Rural Road Trip Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 26 films built around a road trip and set in the countryside, spanning 1940–2024. 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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2002
About Schmidt
Omaha · Denver — 2000s
Suburban · Ruraldir. Alexander Payne
2016
American Honey
Kansas City — 2010s
Rural · Suburbandir. Andrea Arnold
2016
Captain Fantastic
Washington (state) · New Mexico — 2010s
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Matt Ross
1998
Central Station
Rio de Janeiro — 1990s
Urban · Ruraldir. Walter Salles
2024
Civil War
Washington, D.C. · New York City · Virginia — Near Future
Urban · Ruraldir. Alex Garland
1971
Duel
California — 1970s
Desert · Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg
1989
Field of Dreams
Iowa — 1980s
Ruraldir. Phil Alden Robinson
1970
Five Easy Pieces
Los Angeles · Washington (state) — 1970s
Rural · Island · Coastal Seadir. Bob Rafelson
2013
Ida
Poland — 1960s
Rural · Urbandir. Paweł Pawlikowski
2007
Into the Wild
Alaska · California · South Dakota — 1990s
Wilderness · Rural · Desertdir. Sean Penn
1991
My Own Private Idaho
Portland · Idaho · Rome · Seattle — 1990s
Urban · Ruraldir. Gus Van Sant
1987
Near Dark
Oklahoma — 1980s
Ruraldir. Kathryn Bigelow
2013
Nebraska
Montana · Nebraska — 2010s
Ruraldir. Alexander Payne
2021
Nomadland
Nevada · Arizona · South Dakota · California — 2010s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Chloé Zhao
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
1930s
Ruraldir. Joel Coen
1973
Paper Moon
Kansas · Missouri — 1930s
Ruraldir. Peter Bogdanovich
1988
Rain Man
Cincinnati · Los Angeles · Las Vegas — 1980s
Urban · Ruraldir. Barry Levinson
2004
Sideways
California — 2000s
Ruraldir. Alexander Payne
1986
Stand by Me
Oregon — 1950s · 1980s
Ruraldir. Rob Reiner
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Oklahoma · California — 1930s
Ruraldir. John Ford
2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
Buenos Aires · Chile · Peru — 1950s
Mountain · Desert · Ruraldir. Walter Salles
2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2010s
Rural · Coastal Seadir. Tyler Nilson
1999
The Straight Story
Laurens · Mount Zion — 1990s
Ruraldir. David Lynch
1991
Thelma & Louise
Arkansas — 1990s
Rural · Desertdir. Ridley Scott
1957
Wild Strawberries
Stockholm — 1950s
Ruraldir. Ingmar Bergman
2001
Y Tu Mamá También
Mexico — 1990s
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Alfonso Cuarón

Frequently asked

How many movies are built around a road trip and set in the countryside?

Kinora's catalogue lists 26 films built around a road trip and set in the countryside, spanning 1940–2024.

What are some movies built around a road trip and set in the countryside?

Films built around a road trip and set in the countryside in our catalogue include About Schmidt (2002), American Honey (2016), Captain Fantastic (2016), Central Station (1998), and Civil War (2024).

What is the oldest movie built around a road trip and set in the countryside?

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) is the earliest film built around a road trip and set in the countryside in our catalogue; the most recent is Civil War (2024).