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Pub. Date
2003
Description
"Everything is planned, everything is packed, and everything is about to go hilariously wrong. The Griswolds are going on vacation. In the driver's seat is Clark Griswold, an everymay eager to share the open road and the wonders of family togetherness with his wife and kids. Myriad mishaps, crude kin, encounters with a temptress, financial woes, Aunt Edna on the roof, one security guard and 2460 miles later, it is indeed a wonder the Griswolds are...
62) Thelma & Louise
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Two friends, one an unhappy housewife the other a wise-cracking waitress, decide to take a vacation from their lives, but things soon get out of control after an incident at a roadside caf.̌
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"Oscarª-winners Lee Marvin (The Wild One) and Ernest Borgnine (Marty) face off in an epic battle of wills in this riveting thriller 'full of outrageous challenges, impossible predicaments and improbably escapes!' (The New York Times). Directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen), and boasting 'gripping, action-packed suspense [and] one of the most spectacular fights in a long time, Emperor Of the North is one helluva film!' (Genesis). Set on the...
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
While driving away his past in a beat-up old Cadillac, Byron picks up an eccentric on his way to Memphis. Normal enough, except that this drifter believes he is the real Elvis and that he's headed home to Gracelend. During the surreal and intense collision course that follows, this odd couple side swipes every emotion in the gamut. And after Byron unmasks a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, there's no denying the most powerful emotion of them all.
67) How I got lost
Pub. Date
2010
Description
"The volatile Andrew hijacks Jake for a mysterious late night road trip away from his typewriter and poisonous relationship. The two men are halfway to Ohio before Andrew reveals the purpose of their journey. Jake and Andrew befriend a young girl at a rural filling station and a single mother at a local diner while en route to the funeral of Andrew's father. This is the story of a lost generation emerging from the ashes of post-9/11 New York, and...
68) Boys on the side
Pub. Date
[1995]
Description
Three women sharing a car going west also share a friendship that becomes family. One is a wisecracking club singer, one a finicky real-estate agent, and one a free spirit. Each has secrets to reveal, strengths to impart, vital moments of self-discovery awaiting.
69) Nomadland
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. Along the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.
70) The Nan movie
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell.
71) October baby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
A college student's life changes after she discovers that she is an adopted child and the survivor of an attempted abortion.
72) October baby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Formats
Description
"As the curtain rises, Hannah steps onto the stage--only to collapse moments later. Countless medical test all point to one underlying factor: Hannah's difficult birth. The doctor's diagnosis is nothing compared to her parents' revelation: Hannah was adopted--after a failed abortion attempt. Bewildered, angered, and confused, Hannah embarks on an incredible journey with Jason, her oldest friend. As she searches to discover her hidden past and find...
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student....
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
After Jake Blues is released from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church is no longer supporting the institution and will sell the place to the education authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within the next 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a...
77) The open road
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Minor league baseball player Carlton Garrett takes an unplanned road trip to find his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garrett, after his mother becomes ill. Knowing that his father is charming, yet extremely immature, he brings along his sometimes girlfriend for support. After father and son are reunited, Carlton must struggle to deal with the misadventures brought on by his father's antics. Frustrations from the past come to a head...
78) Rain man
Pub. Date
♭1998
Description
A self-involved young man is shocked to discover that his millionaire father left most of his estate to an unknown beneficiary. The man tracks down said beneficiary, who turns out to be his brother and an autistic savant.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Jim Bronson is traveling where the road and the day take him, trying to make sense of things after the suicide of his close friend. He doesn't get far along the magnificent stretch of California's coastal Big Sur before he meets Temple Brooks, a runaway bride just as adrift as Jim is. Together, they ride Jim's Harley Roadster all the way to New Orleans. They just might find what they're looking for.