Top 30 best road movies of all time
Films are often at their best when the characters are on the move. New research has revealed the 30 best road trip movies of all time…
Classic crime caper Bonnie and Clyde was named the best road movie of all time, while there were a few surprises further down the line with Borat, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, coming in at No 20.
Dennis Hopper’s seminal biker flick Easy Rider, the Steve Martin comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles and George Miller’s original Mad Max also all appeared highly in the countdown.
Other road movie classics such as Dumb and Dumber, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Midnight Cowboy made the Top 10.
The study, commissioned by National Express, also asked Brits to consider their dream road trip, with the USA’s ‘Main Street’ – the legendary Route 66 – coming out on top.
Other favourites included the Great Ocean Road in Australia, New Zealand’s South Island Circuit and Loch Lomond, Scotland.
“The diversity of the films named in this countdown shows the versatility of our relationship with the road, from the hilarious to the dramatic to the romantic,” said a spokesperson for National Express.
“The idea of taking to the open road still holds an allure for drivers across the country, whether the tarmac is rolling under our own tyres or committed to celluloid up on the big screen.”
Top 30 road movies
1. Bonnie and Clyde
2. Easy Rider
3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
4. Mad Max (Original)
5. The Graduate
6. Dumb and Dumber
7. Midnight Cowboy
8. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
9. Duel
10. Little Miss Sunshine
11. Road Trip
12. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
13. True Romance
14. Midnight Run
15. Rat Race
16. Road to Morocco
17. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
18. O Brother, Where Art Thou
19. Wild at Heart
20. Borat
21. Vanishing Point
22. Badlands
23. The Motorcycle Diaries
24. Sideways
25. Paris, Texas
26. The Trip
27. Almost Famous
28. It Happened One Night
29. The Road
30. The Straight Story
Top 10 dream road trips
1. Route 66
2. Great Ocean Road, Australia
3. South Island Circuit, New Zealand
4. Ocean Drive
5. Sunset Strip
6. A82, Scotland, Loch Lomond
7. Black Forest, Germany
8. Lake Como/The Dolomites
9. Highway 61, (Blues Highway) USA
10. Causeway Coastal Route, Ireland