Top Results for Road Comedy
Outrageous Fortune is a 1987 American comedy directed by Arthur Hiller and written by Leslie Dixon. Bette Midler plays Sandy Brozinsky and Shelley Long plays Lauren Ames, two aspiring actresses who become rivals after learning that they are involved with the same man, Michael Sanders, played by Pete...
Why this score
Mixed critical response, strong CinemaScore, box-office success, lead chemistry praised, but viewed as uneven and formulaic.
Scoring methodology
Bustin' Loose is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Oz Scott and starring Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. The film follows Joe Braxton (Pryor), a petty criminal who is given a second chance when he agrees to drive a school teacher (Tyson) and a group of emotionally disturbed children from Phila...
European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling. It follows the Griswold family as they leave the United States for a trip through Europe after winning a television game show. The journey becomes a series of comic mishaps involving travel, unfamiliar customs, and family t...
Bonneville is a 2006 American road-trip drama starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and Joan Allen. The story follows three older women who travel from Utah to Santa Barbara in a vintage convertible after a personal loss creates the need for a new arrangement. The film combines elements of drama, com...
Boundaries is a 2018 American comedy-drama directed by Shana Feste and starring Vera Farmiga. The story follows Laura, a single mother whose plans are disrupted when she must drive her estranged father, Jack, across the country after he is removed from his living situation. Jack's involvement in sel...
Excess Baggage is a 1997 American crime-comedy and road film directed by Marco Brambilla. Alicia Silverstone plays Emily Hope, a wealthy young woman who stages her own kidnapping to attract her father's attention, but her plan changes when a car thief steals the vehicle in which she has hidden herse...
Johnson Family Vacation is a 2004 American road-comedy film directed by Christopher Erskin in his feature directorial debut. Cedric the Entertainer plays Nate Johnson, a father who drives with his family from California to Caruthersville, Missouri, for an annual reunion while he tries to repair stra...
