Desert Road Trip Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films built around a road trip and set in the desert, spanning 1942–2007. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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• 1945

  Detour

  Reno · Arizona · Los Angeles — 1940s
  Urban · Desertdir. Edgar G. Ulmer
• 1971

  Duel

  California — 1970s
  Desert · Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg
• 2007

  Into the Wild

  Alaska · California · South Dakota — 1990s
  Wilderness · Rural · Desertdir. Sean Penn
• 1963

  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  California — 1960s
  Desert · Ruraldir. Stanley Kramer
• 2006

  Little Miss Sunshine

  Albuquerque · Redondo Beach · Scottsdale — 2000s
  Suburban · Desertdir. Jonathan Dayton
• 1988

  Midnight Run

  New York City · Arizona · Los Angeles — 1980s
  Urban · Desertdir. Martin Brest
• 1983

  National Lampoon's Vacation

  Kansas · Colorado · Arizona · California — 1980s
  Desert · Ruraldir. Harold Ramis
• 1942

  Saboteur

  California · New York City — 1940s
  Urban · Desertdir. Alfred Hitchcock
• 1984

  Starman

  Wisconsin · Arizona — 1980s
  Rural · Desertdir. John Carpenter
• 1994

  The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

  Sydney · Alice Springs — 1990s
  Desertdir. Stephan Elliott
• 2004

  The Motorcycle Diaries

  Buenos Aires · Chile · Peru — 1950s
  Mountain · Desert · Ruraldir. Walter Salles
• 1979

  The Muppet Movie

  Florida · Los Angeles — 1970s
  Rural · Desertdir. James Frawley
• 1953

  The Wages of Fear

  1950s
  Desert · Wildernessdir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
• 1991

  Thelma & Louise

  Arkansas — 1990s
  Rural · Desertdir. Ridley Scott
• 1971

  Vanishing Point

  Denver · Nevada · California — 1970s
  Desertdir. Richard C. Sarafian