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1) Nebraska
Language
English
Description
From Academy Award® winner Alexander Payne, the director of Sideways and The Descendants, comes the film that critics are calling “An American Masterpiece.” When a father (Bruce Dern) and his adult son (Will Forte) embark on a journey to claim a million-dollar prize, what begins as a fool’s errand becomes a search for the road to redemption. Discover why Nebraska is “one of those movies I’ll watch for the rest of my life.” -Glenn Whipp,...
Language
English
Formats
Description
The plan for a quick stop at Mom's takes a turn when an impulse compels Andy to invite his mother, Joyce, on a three-thousand mile cross-country journey. But the further they go, the closer they get, and Andy realizes that they have more in common than he ever imagined.
3) Sideways
Language
English
Description
Jack and Miles were college roommates, and despite their differences, they have been friends ever since. Jack is an actor, whose career high point is a stint as a soap opera regular. English teacher and oenophile Miles would much rather be a published novelist. Jack is about to get married, so depressed, divorced Miles suggests they hit the road for a week-long bachelor party amidst the rolling hillsides and gorgeous sunsets of wine country near Santa...
4) Arcadia
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Greta's dad wakes her up before dawn and crams her and her siblings into a station wagon. They set off on a journey from New England to California. On the way, Tom assures the kids that Mom will soon join them. Greta believes him at first, older sister Caroline nonchalantly accepts his stories, and nine-year-old Nat is too young to suspect a thing. But Tom's mood shifts often, and the kids soon find themselves in unpleasant and dangerous...
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Description
Here comes Cookie: A wealthy retiree surprises everyone by deeding his entire fortune to his ditzy daughter. But when the newly rich young woman becomes convinced the family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy, complications abound -- Six of a kind: Sharing a car on a drive to California with another couple turns into a comedy marathon -- Love in bloom: Lighthearted story of a young woman on the run from her past. Just when she thinks she's escaped...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Edition
Unrated version; widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jason Kelly, an uptight lawyer headed down the wrong path, is tricked by his rambunctious grandpa, Dick, into taking an outrageous road trip. While his methods may be unconventional, Dick is determined to teach him how to live life on his own terms.
Series
Language
English
Description
National Lampoon's vacation: When a typical American family takes a cross-country vacation, it can only mean one thing: total disaster! National Lampoon's European vacation: The all-American Clark family wins a deluxe European vacation tour, which, for the Griswalds, means typical road havoc. National Lampoon's Christmas vacation: Christmas is the perfect season for Clark Griswold and his family--in other words, a perfect season for all sorts of disasters...
10) Tammy
Publisher
distributed by Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Tammy is having a bad day. She's totaled her car, gotten fired from her job at a burger joint, and finds her husband getting comfortable with the neighbor in her own house. It's time to take her boom box and book it. The bad news is she's broke and without wheels. The worse news is her grandma, Pearl, is her only option-with a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. Not exactly the escape Tammy had in mind. But on the road, with grandma riding...
14) Dog
Publisher
MGM
Language
English
Description
Briggs and his companion Lulu, a Belgian Malinois, buckle up for a road trip down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier's funeral on time. Along the way, they'll drive each other crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly escape death and learn to let down their guard in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.
Publisher
Pacific Communications
Language
English
Description
Route 66, return to the road: Thirty years after starring in the CBS TV show Route 66, Martin Milner returns to the road for a heartwarming journey through eight states, hundreds of small towns, and a cast of charming, outlandish characters. Drive 66, the guide to taking a trip: The video guide to planning your own trip on Route 66 with a complete state-by-state tour of the famous sites and little known attractions. Fully updated for the 75th anniversary....
17) Wendy and Lucy
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Language
English
Description
Wendy is a down-on-her-luck girl who's hoping to turn things around for herself with a summer job in Alaska, but finds herself stranded with no money in a small Oregon town.
18) The road within
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Vincent is a young man with Tourette's Syndrome, coming to terms with the death of his mother and life in a behavioral facility. With the help of two unlikely friends and a stolen car, the three embark on a epic road trip that will change their lives forever.
19) Magic Mike XXL
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance"--Amazon.com.
20) My own love song
Publisher
Inception Media Group
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
After meeting at a psychiatric hospital, damaged souls Jane and Joey change their lives with a road trip after receiving a letter from the son she gave up for adoption years ago. Along the way they encounter colorful people and magical revelations that will changes their lives.
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