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Hitchhiking in movies

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These are the movies we like. Hitchhiking is fun, adventurous and lets people live their lives out of the ordinary.
=== Documentaries & short movies ===* [[Viva con Agua]http://www.tramprennen.org tramprennen.org] published a movie about their Hitchhiking racefor the NGO [[Viva con Agua]] in August 2009: [http://www.dailymotionvimeo.com/relevance26199622 on Vimeo]* [http:/search/www.tramprennen.org tramprennen#hp.org] published a movie about their 60-hhours-9 video divided into 3 non-stop-hitchhiking-race in April 2011: [http://vimeo.com/23627583 on dailymotionVimeo]
* The [[project 888|888-Project]] produced a Video on their gathering [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer] | [http://www.no-comment.dk/index_paris.html Video]
* [[:wikipedia:The Motorcycle Diaries (film)|The Motorcycle Diaries]]
* [[:wikipedia:Turkish Delight (film)|Turkish Delight]] (''Turks Fruit''), a Dutch movie from the 1970s
* [[:wikipedia:Podróż za jeden uśmiech (film)|Podróż za jeden uśmiech]], a Polish movie from the 1970s, comedy.
* [[:wikipedia:Le Corniaud (film)|Corniaud, Le]], a French comedy from 1965. The main hero takes the hitch-hiker who later saves his life.
* [[:wikipedia:Travellers and Magicians|Travellers and Magicians]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHwqkLsdt7E Und nächstes Jahr am Balaton] (East Germany, 1980), comedy.
* [[:wikipedia:Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]], about a guy hitchhiking in the US and finally through Canada to Alaska, where he lives in the wild.
* [http://www.hitchhikingmovie.com The Hitchhiking Movie]
* In 2011 Helin and Jan made a hitchhiking documentary of their trip to [[Istanbul]] from [[Berlin]]. Read stories and watch videos at [http://berlin-istanbul.com/ berlin-istanbul.com] / [http://vimeo.com/channels/berlinistanbul Vimeo] === Full length movies === <!-- Copy-paste and fill in new row:|-| TITLE || DESCRIPTION || YEAR || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247657MOVIEID/ Friendshipvoting] || [[:wikipedia:ARTICLENAME|{{en}}]]--> {| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"! style="vertical-align: top;"| Title ! style="vertical-align: top;"| Description ! style="vertical-align: top;"| Year ! style="vertical-align: top;"| IMDB!style="vertical-align: top;"| Wikipedia|-| Exit Marrakech|| German teenage guy travels to Marrakech with his father, but soon gets bored and hits the road || 2013 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1982177/ 6.1] a German 2010 || [[:wikipedia:Exit Marrakech|{{de}}]]|-| Rabat || Dutch movie. something similar Three dutch-moroccan guys drive to EurotripMorocco in summertime || 2011 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754392/ 7.0] || [[:wikipedia:Rabat (film)|{{en}}]]|-* | Avé || Bulgarian movie || 2011 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356150tt1833647/ EuroTrip6.9] || [[:wikipedia:Avé (film)|{{en}}]]* |-| The Motorcycle Diaries || Che Guevara's trip throughout South America. || 2004 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/ 7.8] || [[:wikipedia:Im JuliThe Motorcycle Diaries (film)|{{en}}]]|-| Roads to Koktebel (Ru: Коктебель) || Russian movie. Father and son go on a trip through Russia and Ukraine by means of train hopping and hitchhiking. || 2003 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372366/ 6.9] || [[:wikipedia:Roads to Koktebel|{{en}}]]|-| The Forest Prince and the Pig Man || Hitchhiking in America. Documentary. || 2011 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1974392/] || |{{en}}|-| Turkish Delight || "Turks Fruit". A Dutch movie from the 1970s || 1973 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070842/ 7.2] || [[:wikipedia:Turkish Delight (film)|Im Juli{{en}}]]|-| Podróż za jeden uśmiech || A Polish movie from the 1970s, comedy || 1972 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069104/ 8.0] || [[:wikipedia:Podróż za jeden uśmiech (film)|{{en}}]]|-| Le Corniaud || "The sucker". A French comedy. The main hero takes the hitch-hiker who later saves his life. || 1965 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057967/ 7.4] || [[:wikipedia:Le Corniaud (film)|{{en}}]]|-| Travellers and Magicians|| Bhutanese movie. || 2003 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378906/ 7.3] || [[:wikipedia:Travellers and Magicians|{{en}}]]|-| Und nächstes Jahr am Balaton || Comedy from East Germany. || 1980 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081680/ 6.4] || |-| Into the Wild || A guy hitchhiking in the US and finally through Canada to Alaska, 2000where he lives in the wild. || 2007 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/ 8.2] || [[:wikipedia:Into the Wild (film) featuring |{{en}}]]|-| EuroTrip || Teen comedy. || 2005 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356150/ 6.5] || [[:wikipedia:EuroTrip|{{en}}]]|-| Friendship! || A German movie. something similar to Eurotrip || 2010 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247657/ 6.7] || [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship! {{de}}]|-| Im Juli || Germany. Featuring the main actor hitchhiking from [[Hamburg]] to [[Istanbul]], following the girl he loves.* || 2000 || [http://enwww.wikipediaimdb.orgcom/title/wikitt0177858/Dr%C3%B4le_de_F%C3%A9lix 7.8] || [[:wikipedia:Im Juli|{{en}}]]|-| Drôle de Félix] || A french (2000) movie about a guy hitching across France to meet his father, whom he never knew.* || 2000 || [http://enwww.wikipediaimdb.orgcom/title/wikitt0228242/Snow_Cake 7.1] || [[:wikipedia:Drôle_de_Félix|{{en}}]]|-| Snow cake] || Movie starts with a girl hitchhiking and dying in a car accident.|| 2006 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448124/ 7.5] || [[:wikipedia:Snow cake|{{en}}]]|-| Even cowgirls get the blues || A Gus Van Sant's movie about a girl who was born with incredibly big thumbs. Based on the eponymous book, by Tom Robbins. || 1993 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106834/ 4.0] || [[:wikipedia:Even_Cowgirls_Get_the_Blues_(film)|{{en}}]]|-| Kiki's Delivery Service || Miyuzaki's film (briefly) shows young females hitchhiking in a carefree, positive light. || 1989 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097814/ 7.9] || [[:wikipedia:Kiki's_Delivery_Service|{{en}}]]|-| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDwA8ZGxB3Q Reiseziel Erfurt] || A pioneer is hitch hiking from Elsterwerda to Erfurt after he was missing his train. GDR movie for children, so some kind of strange, but nothing bad about hitch hikers || 1962 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379469/ no] || |-| Scarecrow || Starring: Al Pacino, Gene Hackman... Max, an ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, and they partner up as they head east together. The movie starts with one of the best hitchhiking scene on screen. || 1973 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070643 7.4] || |-| Kikujiro || Starring: Takeshi Kitano. A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way. Brilliant scene about hitchhiking tricks, involving nails and blindness. || 1999 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199683/ 7.9] || |-| Barfi!|| Even if you aren't fond of Indian movies, this one is a gem and there's some hitchhiking in it .|| 2013 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2082197 8.3] || |-| Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados || Teacher is driving across [[Spain]] to see John Lennon and picks up two young hitchhikers. || 2013 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2896036/ 7.0] || |-| Transamerica || Starring: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers. A trans woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she has a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. || 2005 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407265/ 7.5] || [[:wikipedia:Transamerica_(film)|{{en}}]]|} == Bad ==Avoid. Silly. Puts hitchhiking in a bad light. {| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"! style="vertical-align: top;"| Title ! style="vertical-align: top;"| Description ! style="vertical-align: top;"| Year ! style="vertical-align: top;"| IMDB! style="vertical-align: top;"| Wikipedia|-| The Hitcher || Horror. || 1986 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091209/ 7.2] || [[:wikipedia:The Hitcher (1986 film)|{{en}}]]|-| The Hitcher || Horror. || 2007 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455960/ 5.5] || [[:wikipedia:The Hitcher (2007 film)|{{en}}]]|-| Wolf Creek || Horror. || 2005 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/ 6.3] || [[:wikipedia:Wolf Creek (film)|{{en}}]]|-| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back || USA Comedy. || 2001 || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261392/ 6.8] || [[:wikipedia:Jay_and_Silent_Bob_Strike_Back|{{en}}]]|}
== To sort or unclear ==
If you've seen some of these, could you tell us: was it good or bad?
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101458/ Until the End of the World (1991)]
* [[:wikipedia:Detour (1945 film)|Detour]]
* [[:wikipedia:Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]
* [http://www.aaltra.de Aaltra]
* [[:wikipedia:Pee-wee's_Big_Adventure|Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]
 
== Bad ==
Avoid. Silly. Puts hitchhiking in a bad light.
* [[:wikipedia:The Hitcher (1986 film)|The Hitcher (1986)]]
* [[:wikipedia:The Hitcher (2007 film)|The Hitcher (2007)]]
* [[:wikipedia:Wolf Creek (film)|Wolf Creek (2005)]]
* [[:wikipedia:Jay_and_Silent_Bob_Strike_Back|Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)]]
== See also ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/keyword/hitchhiking/ Hitchhiking movies listed in IMDB]
* [http://www.digihitch.com/road-culture/hitchhiking-movies/ Hitchhiking movies in Digihitch.com]
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