) hat zwei Probleme: Er muss das nächste Examen mit einer Zwei-plus bestehen und verhindern, dass ein Video, das er gerade abgeschickt hat, seine Freundin Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard) im 1.800 Meilen entfernten Austin erreicht. Statt einer Liebesbotschaft schickt Josh versehentlich einen Mitschnitt eines Seitensprungs mit Studienkollegin Beth (Amy Smart). Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden - dem Möchte-gern-Macho E. L. (Scott aus “Final Destination”), dem intellektuellen Kiffer Rubin (Paulo Costanzo) und dem schüchternen Kyle (D. J. Qualls) - macht sich Josh auf die Reise, um das Video abzufangen, bevor die Post es ausliefert.

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Josh (Breckin Meyer) videotapes his affair with another girl and accidentally mails it to his girlfriend. Discovering the mistake, he tows two of his college buddies -- and one not-so-eager kid who happens to own the car -- on a raucous 1,800-mile road trip from Ithaca, N.Y., to Austin, Texas, to save his lifelong romance.

Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Humor|Language|Strong Sexual Content)

Genre: Comedy

Original Language: English

Director: Todd Phillips

Producer: Daniel Goldberg , Joe Medjuck

Writer: Todd Phillips , Scot Armstrong

Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2000  wide

Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA): $68.5M

Runtime: 1h 34m

Distributor: DreamWorks SKG

Production Co: Montecito Picture Company, DreamWorks SKG

Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Seann William Scott

Breckin Meyer

Josh Porter

Kyle Edwards

Earl Edwards

Motel Clerk

Rachel Blanchard

Tiffany Henderson

Bobby Place

Tour Group Member

Jessica Cauffiel

Tiffany Henderson of Boston

Frank Girardeau

Barry Manilow

Rhoda Griffis

Tour Group Mom

Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Professor Anderson

Rachel Marinacci

Richard Peterson

Anthony Rapp

Ethan Suplee

Daniel Emery Taylor

Paulo Costanzo

Todd Phillips

Scot Armstrong

Daniel Goldberg

Joe Medjuck

Tom Pollock

Executive Producer

Ivan Reitman

Steven Spielberg

Cinematographer

Sheldon Kahn

Film Editing

Michael Simpson

Original Music

Clark Hunter

Production Design

Art Director

Traci Kirshbaum

Set Decoration

Peggy Stamper

Costume Design

Ann Goulder

Nancy Nayor

Michael Neuman

First Assistant Director

Tony Kupersmith

Construction Coordinator

Robin O'Brien

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If your into raunchy humour you'll love Todd (the hangover) Phillips' teen road comedy. A miscast Breckin Meyer leads the group with funny Seann William Scott and Tom Green supporting. It wasn't hilarious but it's dumb funny forgettable fluff. However, there was also a stupid subplot involving Tom Green feeding a snake which I thought was a boring stretched joke. It's all over the place but...it's okay.

There may be only five moments of actual comedy in Road Trip, but those five moments are some knee-slappers.

Not the best comedy, but one of those you watch and think "this is some shit i'd do with my friends"

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2000 Directed by Todd Phillips

The greatest college tradition of all.

From the director of the Hangover trilogy and Joker, Road Trip is a raunchy college comedy classic. After an Ithaca college student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade porn tape to his girlfriend. In a frenzy, he must borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape. Featuring a talented cast that includes Breckin Meyer, Rachel Blanchard, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Fred Ward, Tom Green, Anthony Rapp, Andy Dick, and Ethan Suplee.

Breckin Meyer Seann William Scott Amy Smart Tom Green Paulo Costanzo DJ Qualls Rachel Blanchard Anthony Rapp Fred Ward Andy Dick Ethan Suplee Horatio Sanz Rhoda Griffis Marla Sucharetza Ellen Albertini Dow Edmund Lyndeck Jessica Cauffiel Kohl Sudduth Wendell B. Harris Jr. Rini Bell Jaclyn DeSantis Aliya Campbell Kim Fox Patricia Gaul Richie Dye Mary Lynn Rajskub Tim Ware Julia Wright Paula Claire Jones Show All… Richard Peterson Phe Caplan Avery Kidd Waddell Omar J. Dorsey Preston Wigasi Brant Mia Amber Davis Jimmy Kimmel Bethany Sacks Charlie McWade Todd Barry Bill Rowell Bill Gribble Guenevere Rodriguez Al Wiggins Lisa Chyn Daniel Emery Taylor Rachel Marinacci Bob Place Frank Girardeau Marla Malcolm Matt Walsh John Ross Bowie Cristen Coppen Cleo King Lori Beth Sikes Kellie Garrigan Michael Cornier Frank Cooper Mark Bez Andrew Fowler Paul Simpson Krew Keth Marc Gordon Tharon Johnson Raymond DeLoatch Will Aklin Calvin J. Wilson Benjamin Booker Bridgett Wise Aerica D'Amaro Todd Phillips Deborah Zoe Johnny Genius Moses Tom Peyton Ben Kramer Eric Tobias

Director Director

Todd Phillips

Producers Producers

Daniel Goldberg Joe Medjuck

Writers Writers

Todd Phillips Scot Armstrong

Casting Casting

Nancy Nayor Ann Goulder

Editors Editors

Sheldon Kahn Peter Teschner

Cinematography Cinematography

Executive producers exec. producers.

Ivan Reitman Tom Pollock

Production Design Production Design

Clark Hunter

Art Direction Art Direction

Set decoration set decoration.

Traci Kirshbaum

Stunts Stunts

Tina Mckissick

Composer Composer

Michael Simpson

Costume Design Costume Design

Peggy Stamper

Makeup Makeup

Harriette Landau

Hairstyling Hairstyling

Joani Yarbrough

DreamWorks Pictures The Montecito Picture Company Ivan Reitman Productions

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19 may 2000, 07 jun 2000, 17 aug 2000, 24 aug 2000, 21 sep 2000, 22 sep 2000, 13 oct 2000, 18 oct 2000, 26 oct 2000, 28 oct 2000, 27 feb 2009, 16 may 2003, releases by country.

• Theatrical MA15+
• Theatrical 15+
• Theatrical U
• Theatrical 12
• Theatrical 16

Netherlands

• TV 12 SBS 6
• Physical 12 DVD
• Theatrical M/12

South Korea

• Theatrical 18
• Theatrical 15
• Theatrical R

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Review by CosmonautMarkie ★★ 36

I’ve decided to watch every 90s/early 2000s boner comedy I can find. In this one a character looks straight into the camera and says “Boner time.”

Review by Jizzmonkey ★★★★ 4

Apparently this movie is for moronic immature assholes. I can't see how that can be true, coz I loved it.

Review by goncaloacosta ½ 1

The director of Joker, Todd Phillips, bringing us another masterpiece portrait of mental illness, with an Oscar worthy performance by Tom Green.

Review by Eli Hayes ★★★½

"Tiny salmon swimming in a stream. Tiny salmon chasing that impossible dream. The mynah bird says, 'Caw. Ca-Caw.' The chimpanzee says, 'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!' The friendly owl says, 'Hoo, hoo-hoo.' But the salmon can only say, 'Bloobloobloobloo. Blooboloobloobloo. Blooboloobolooooo-Blooblooo-Bloobloobloo.' And it's sad."

Review by Will Sloan

In a framing device that screams "Tom Green became very, very popular sometime between filming and postproduction," a minor character played by Tom Green narrates this movie.

Good? Bad? What ultimately matters about this movie is that the nude scene featuring Amy Smart was discussed in hushed and reverential tones on the schoolyard when I was in sixth grade.

Review by megan ★★★ 1

“i would die for tom green.” - only me

Review by Justin Peterson ★★★½ 5

Time to gather up the raunchy teen humor of 'American Pie', and hit the road for this charming, punchy, but disposable comedy.

"Take your situation for example: it's not cheating. It's never cheating when you're in a different area code, not to mention a different state ... That makes no sense."

I had nearly forgotten about this little college sex comedy that I did check out numerous times during my early High School years. As a whole, Road Trip is one of those typical teen movies that you would randomly go see with a bunch of friends for some laughs. But on this rewatch it was amusing to remember all the wild moments that do make Road Trip stand out.…

Review by Zayn Nafi ★★★½

Fun fact, the guy licking the Amy's foot on the bus is Tod Phillips, the director on this movie, and also the director of movie Joker

Review by Dan Abel ★★★½ 1

"Invested!? Who are you, Charles Schwab!?"

"Socrates. He was like the Vince McMahon of philosophy. He started it all."

Barry is leading a group of possible new enrollees and their parents on a tour of the grounds for the University of Ithaca. He's a slacker that has been a student at the campus for eight years so he knows the ins and outs. When the group becomes uninterested in the history of the establishment he tells them the tale of a student he knew years ago named Josh Parker. Josh dated his best friend, a girl named Tiffany from when they were kids all the way up through high school but they ended up going to different colleges, Josh in…

Review by Justin Decloux ½ 1

If this were a just world, Todd Phillips would not be allowed within 100-yards of a camera.

It is not a just world.

It is hell.

Review by Mario 🟠🍃🔵 ★★★½ 4

There sure was a lot of tripping down that road. At least I was tripping a lot.

Review by ☆ maria ☆ ★★★½ 3

rubin carver looks like a curly-headed version of aaron taylor-johnson. basically what I'm saying is that I have a crush on rubin.

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Born in the white-hot fury of the late-'90s, early-2000s teen-sex-comedy boom, Road Trip is the story of young Josh Parker and the consequences of one night's craziness.

Josh's long-term, long-distance girlfriend Tiffany has got silent on him, and so, believing she is dumping him, he accepts the advances of the beautiful Beth Wagner. The next morning, after Beth has left, Josh's friends E.L., Rubin Carver and Barry Manilow (not the Barry Manilow , mind you) come to investigate. Josh reveals that Beth videotaped their amorous adventures, evidence that his friends demand to see. Of course, the tape sitting on the TV contains a romantic message Josh recorded for Tiffany - the "sex with Beth tape" is in an envelope winging its way to Austin, Texas. Right as this realization sinks in, the phone rings - it's Tiffany, apologizing for not answering Josh's calls, as her beloved grandfather just died suddenly. Josh realizes there's only one option: get to Austin before the envelope and prevent Tiffany from ever seeing it.

Thus begins the wacky adventures of Josh, E.L., Rubin and Kyle - the one who actually owns the car - as they travel 1800 miles to try and save Josh's relationship. A quest that will take them through jumping broken bridges in a Ford Taurus, pretending to be members of a national black fraternity, stealing a school bus from a blind chick and discovering why you shouldn't send food back at greasy-spoon diners.

Released in 2000, Road Trip is one of Todd Phillips 's earliest films.

Provides examples of:

• All for Nothing : Played with. It turns out that the trip wasn't strictly necessary after all, because Barry unwittingly replaced the offending part of the tape with a recording of his butt . However, it turns out that Tiffany was going to dump Josh anyway, due to the two having grown apart during their time at college, and Josh's presence at least allows the two to end things amicably and in person, instead of her doing it either over the phone or via a "Dear John" Letter . More importantly, all the people involved undergo Character Development as a result of the trip.
• All Men Are Perverts : Mentioned in the Shower Scene by a topless woman. Barry is even called out for narrating this particular scene with excessive nudity.
• Ass Shove : Happens to E.L. at the sperm bank when he asks the nurse for "assistance". It does provide him with the best orgasm he's ever had. This is even given a Call-Back at the end of the movie when he's bent over again, this time asking for three fingers.
• Awesomeness by Analysis : Rubin's sophisticated calculations for the bridge jump. And it worked out ... kinda. He only predicted that they would make it across, he didn't say anything about the axles breaking or the vehicle exploding after succeeding in the jump.
• Bachelor Auction : One of the extremely rare bachelorette versions, although the auctioneer is careful to point out that purchasing the woman in question in no way confers any suggestion that sex will result.
• Big Beautiful Woman : Rhonda, as played by the late Mia Amber Davis.
• Blatant Lies : "1600s? It says 1951." - "That's the address. OK?"
• Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick : Rubin and E.L. list off reasons in an attempt to justify Josh's cheating on Tiffany . And then comes Kyle's turn ...
• Brick Joke : When E.L. tells Josh that it's not cheating if you're in different area codes. Tiffany tells Josh that she was with one other guy, other than him, when he was away at camp and she was 14 "and in different area codes."
• Butt-Monkey : Poor Kyle.
• Catapult Nightmare : Josh has two of them. Early on, after waking from his bad dream where he envisions his girl friend making out with another dude in the open. Another one when staying at the Manilows'. He has a third one in a deleted extension of that scene.
• Cloud Cuckoolander : Barry. Witness both The Feeding and the Animal Song. Plus, of course, the Running Gag of "Austin... Massachusetts?"
• Cool Old Guy : Grandpa Manilow.
• Don't Explain the Joke : Kyle's joke about dogs and testicles goes awry because of him repeating the punch line.
• Don't Try This at Home : Even if the Taurus hadn't mysteriously exploded, the impact would almost certainly have destroyed the chassis and suspension.
• Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male : The random guy in Boston who had been mistakenly accused of cheating on his girlfriend is shown to get a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown by said girlfriend with never-the-less a baseball bat . How does the crowd who witnesses the situation reacts? They simply just gather around and watched as if the guy deserves it, all because he supposedly cheated .
• This was taken to the point of Intelligence Equals Isolation , as Rubin also mentions how, until he started smoking pot to mellow himself out, he was the only kid to have panic attacks as a result of the Gulf War, being prescribed an adult dosage of Xanax.
• Every Car Is a Pinto : Jumping a broken bridge with a Ford Taurus, the group is dismayed when the wheels fall off. They start to hike to find help - when the car explodes.
• Face Cam : Upon Kyle during the fraternity house party.
• Fainting : Kyle can't take the KKK joke.
• And, of course, Amy Smart topless.
• Flipping the Bird : The blind girl.
• Only Sane Man : Josh
• The Smart Guy : Rubin
• The Pervert: E.L.
• Butt-Monkey : Kyle
• Josh is sanguine
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• Kyle is melancholic
• Rubin is phlegmatic
• Framing Device : Barry tells the story in flashbacks.
• Geeky Analogy : Rubin is able to teach Josh enough philosophy to beat a doctorate test by linking the information to something Josh likes (and will recall easily): wrestling. He even begins his ( two-day ) explanation by giving the Badass Boast of "I could teach a chimpanzee philosophy in two days; I just need something for him to understand." " Socrates is like the Vince McMahon of philosophy. He started it all."
• Gilligan Cut : "Are there any guys out there who are just normal??!" - cut to Barry and his snake.
• The Grunting Orgasm : E.L. during a... special medical inspection.
• Home Porn Movie : The cause of all trouble.
• Irrevocable Message : Not exactly a message, but the main character thinks he accidentally sent a sex tape of him cheating on his girlfriend. The main plot is the gang traveling to get the tape back.
• Knight Templar Parent : Kyle's dad.
• The Last Straw : Scott's character demonstrates he can spit across a ten-foot wide broken bridge. He did, but causing the other end of the bridge to collapse from his spit.
• Limited Wardrobe : The guys all end up wearing the same clothes for several days due to their luggage being destroyed in the explosion . It's noticeable with Josh, whose sweatshirt gets dirtier and sweatier as the film progresses.
• Male Gaze : During the Shower Scene , a woman is explaining how All Men Are Perverts . As she continues the explanation the camera zooms in on her breasts, until they're all we can see. When another girl picks up the thread of her complaints, the camera pans over to her - still with an extremely tight focus on her breasts.
• Musicalis Interruptus : The dramatic music during the Orbital Kiss at the end stops when Barry and the red-haired lady come to their senses.
• Nerd Glasses : The motel clerk.
• Nipple and Dimed : Boobs!
• Long-Distance Relationship : Josh and Tiffany have one.
• Orbital Kiss : In the film's finale. Played for laughs with the transition from Josh/Beth to Berry/red-haired Lady.
• Papa Wolf : Kyle's insanely strict father takes this one a bit too far.
• Product Placement : Rubin appears on the cover of High Times magazine.
• The Quest : For a sex tape.
• Raging Stiffie : Grandpa Manilow and the goddamn Viagra.
• Revenge Is a Dish Best Served : The asshole cook that gets upset about Kyle asking him to take powered sugar off his toast (a very mild request said very meekly by the nicest guy of the protagonists in a complete inversion of Unsatisfiable Customer ) retaliates by licking the sugar off and then shitting on the toast before handing it back. What is more disgusting is the fact that Kyle never figures this out and actually likes the taste.
• Road Trip Plot : Unsurprisingly.
• Secret Handshake : How Rubin get them into the fraternity house.
• Sex as Rite-of-Passage : Kyle experiences this after scoring with Rhonda. It allows him to stand up to his father.
• Shower Scene : Described by one of the characters and shown to the viewer - put on pause when an actual woman questioned it, the question is Hand Waved and we return to naked goodness.
• Short Cuts Make Long Delays : Wherein the shortcut leads over a Broken Bridge . "Of course it's difficult, it's a short-cut. If it was easy it would just be the way ."
• Stalker with a Crush : Jacob is a very creepy example of this when it comes to Beth.
• Talking Animal : Grandpa Manilow's dog.
• Tempting Fate : After the bridge jump, Rubin tells Josh that the cars tires just need fixing and they will only lose half a day on the trip. The car promptly explodes.
• Tiny Guy, Huge Girl : Kyle and Rhonda.
• Unfortunate Item Swap : With the video tapes. There would have been no plot without it.
• Unrated Edition : Minor changes, mostly the extension of the Shower Scene .
• Unreliable Narrator : The main story is told through the eyes of Barry, a campus tour guide who's not playing with a full deck . Barry wasn't even present on the titular road trip. As such, the story has some highly improbable elements.

• Vomit Discretion Shot : Josh's girlfriend is about to vomit during his nightmare vision, but then suddenly wakes up.
• Wacky Fratboy Hijinx : The boys of Xi Chi plant a Klan hood on Kyle, accusing him of bigotry. When Kyle faints in terror, the boys reveal it to be a prank and a loud party ensues.
• Watch the Paint Job : The precious Ford Taurus.
• Wild Teen Party : A relatively mild example near the beginning, with a good-natured "girl auction" taking place in the front room and an least one group upstairs experimenting with lesbianism and group sex.
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25 Essential Road Trip Movies of the Last 25 Years

We’re looking down the horizon and beyond for some of the best road trip movies that defined the genre over the last 25 years! To rev up this list, we selected American movies movies, journeys that begin in the States (where they actually finish is part of the fun). The movies celebrate the sights and sounds of the country, or at least will inspire you to pull out that camping gear, putting the convertible top down, and hitting the open road. These rides can be cross-county ( Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle ), on the freeway ( Dog , Sideways ), trekking across a few state lines ( Little Miss Sunshine , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ), hitting a new time zone ( Road Trip ), or even runnin’ coast-to-coast ( Rat Race , Transamerica ). Even the Academy has felt the need for reasonable speed, awarding Best Picture to both Green Book and Nomadland . Carpool lane? Of course: we’ve got an Oscar strapped in the passenger seat!

So whether you’re looking for a map to a long summer drive or fixing a flat in your life, turn to these essential 25 road trip movies of the last 25 years (in chronological order)!

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 50%

The Straight Story (1999) 94%

Tumbleweeds (1999) 82%

Almost Famous (2000) 91%

Road Trip (2000) 57%

Rat Race (2001) 45%

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) 75%

Sideways (2004) 97%

Transamerica (2005) 77%

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 91%

Cars (2006) 75%

Zombieland (2009) 89%

Away We Go (2009) 67%

Paul (2011) 70%

We're the Millers (2013) 48%

Chef (2014) 87%

Grandma (2015) 91%

Mississippi Grind (2015) 91%

Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) 83%

Green Book (2018) 77%

Nomadland (2020) 93%

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) 97%

Bad Trip (2021) 79%

Dog (2022) 77%

Joy Ride (2023) 90%

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10 Best Buddy Road Trip Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes

In Hollywood, certain staples will never die , no matter how many years go by. Some clichés like the less attractive sidekick, superhero films, the nerdy underdog, or the Oscar-bating based on a true story movie are built into the fabric of Hollywood. These clichés make audiences feel comfortable because they already know what to expect. One trope that's constantly repeated is the buddy road trip film.

Whether it's Rainman or Train, Planes and Automobiles , movies where two characters don't get along but are stuck in a car together and end up being good friends by the end always seem to garner an audience. However, being a cliché doesn't make a film great; it needs the right balance of heart and familiar tropes to become classic and not commonplace.

10 Plains, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Rotten Tomatoes: 87%

In 1987, John Hughes took a break from teen dramas to make one of the most iconic Holiday and buddy road trip films of all time, laying the foundation for modern iterations of these types of movies.

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This classic film is instantly hilarious because fans can relate to all the hi-jinks that come with having a flight delayed during the holidays. Legendary comics Steve Martin and John Candy masterfully play off of each other like the Harlem Globetrotters of comedy. Martin's conservative straight-man character meshes perfectly with Candy's annoyingly offbeat salesman, setting up the prototype for all the following buddy road trip films.

9 Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Rotten Tomatoes: 84%

The Farley Brothers breakout hit about two loveably dimwitted friends who take a road trip to Aspen is a milestone in comedy and took the buddy road trip film to new levels of ridiculousness and funny.

This classic comedy about friendship is choked full of immature yet deceptively smart jokes . Whether complaining about not being able to find good jobs under 40 hours a week or thinking Aspen is a tropical resort, this film's characters are so silly that fans are left with no choice but to laugh, even if it's despite themselves. This vital film represents a turning point from the cheesy hi-jinks of the 80s to the more irreverent comedy of the 90s.

8 Thelma and Louise (1991)

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

This female-led road trip dramedy about two women on the run from the law was a cultural phenomenon and spoke up for a segment of the population not used to being heard.

Whether it's the epic last scene where they drive off a cliff or introducing the world to Brad Pitt , there's a lot that makes this film a classic. More importantly, this film highlighted women's exhaustion at being objectified and showed two female characters unwilling to take it, which was a novelty at the time. Scenes like Thelma and Louise blowing up an eighteen-wheeler belonging to a truck driver who berated them resonated with women who might have been in similar situations but couldn't do anything as drastic, making this one of the most influential movies of the decade.

7 Midnight Run (1988)

This Golden Globe-nominated action about a bail bondsman who has to retrieve a criminal who skipped town keeps the audience laughing and guessing what will happen next.

Midnight Run proves Robert Deniro isn't just an outstanding dramatic actor but also has impressive comedic timing. Deniro and Charles Grodin play their characters straight and not wacky, making them even funnier because it feels natural. More impressively, the audience never knows what will happen next in this cat-and-mouse chase between the two leads, the mob, and the police, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats after every plot twist and turn .

6 Easy Rider (1969)

This groundbreaking film about two free-spirited bikers struck a chord in counterculture for daring to question the legitimacy of freedom in America.

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Easy Rider is considered the first American arthouse film and started a wave of independent filmmakers who, similar to the film's main characters, wanted freedom from the establishment. As the characters ride through America, they encounter everything wrong, including bigotry, consumerism, and violence. However, there's no putting a halo on counterculture as the drug-selling cyclists are also contributing to consumerism in this time capsule of the late 60s .

5 Rain Man (1988)

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%

This road trip film is about a down-on-his-luck collectibles dealer who kidnaps his autistic brother never fails to leave fans misty-eyed.

Dustin Hoffman delivers the performance of a lifetime as he disappears into a character with autism. At the same time, Tom Cruise manages to make the audience empathetic to a flawed character like Tommy, who uses people for a living. While cliché of the genre, seeing Tommy go from treating his brother as a nuisance at the beginning of the trip to genuinely caring for him by the end leaves the audience emotionally satisfied, showing some tropes never get old.

4 Blues Brothers (1980)

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

This musical, based on an SNL Sketch about two brothers traveling to find their old bandmates to raise money to save a Catholic Orphanage, is as wild as it sounds in all the best ways.

Blue Brothers is full of insane comedy moments fans expect from SNL, including floating angry nuns, Carry Fisher shooting a rocket launcher at the brothers, and a two-hundred cop car pile-up. When things can't get crazier, characters break out into song, including amazing performances from Aretha Franklin , James Brown , and Ray Charles that are worth the watch alone.

3 Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Rotten Tomatoes: 85%

Bert Reynolds and Sally Field star in this box office smash with a charismatic lead character who single-handedly raised the sales of Pontiac Trans Ams in the late 70s.

This unique film almost entirely takes place in cars, making it the ultimate road trip film. Decades later, its practical car stunts are even more fun compared to today's CGI-laden chases. However, the film is sold on the cult of personality, Smokey. Smokey's confidence and bravado endear him to viewers even though he's a criminal. Sally Field also bewitches audiences as the lovable runaway bride who's swept up in the madness like the viewer. Refreshingly, Fields is more than a ditzy sidekick but is running from the responsibility of marriage by doing something completely irresponsible. Whether running from cops or a groom, this film is ultimately about defying authority.

2 Toy Story (1995)

This groundbreaking Pixar film about toys that come to life when no one is looking was the first completely CGI animated movie and taught a generation of kids what true friendship means.

Toy Story features timeless voice acting performances by Tim Allen and Tom Hanks , making fans forget they're watching a child's action figures . When rival toys get lost and have to join forces to find their way home, fans are brought to tears with its message about people getting over their differences to work together and the necessity of friendship.

1 Logan (2017)

This film is like an ultra-violent family road trip with Professor X as the senile grandpa, X-23 as the annoying daughter, and Logan as the dad trying to keep everything together.

Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's twenty-year friendship shows on screen. Fans can feel the bond between Logan and Professor X, including arguing every five seconds, showing how comfortable they are with each other. Both characters are also the most vulnerable audiences have ever seen them, with Logan slowly dying and the once genius professor's mind deteriorating. Similar to the film's message, the grand illusion of our heroes is wholly destroyed. However, like a real father, Professor X still has one more lesson to teach Logan after he's tasked with protecting X-23 he learns being a hero isn't about how strong he is but about choosing to help others.

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1. The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a road trip in search of her real father.

Stars: Jessica Barden , Alex Lawther , Steve Oram , Christine Bottomley

Votes: 219,206

2. Before Sunrise (1995)

R | 101 min | Drama, Romance

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke , Julie Delpy , Andrea Eckert , Hanno Pöschl

Votes: 338,608 | Gross: $5.54M

3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy

A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick , Alan Ruck , Mia Sara , Jeffrey Jones

Votes: 385,796 | Gross: $70.14M

4. The Bucket List (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson , Morgan Freeman , Sean Hayes , Beverly Todd

Votes: 259,565 | Gross: $93.47M

5. Road Trip (2000)

R | 93 min | Comedy

Four college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Breckin Meyer , Seann William Scott , Amy Smart , Paulo Costanzo

Votes: 178,024 | Gross: $68.54M

6. EuroTrip (2004)

R | 92 min | Comedy

Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.

Directors: Jeff Schaffer , Alec Berg , David Mandel | Stars: Scott Mechlowicz , Jacob Pitts , Michelle Trachtenberg , Travis Wester

Votes: 222,569 | Gross: $17.72M

7. God Bless America (2011)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Joel Murray , Tara Lynne Barr , Mackenzie Brooke Smith , Melinda Page Hamilton

Votes: 71,927 | Gross: $0.12M

8. Redirected (2014)

Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Three friends try to make money and invite another friend in on a plot.

Director: Emilis Velyvis | Stars: Vinnie Jones , Scot Williams , Gil Darnell , Oliver Jackson

Votes: 34,525

9. Due Date (2010)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Robert Downey Jr. , Zach Galifianakis , Michelle Monaghan , Jamie Foxx

Votes: 357,644 | Gross: $100.54M

10. Into the Wild (2007)

R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch , Vince Vaughn , Catherine Keener , Marcia Gay Harden

Votes: 657,230 | Gross: $18.35M

11. Almost Famous (2000)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup , Patrick Fugit , Kate Hudson , Frances McDormand

Votes: 292,959 | Gross: $32.53M

12. Detroit Rock City (1999)

R | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.

Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Edward Furlong , Giuseppe Andrews , James DeBello , Sam Huntington

Votes: 41,291 | Gross: $4.22M

13. Paul (2011)

R | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Simon Pegg , Nick Frost , Seth Rogen , Mia Stallard

Votes: 265,840 | Gross: $37.41M

14. Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

Director: Goran Dukic | Stars: Patrick Fugit , Shea Whigham , Tom Waits , Will Arnett

Votes: 57,661 | Gross: $0.32M

15. Sex Drive (2008)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Romance

A high-school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Josh Zuckerman , Clark Duke , Amanda Crew , James Marsden

Votes: 91,669 | Gross: $8.40M

16. Onward (I) (2020)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In a magical world full of technological advances, elven brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot set out on an adventure to resurrect their late father for a day.

Director: Dan Scanlon | Stars: Tom Holland , Chris Pratt , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Octavia Spencer

Votes: 169,553 | Gross: $61.56M

17. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.

Stars: Charlie Hunnam , Katey Sagal , Mark Boone Junior , Kim Coates

Votes: 322,713

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The Road Trip is a romantic comedy set in Spain and starring Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson and David Jonsson.

The Road Trip on Paramount Plus is a romantic comedy that brings to life another bestseller by author Beth O'Leary as it follows on from the success of Paramount’s previous hit drama The Flatshare , also a book by Beth O’Leary. 

Starring Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson and David Jonsson, this series follows Addie (Appleton) who is on a road trip to a friend’s wedding in Spain when she’s forced to share the ride with her ex Dylan (Laurie Davidson). Flitting between the past and the present, the show focuses on giving love another shot and explores whether someone can be the right person but at the wrong time. 

Novelist Beth O’Leary, author of The Road Trip , says: "I'm so thrilled to finally be able to shout about this news! 42 and Paramount Plus were the dream team behind  The Flatshare series, so it's wonderful to know The Road Trip  is in such safe, skilled hands. 

"From my very first glimpse at an early script for this show, I knew it was going to be something really special, and now that we have our incredible cast lined up, I just cannot wait to see The Road Trip brought to life." 

Here’s everything you need to know about The Road Trip on Paramount Plus…

The Road Trip release date

The Road Trip is a six-part series will premiere on Paramount Plus and we expect it to hit our screens in 2024. When a UK and US release date is announced, we’ll update you on here. 

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The Road Trip the plot

The Road Trip follows Addie (Emma Appleton) is setting off on a road trip in a creaky campervan with her sister Deb (Isabella Laughland), heading to a friend’s wedding in Spain. However, they hit a bump in the road when they have to share the ride with Addie’s ex, Dylan (Laurie Davidson), his best friend Marcus ( Industry star David Jonsson) and a complete stranger called Rodney (Angus Imrie). 

The story intercuts between Addie and Dylan’s intoxicating holiday romance in the past and the surreal escapades on their road trip in the present. But everyone has secrets and life in a campervan offers no place to hide. Plus, they all have different ideas about what really happened during their holiday fling and why the pair broke up. Will Addie and Dylan’s journey back to where they first fell in love lead them to an unexpected happily-ever-after?

The Road Trip cast — Emma Appleton as Addie

Lead actor on The Road Trip is Emma Appleton plays Addie, who is forced into close quarters with her ex. She has starred in The Killing Kind , Lola, Everything I Know About Love, The Last Letter from your Lover, Traitors and The Witcher . She also played Nancy Spungen in the series Pistol , about The Sex Pistols. 

Laurie Davidson as Dylan

Laurie Davidson is playing Addie’s ex Dylan. He previously played William Shakespeare in the series Will and has also had roles in Cats, The Good Liar, The Sandman, Guilty Party and The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die . 

David Jonsson as Marcus

David Jonsson takes on the role of Dylan’s best friend Marcus. He previously starred as Gus in the hit series Industry and has also been in Endeavour, Deep State and Rye Lane . He has a lead role in BBC1's Agatha Christie mystery Murder Is Easy .

Who else is starring in the Road Trip? 

Other stars of The Road Trip include Isabella Laughland ( Foundation , Trigonometry ) who plays Addie’s sister Deb and Angus Imrie ( The Crown, Fleabag, The Archers ) who plays Rodney, who bags a lift with the gang.

Is there a trailer for The Road Trip?

There's no trailer for The Road Trip just yet, but as soon as one is released we’ll post it on this page. 

Behind the scenes, locations and more on The Road Trip

The Road Trip is filmed on location in Bristol and this island of Gran Canaria which is part of Spain. 42 is producing the 6 x 45 min series in association with PTIS – the international studio division of Paramount Global. The drama was commissioned by Sebastian Cardwell, Paramount's Deputy Chief Content Officer, UK.

Sebastian Cardwell says “We saw brilliant success across the globe with  The Flatshare , and we are thrilled to be working with 42 again on adapting another of Beth’s much-loved and best-selling novels. The Road Trip is the perfect addition to our expanding drama slate on Paramount+ and I can’t wait to see this incredible cast bring these characters to life.”

China Moo-Young  (Everything I Know About Love)  is lead director of The Road Trip and Stella Corradi  (Killing Eve)  will direct block two. Executive producers for 42 are Miriam Brent, Rory Aitken and Eleanor Moran. Nikki Wilson ( Wolf, Doctor Who ) is producer and Kingsley Hoskins ( The Girl Before, The Flatshare ) is co-producer. Ryan O’Sullivan & Matilda Wnek  (Vigil 2)  are the lead writers and serve as executive producers on the series. Phoebe Eclair-Powell  (Two Weeks To Live)  writes episodes three and four, with Olivier award-winning Waleed Akhtar  (The P Word)  writing episode five.  

Miriam Brent, Rory Aitken and Eleanor Moran, Executive Producers at 42 said: “We are so excited to be setting off on  The Road Trip . It’s a unique privilege to be trusted with a second Beth O’Leary bestseller, and Ryan and Matilda have done an extraordinary job of translating the hilarious and poignant narrative to the screen. With the brilliant China Moo Young in the driving seat as lead director and such a wonderful cast, it’s going to be one hell of a ride!”

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• 2 So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 5 recap: it's all about perspective
• 3 The Bold and the Beautiful recap for April 11, 2024: Finn tells Steffy about Deacon
• 4 The Cuckoo ending explained: what happened to Sian?
• 5 Why is The Late Show with Stephen Colbert not new tonight, April 11?