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road movie

British  

noun

  1. a genre of film in which the chief character is on the run or travelling in search of, or to escape from, himself

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There’s a road movie element to the series.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

One of Mr. Laxe’s acknowledged influences in creating this desert-set road movie is “Mad Max,” though that film builds its dystopian world with a resourceful imagination that’s missing here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

How do you make a new quintessential American road movie that doubles as a beautifully shot portrait of modern youth?

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

Your film is a road movie that never leaves South London.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023

The first was a road movie from the early seventies, about a man who leaves his wife to drive cross-country.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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