# The best road movies of all time

Road films that defined the genre, from Easy Rider to Y Tu Mamá También, according to critics' lists (Taste of Cinema, Collider).

- 117 votes · 11 items
- Aug 5, 2024 · setlist_leon
- https://even.best/en/l/1893/the-best-road-movies-of-all-time

## Top 11

1. **Easy Rider (1969)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda riding from Los Angeles to New Orleans.
2. **Y Tu Mamá También (2001)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — Alfonso Cuarón and a trip to the beach that changes everything.
3. **Thelma & Louise (1991)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Ridley Scott, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on the run towards the Grand Canyon.
4. **Badlands (1973)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Terrence Malick's debut, a couple on the run across the plains.
5. **Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — The ultimate road movie: a two-hour chase.
6. **Paris, Texas (1984)** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Wim Wenders and Harry Dean Stanton in the desert, Palme d'Or winner.
7. **Little Miss Sunshine (2006)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — A dysfunctional family in a yellow van.
8. **The Straight Story (1999)** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — David Lynch and an old man crossing America on a lawn mower.
9. **Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Monte Hellman and two drivers racing across the Southwest for pink slips.
10. **Sideways (2004)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Alexander Payne, two friends and the California vineyards.
11. **The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)** (0 · ▲5 ▼5) — Walter Salles and young Ernesto Guevara's trip across South America.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.