And sometimes, movies also give us a strong sense of wanderlust—whether it's a road trip movie or just a film set a few states away from home.

Watching a road-trip movie (or road-trip episode of a TV show) can feel like the closest thing to actually embarking on one. Here are 12 movies and TV episodes our editors recommend watching to ...

In this edition of Staff Picks, we recommend an excellent road trip movie and the Dirtier Cut of a Norm Macdonald-led cult hit.

If you loved ‘The Map That Leads to You’ and you’re yearning for a romance on the road, check out 5 movies about travel and ...

Timo Tjahjanto’s Nobody 2 takes the high-octane formula of the first film and trades the dark, urban revenge tone for a rowdy ...

At the end of director Amel Guellaty’s debut feature, “Where the Wind Comes From,” our protagonist, Mehdi, writes a letter to his best friend Alyssa after their days-long, spontaneous road trip ...

NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.

NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.