ᐈ Best Travel Movies 79+ Movies That Make You Want To Travel

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Sometimes we need a little inspiration before travelling, and watching a travel movie never fails to get the wanderlust flowing. You might even have a trip booked already, a one-way ticket, about to venture out into the world. The best travel movies can get you even more excited about the changes to come.

I spent a lot of time on long-haul and intercontinental flights over the years. Which is more often than not where I find myself watching the greatest and the best travel movies. After all, there isn’t that much time to switch on Netflix after touching down in a new destination.

Over the years of travelling I’ve had plenty of time to curate my list of the best travel movies, this isn’t the same typical generic list you’ll find out there. These are my personal favourites, a mix of movies, documentaries, extended tv specials and a couple of travel-inspired tv series too. Most of them are light heated, but all of them have inspired me to travel and sparked wanderlust at some point in my life. Comedies, Drama’s, Action movies and even some Netflix originals- I hope these movies provide you with as much inspiration to travel and they did for me.

I’ll also include some information about where the movies were shot, so if you fancy getting yourself a plane ticket, you’ll know exactly where to fly to! And if you just want to curl up on the couch with the best travel movie without having to leave your living room- I’ll also let you know where to watch, rent or buy all the movies I recommend.

So keep on reading to find the 75 best travel movies 82 best travel movies of all time.

All of these travel movies are available on Amazon Prime- you can watch all 82 with a Prime subscription. And using this link will save you 80% with your first month free. Some are available on Netflix and I’ll mark which ones are. But with the ever-changing Netflix catalogue and different region availabilities, I’d recommend sticking with Amazon for the time being.

The Beach (2000)

• Location(s): Thailand: Phi Phi Islands, Maya Bay, Phuket, Khao Yai National Park
• Summary: A young American backpacker embarks on a trip to Thailand, in an effort to break the norm and get off the beaten track he discovers one of Thailand best-kept secrets.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio
• Read The Book: Kindle | Paperback | Audio Book (Free)
• You Might Not Know: Fox paid $81,000 to take over the beach for a month, due to the popularity of the travel movie the beach became a tourist attraction which earned the Department for National Parks the same figure every single day.

It should come as no surprise to find The Beach at the top of my best travel movies list. Released in 2000, it’s not the greatest movie ever, and to be honest, the plot kinda sucks. Even the producer, Danny Boyle admitted, halfway through filming he realised that he didn’t like a single one of the characters he’d created. But this takes the top spot as the best travel movie because of the sheer number of people that it’s inspired to travel to Thailand and start their backpacking adventure. It’s easily the most famous movie about backpacking ever made.

The movie based on Alex Garland’s book stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a young American backpacker, willing to risk his life for the ultimate adventure. After hearing about a secret island Richard set off in search of the secret paradise beach. Learn more about where the beach was filmed.

Even Nomadic Matt, who proudly hates Koh Phi Phi (where the movie was filmed) admitted that the film had him “drooling over Thailand”.

Top Gear: Vietnam Special (2008)

• Location(s): Vietnam
• Summary: Unscripted TV special documenting a cross country motorcycle ride across Vietnam, with edgy humour.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki

This is far from your typical travel movie, but for anyone planning a trip to Vietnam, it’s a must-watch. Packed with adventure and humour this unscripted ‘documentary’ has inspired many others to travel the length of Vietnam on bikes.

The 75-minute unscripted show follows three British TV presenters, each given 15 million Dong ($100) to spend on some wheels to cross from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Halong Bay in the north. They soon realise their budget of 15 million Dong isn’t as much as they’d first thought. The boys have just 8 days to make the 1,000-mile journey showing off some incredible scenery, beaches, cultural aspects and quirks of Vietnam along the way.

Here’s the route the the presenters took on the show:

• Day 1: Ho Chi Minh to Da Lat
• Day 2: Da Lat to Cam Ranh
• Day 3: Cam Ranh to Hoi Ann
• Day 4 & 5: Noi Ann to Hue (via the hai van pass and stop at the citadel in hue)
• Day 6: Hue to Hanoi (on the overnight train)
• Day 7: Hanoi to Halong Bay

The Terminal (2004)

• Location(s): New York, USA
• Summary: A European tourist becomes stuck in JFK airport, unable to enter the USA and unable to return home. The movie follows the life of a tourist stuck between international borders, relatable to anyone who has spent a prolonged period of time in airports.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: A full-scale airport set was built for the production of this travel movie. The set was based on Dusseldorf international with working escalators and elevators. Brands were quick to contact Dreamworks to have a replica of their store built in the fictional airport.

A few years back I had a similar experience in a Chinese Airport, (Chongquing), I was denied entry to China and denied permission to leave China at the same time. Although I managed to resolve my situation after a day in the terminal. The same can’t be said for Tom Hanks.

The next time you find yourself with a long wait in an airport, take a moment to imagine what things were like for Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) who was confined to JFK airports international transit lounge for an indefinite amount of time- in “The Terminal”.

This travel movie is focused around a European tourist, Viktor Navorski, who was denied entry to the United States due to a sudden civil war outbreak in his home country of Krakozia. As a result, Navorski was made to stay inside the airport terminal. Unable to enter the USA, and unable to return home.

The movie highlights the struggles faced by Navorski and offering a relatable experience to any travellers that have spent a prolonged amount of time in airports. Personally I love the experience of hanging around in an airport, waiting for a flight. Airports are a unique place, everyone is in a different time zone, sleeping on the floor is socially acceptable, day drinking is fine. And there is an atmosphere of excitement in the air. Plus I have plenty of time to catch up on work or pass some time people watching. And in some Airports like Singapore’s Changi, there are swimming pools, saunas, gyms, bars, rooftop terraces, cinemas- even an artificial rainforest complete with a waterfall. Not a bad place to kill some time.

Cast Away (2000)

• Location(s): Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
• Summary: Chuck Noland’s life is turned upside down after a plane crash leaves him marooned on a deserted island. Far from his family, his home and any human contact he battles against his own physical and mental health to survive and return home.
• Starring: Tom Hanks
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Hulu | HBO
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: Travel movies and Tom Hanks don’t often end well and in Castaway things are no different. But did you know, one of the three “Wilson” volleyballs used in the film was later sold for $20,000 at auction.

Here is another movie starring Tom Hanks. This time rather than stuck in an Airport Terminal, Hanks in stranded on a desert island in one of the best travel movies of all time.

When a FedEx employee, Chuck Noland is the sole survivor of a plane crash, on a flight bound for Malaysia. His life is changed forever. Finding himself of the shores or a tropical, deserted island he quickly has to come to terms with how slim his chances are of ever getting back to civilisation.

After a long four years on the island, Chuck has learned to survive on his own, how to catch fish in the ocean, take care of his dental health and even predict the weather with a self-made calendar. A photograph of his girlfriend and his only companion ‘Wilson’ gave him home all these years until one day Chuck takes an opportunity to return home- setting sail on a wooden raft that washed up onshore.

The Italian Job (2003)

• Location(s): Venice, Italy | Los Angeles, USA
• Summary: “You’ll never shut down the real Napster”. After a daring heist on the Venice canals, Charlie Croker and crew are betrayed and left for dead. The survivors plot their revenge and track down their former ally in LA.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton,
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: The actors performed most of the stunts, including driving down the stairs to the metro station. Electric mini-coopers had to be specially produced for this travel movie since for safety reasons gas-powered vehicles couldn’t be operated in Los Angeles subway system.

The remake is better than the original, there I said it.

One of the best travel films is set in Venice, Italy. A crew of organised criminals pull of a thrilling heist, taking 30 million dollars worth of gold bricks. The film takes a dark twist when one of the gang betrays his companions, taking the entire loot for himself and leaving his pals for dead.

The surviving team members track down Steve and find him living in Los Angeles, where a daring plan is put into place to take back the gold bars and reap their revenge.

The Inbetweeners II

• Location(s): New South Wales, Australia
• Summary: Fresh out of university, four accident-prone brits are reunited where embark on an eventful and hilarious backpacking trip across Australia.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: There is no mention of the boy’s previous love interests in the second Australian travel movie. Both Carli D’Amato and Charlotte Hinchcliffe are cut from the script.

One of the greatest comedy travel movies of all time. Following on from the successful television series and the first movie which saw the beloved and relatable characters embark on a lads holiday to Malia in Greece. The second instalment saw the boys heading further afield on a working holiday and backpacking trip down-under. I’ll be honest and say that I think the first instalment is a better movie, but while the first is more of a travel comedy movie, the second is a solid travel movie guaranteed a to get a laugh.

Cool Runnings (1993)

• Location(s): Calgary, Canada
• Summary: After a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympics, he joins forces with an American ex-pat to start the first Jamaican Bobsled team.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Starring: Leon, John Candy, Paul Coeur and Malik Yoba
• You Might Not Know: The bobsled crash was not reenacted in the movie, instead, actual televised footage was used.

In one of the greatest feel-good travel films out there. A disqualified Jamaican sprinter, desperate to compete in the Olympic Games joins forces with a disgraced American ex-pat and along with three other Jamaicans start the first even Jamaican bobsled team. When they arrive in Canada they’re mocked by other competitors.

Eurotrip (2004)

• Location(s): Prague, Czech Republic | Rostock, Germany | Westminster, London
• Summary: When an American teenager falls in love with a German pal he set off to meet her on a European backpacking adventure.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: Mieke’s last name is Schmidt, which can be seen in an email on screen in the last sequence.

This travel movie is a little cheesy, I’ll admit, but it’s worth a watch. When an American teenager travels to Europe in search of his German pen-pal, he brings a trio of friends along on a comedic adventure following the friends through popular European cities. Through Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Paris and London.

If you’ve ever backpacked across Europe, been inter-railing of wish you had (it isn’t too late), this fun travel movie will bring back some nostalgia or even some inspiration to visit Europe.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

• Location(s): Goerlitz, Germany
• Summary: A murder mystery full of twists and dark humour set in a fictional Ski Resort.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: The fictional country in which this travel movie is based “The Republic of Zubrowka” was named after a brand of Polish vodka that bore the name.

One of the greatest movies out there to satisfy a travel craving. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a bizarre tale with quirky characters and dark humour. Set in a luxurious fictional ski resort in the early ’90s. The travel movies’ plot focuses on a murder mystery with unsolved crimes including stolen paintings and prison breaks.

Ralph Fiennes plays the role of the hotel’s concierge, Gustave. Who has a soft spot for the hotels older, wealthier, female guests.

Everest (2015)

• Location(s): Mount Everest, Nepal
• Summary: A true story documenting the dangers of climbing to the highest point on planet earth.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: William Shatner, Jason Priestley, Leslie Hope
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: Conditions in Nepal and on the mountain weren’t always perfect for shooting. Therefore some scenes were shot in Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, and real snow was imported from The Netherlands.

Everest is an inspiring travel movie based on a true story. In 1996 climbers began their final ascent towards the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth. But disaster strikes and with no warning a violent storm hits the mountain, trapping the climbers in a fierce and deadly blizzard. Battling the challenging conditions and against all odds, the travellers endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in a battle for survival.

The Hangover Part II (2011)

• Location(s): Bangkok, Thailand
• Summary: A hilarious travel comedy, the wolf-pack have to retrace the steps on the most eventful night of their lives in order to track down and save their buddy, Teddy.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: The Hangover glorifies drinking culture, so you might be surprised to learn that the movies Bradley Cooper is tee-total and has been since 29 years old. On the other hand, Mike Tyson was drunk in a Las Vegas club where the travel movie was being shot. Todd Phillips and Justin Bartha took this opportunity to pitch him the idea of taking a role in the movie.

The second instalment in a trilogy of hilarious travel movies. If you’ve seen the first film you’ll know that this group of friends shouldn’t drink together. Because when they do, things go terribly wrong. Two years on from the first film where Doug goes missing after an eventful night out on the Las Vegas Strip the boys vowed nothing like this could ever happen again.

This time around it’s the turn of Stu who is set o be married in Thailand, after what was supposed to be a chilled night on the beach drinking beer and roasting marshmallows, history repeats itself and Stu, Phil, Alan and Doug wake up in a run down apartment complex in the heart of Bangkok. Teddy is missing- leaving a severed finger behind.

The wolf pack have to put together the event of the previous night once more to track down and save Teddy. And after trashing an entire street in Bangkok, getting face tattoos and ticking off the wrong people. Everything that could have gone wrong, has.

The Office (2005 – 2013)

• Location(s): Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Summary: As far from a travel movie as you can get, but perfect to binge-watch on a long haul flight or a long airport connection.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Steve Carrell
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Jim and Pam’s proposal scene in season 4 was the most expensive ever at the time, costing a whopping quarter-million dollars to build a replica gas stop.

Ok, so this is about as far as you can get from a travel movie, I’ll admit. It isn’t a movie and it’s set inside an American workplace, the exact opposite of travelling. So you might be wondering why I’ve included The Office on this list of the best travel movies.

It is one of my favourite television series of all time and I know many people will agree, and if you have a long flight coming up or a long connection in an airport and want to kill some time binge-watching Netflix. This is my go-to series. In Fact, I keep my favourite episodes (The Dinner Party and other) offline on my laptop’s hard drive. So even at 30,000 feet, I can always pull up an episode of The Office.

Changeland (2019)

• Location(s): Phi Phi Island, Thailand
• Summary: Two estranged friends embark on a trip to Thailand in search of happiness.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: Seth Green a co, worked only with local production crews. The only crew they brought from the states were the actors themselves.

I had to include Changeland on my best travel movie list as it hits so close to home, I happened to be working in a bar in Thailand where the movie was being filmed. And there are some familiar faces and ex co-workers which pop up throughout- which is a little weird, but for me, makes this travel movie a little more exciting. If you’re wondering where the movie was shot, it was on Phi Phi Island with the bar scenes being filmed in both the Stones Bar on the Beach and the Reggae Boxing Bar in the town. Find out more about the bars on Phi Phi Islands in my full guide.

Brandon had a surprising anniversary trip to Thailand book for him and his wife, but after he discovered that his wife had been cheating on him invites a long lost friend on the trip instead. He skips town and flees to Thailand on his anniversary, without his wife’s knowledge.

When in Thailand the pair of friends go on excursions and tours catering to couples and honeymooners. Along the trip, the friends come to realise there is no defined path to follow which will lead to happiness and success.

I’ll be honest and say the movie is not the best, the same ‘jokes’ are repeated over and over and it doesn’t feel like the plot ever goes anywhere. But what this movie does offer is the inspiration to travel. It was all filmed on Thailand’s most beautiful island and shows some of the country’s quirks and scenery that make us want to travel in the first place. So if you bear in mind you’ll be watching the backdrop more than the characters- you’ll love this travel movie.

It’s the greatest Thailand travel movie since the beach and has put Phi Phi Islands on the map once more. If you’re looking for inspiration to travel to Thailand, this is the travel movie for you.

Home Alone Two: Lost In New York (1999)

• Location(s): New York, USA
• Summary: Negligent parents leave their child alone on Christmas once again while Kevin sets out on his own adventures, throwing a spanner in the works and putting a stop to the sticky bandits Christmas heist.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Youtube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Disney +
• Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: American Airlines had product placement in this travel movie, the McCallisters flew on one of the airlines Boeing 767 aircraft which is said to have increased passenger numbers for the airline.

Another travel movie starring Macaulay Culkin, this time as a child actor in Home Alone 2. And if you find yourself on a long flight during December, I’m willing to bet that you’ll find this movie on the in-flight entertainment system.

No more than a year after Kevin McCallister’s parents left him behind as they rushed to catch a flight, the careless parents are up to their tricks once more. This time after a mix up in the airport, nine-year-old Kevin boards the wrong flight and ends up alone in New York City. With his father’s credit card and pockets full of his families holiday cash he checks into the Plaza Hotel and set’s about on his own travel adventure. But it isn’t long before he bumps into his old nemesis Harry and Marv who are intending to pull off the greatest Christmas heist. But not if Kevin can help it.

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013)

• Location(s): Iceland
• Summary: After losing his 9-5 job, Walter embarks on a life-changing adventure, turning his dreams into reality.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine and Adam Scott
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: All of the travel scenes set in Greenland, were actually shot in Iceland.

This travel movie is an adventure-comedy, starring Ben Stiller. Unsurprisingly the movie created a huge boom for the Icelandic Tourism Industry- Walter Mitty a regular guy, with a regular 9-5, dreams of change and excitement. Walter liaises between a travel magazine and a mysterious photographer, when the magazine wants to publish the photograph, Walter realises he has lost it and embarks on a search to track down the mystery photographer.

Along his travels, his confidence grows and his daydreams begin to shift into reality. The story is relatable and the shots captured in Iceland and around the globe are incredible and keep you wanting more and more.

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

• Location(s): South America: Argentina, Peru, Colombia
• Summary: This true story follows the adventures of a motorcycle road trip that Che Guevara embarked upon in his youth.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMBD | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo De la Serna and Mía Maestro
• You Might Not Know: The foreman of the copper mine the pal’s visit shout out that “the mine isn’t a tourist attraction”- today, it is.

The motorcycle diaries, a travel inspiring movie set in South America is an adaptation of a real diary belonging to Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his pal Alberto Granado, they decide to travel across South America, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

• Location(s): Madagascar
• Summary: When flying back home to New York City, the plane carrying the zoo animals crashes in Madagascar and the animals discover their true heritage, outside of life in the zoo.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer,
• You Might Not Know: Alex has a birthmark which is shaped like the continent of Africa, including Madagascar island.

The first animated travel movie on the list and the sequel to the 2005 movie “Madagascar”, in which the animals from the New York Zoo start to leave the island. When their plane crash lands they find themselves stranded in the African wilderness, where Alex meets the rest of his long lost family. But after so many years spent in the zoo, has trouble communicating with his pride.

Bridget Jones The Edge Of Reason (2004)

• Location(s): Thailand: Bangkok, Phuket, Phang Nga
• Summary: Bridget Jones is already becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy and is about to embark on the worst vacation she’s ever had.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent
• You Might Not Know: During filming in Thailand, the cast stayed on Naiyang beach in Phuket, they often drunk at the small beach bars after filming. The year the movie was released is the same year Phuket was destroyed by a deadly Tsunami. Zellwegger sent over aid to help the local bar owners get back on their feet after the tragedy and a poster signed by the cast still hangs in the Mama Mia bar.

Insecure Bridget Jones falls in love with Mark Darcy in London, England. She travels to Thailand to shoot a show with another man, but when she gets involved in a serious incident, she is saved by Mark. Realising that he does love her and she had no reason to be jealous or insecure.

Mr Beans Holiday (2007)

• Location(s): France
• Summary: Mishap and Mahem follow Mr. bean wherever he goes, even on his travels to the south of France.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Rowan Atkinson
• You Might Not Know: Mr.Beans lovable sidekick “Teddy” does not feature in this film.

In this comedy travel movie, much to his delight, Mr.Bean wins a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in France. Equipped with his new camcorder it doesn’t take long for his travel plans to crumble. On his journey, he unintentionally separates a young boy from his father and becomes known as a fugitive in local news. On his travels across France, he discovers true love and even has his homemade travel movie shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Under The Tuscan Sun (2003)

• Location(s): Cortona, Italy
• Summary: When a San-Francisco writer travels to Italy, she impulsively buys a villa, finding herself in a life-changing adventure.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan and Raoul Bova
• You Might Not Know: The art model, Zeus, was fully nude during filming. Underwear was added in post-production to avoid an “R” rating.

Widely acclaimed as one of the best travel movies of all time, and a popular choice of in-flight entertainment. In this travel movie, a 35-year-old San Francisco writers life takes an unexpected detour. Recently divorced, left with depression and writers’ block. She takes a trip to Italy where she spontaneously buys a villa in the Tuscan countryside, starting life a fresh. Restoring her home she finds the love and fulfilment she was lacking in the USA

Top Gear: The Patagonia Special (2014)

• Location(s): South America: Argentina and Chile
• Summary: The boys embark on a 1,600-mile trek across Patagonia heading for the southernmost city in the world. But things go horribly wrong.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki
• Starring: Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond
• You Might Not Know: The episode ends with the boys running out of a barn while being shot at in a tribute to the film ” Butch Cassidy and The Sun Dance Kid”.

When travel goes wrong, for me this is one of the best travel movies out there. It shows that travel can go wrong and it’s not always beautiful beaches and cocktails. The boys embark on an epic road trip across South America, visiting Butch Cassadiys house along the way, where Jeremy reenacted a scene from the movie. The goal is to drive to the southernmost city in the world where they will host a football match against the local teams.

But they never make it that far, a licence plate on one the vehicles is noticed by locals as bearing resemblance to the Falklands war. This leads to violent riots and the production crew and presenters being forced to flee from Argentina, abandoning filming and the vehicles.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

• Location(s): Utah, Colorado, California, Mexico, Bolivia
• Summary: Left as outlaws after a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with plans to escape to Bolivia.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
• You Might Not Know: The real Butch Cassidy got his nickname after working in a butchers shop. The sundance kid earned his nickname after being arrested in the Wyoming town of sundance.

This travel movie is based on a true story. Butch and Sundance are the leaders of the hole-in-the-wall-gang. Sundance is all action, Butch, all ideas and brains. The bandits rob one too many trains and end up with a posse trailing them wherever they go. When they finally escape through sheer luck, they realise they’ll need to flee town for good- the plan, head to Bolivia to start a new life.

Sully: Miracle On The Hudson (2016)

• Location(s): Atlanta, USA
• Summary: The true story of Captain Sullenberger, a US airway pilot who became a hero after crash landing his plane on water, saving the lives of all the passengers and crew.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
• You Might Not Know: The actual Airbus A320 involved in the incident was recovered from the Hudson River and put on display in a museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte was the original destination of the flight.

This is probably not the best travel movie to watch before getting on a flight, and as others have pointed out, never travel with Tom Hanks! Sully is an inspiring true story. In January 2009, the world witnessed what was dubbed “The Miracle On The Hudson”. After the aircraft was hit by a bird strike and lost power in both engines shortly after take-off, pilot Chesley Sullenberger made the decision to glide the plane down on the Hudson River, rather than attempt to return to the airport. In doing so he saved all one hundred and fifty-five lives on board the aircraft. But while the media branded him a hero an internal investigation was unfolding that threatened to tarnish his reputation and his career.

Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (2001 – 2003)

• Location(s): New Zeland
• Summary: The Lord of The Rings is a trilogy of films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novels written by JRR Tolkien.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen
• You Might Not Know: The movie’s director, Peter Jackson gifted both Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis one of the rings used in the movies. They both believed they had the only one.

An ancient ring thought to have been lost for centuries has been discovered and is in the possession of a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the ring is that of the Dark Lord, Frodo must embark on an epic quest to destroy it. Through forests, darkness, snow and facing evil at every turn, their quest is the only hope to end the reign of the dark lord.

Travels With My Father (2017 – 2020)

• Location(s): South-East Asia
• Summary: Jack embarks on the trip of a lifetime with his father, Michael. The two travel across south-east Asia, but both have completely different perspectives and goals for the trip.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes

A rip off of “An Idiot Abroad” for sure. But for those planning a backpacking trip to South-East Asia, this series of short travel movies will certainly provide some travel inspiration. An extremely entertaining and humorous travel show, where both Jack and Michael can never agree on what the trip to become. This leads either father or son feeling a little out of place in some of the activities and adventures they partake in.

Life Of Pi (2012)

• Location(s): Taiwan
• Summary: After a shipwreck an Indian boy named Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with a terrifying Bengal Tiger
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Gérard Depardieu
• You Might Not Know: Pi spends 227 of the lifeboat, an approximation for Pi as a number is 22/7.

This travel movie tells the tale of a boy and a tiger who form an unusual connection after becoming stranded at sea on a life boat. Surviving a ship wreck on a boat sailing from India to Canada with his parents and their zoo animals the boy learns to survive by feeding the tiger fish from the sea, forming a bond between them and saving him from becoming the tigers last meal.

George Of The Jungle (1997)

• Location(s): Hawaii
• Summary: An Americal man raised in the jungle falls in love with a wealthy American tourist.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotton Tomatoes
• Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church
• You Might Not Know: The floor of the jungle in the film set was made from mashed potatoes.

“An Ape named Ape was caged, in a cage”- The Dr Suess like storytelling makes this one of the best travel movies out there. When George was just a baby he was the sole survivor of a plane crash and was adopted by a wise ape. A wealthy tourist from New York is saved by “The White Ape” and he takes her to live with him in the Jungle, eventually returning to the USA as a couple. But George has a tough time shaking his jungle behaviours after starting a new life in the city.

Crocodile Dundee (1986)

• Location(s): Australia: Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
• Summary: An American news reporter meets an eccentric crocodile poacher in the Australian outback and invites him to New York City.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Mark Blum
• You Might Not Know: Not long after the film airing, Crocodile Dundee tours of Kakadu National Park became a reality with tour operators quick to pounce off the travel movies success.

Crocodile Dundee is an Australian croc hunter, living in the outback, running a safari business. After he survives a crocodile attack his story begins to spread attracting the attention of a New York journalist, Sue. What is soon to become a love story, Sue invites Crocodile Dundee to live with her in New York City- which he finds completely different to life in the Australian outback.

Scooby Doo (2002)

• Location(s): Australia: Spooky Island Tangalooma Island
• Summary: Following a Mystery Inc break-up, the gang are brought back together to investigate the strange goings-on at spooky island
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar
• You Might Not Know: In the travel scene on the aeroplane, grandma is actually Scooby-Doo in disguise.

The Mystery Inc gang have parted way and have been separated for almost two years when they all receive invitations to travel to Spooky Island (which is actually Tangalooma Island in Australia). Not knowing the others have also been invited they show up individually and soon find themselves back together to solve the mystery of the spooky island, an amusement park that affects teenage visitors in some very unusual ways.

Ibiza (2018)

• Location(s): Spain: Ibiza Island
• Summary: An Americal women and her friends travel to Ibiza to pursue a holiday romance with a DJ working in Ibiza.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Netflix
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• Starring: Gwen Elizabeth Duchon, Gillian Jacobs, Michaela Watkins
• You Might Not Know: Despite this travel movie being drinking focused, Gillian Jacobs doesn’t drink and remained sober on set.

In this Netflix original travel movie three girlfriends set out on the holiday of lifetime. Filled with adventure and comedy the girls are in search of a former holiday romance in the form of a resident DJ in Ibiza.

Seven Years In Tibet (1997)

• Location(s): Argentina and British Columbia
• Summary: The true story of an Austrian mountain climber who befriended the Dalai Lama during the time China was taking over Tibet.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, BD Wong
• You Might Not Know: Both Brad Pitt and David Thewlis are banned from travelling to or entering China because of their roles in this travel movie.

An Austrian climber leaves behind his wife and his infant son to head up an expedition in the Himalayan mountains. But he falls into the hands of allied forces and is held as a prisoner of war. Along with another inmate they break free and make their way to the forbidden city in Tibet where they befriend the spiritual leader of the Buddhist nation, the Dalai Lama. But a crisis is looming as China takes over in Tibet.

Lost In Translation (2003)

• Location(s): Japan: (Tokyo, Shinjuku and Shibuya districts)
• Summary: A faded movie star and a young American woman form an unlikely bond when they cross paths in Tokyo.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi
• You Might Not Know: The entire budget for this travel movie was 4 million dollars and it took 27 days to shoot. The movie grossed over 120 million at the box office worldwide.

Bob Harris, an out of work American actor. On a trip to Japan where he is seeking work in television commercials, he runs into another American girl, Charlotte. The couple makes ideal but unlikely travel companions, both looking for their place and both recently divorced. The cultural differences prove to be comedic and difficult for the couple to get past. As their relationship develops the come to the realisation that they might have to leave Japan, or do they

The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

• Location(s): Thailand: Phang Nga Bay (James Bond Island)
• Summary: James Bond attempts to recover sensitive technology which is set to be sold to the highest bidder, the movie takes you on epic chases through Thailand’s waterways.
• attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland
• You Might Not Know: This travel movie boosted tourism in Thailand so much that the island Khao Phing Kan was renamed to the James Bond Island, a destination which still attracts hoards of visitors 50 years later.

Scaramanga is an assassin, charging a million dollars a hit. He becomes linked to the death of a scientist working on a powerful technology that can’t fall into the wrong hands. Bond is hot on his tail with epic boat chases through Thailand’s Phang Nag Bay. When he tracks down Scaramanga he finds he is respected highly by him.

127 Hours (2010)

• Location(s): USA: Bluejohn Canyon, Southeastern Utah
• Summary: A mountain climber becomes trapped under a fallen boulder- alone in the Blue John Canyon he resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara
• You Might Not Know: The camcorder which Franco used in the movie is the same one which Ralston used when trapped in the Blue John Canyon. The footage has never been published and is stored in a bank vault. Both James Franco and Danny Boyle were given permission to watch the footage before filming began.

The true story of Aron Ralston’s adventure. A mountain climber who found himself trapped under a fallen boulder leaving him stranded and isolated in a Utah canyon. Over five days Ralston draws enough courage to free himself from the canyon using any means possible.

UP (2009)

• Location(s): Venezuela, Paradise Falls
• Summary: Carl Fredricksen’s simple plan to move his house to paradise falls takes a twist when he finds a young stowaway on board.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai
• You Might Not Know: The picnic spot where Ellie and Carl sit in the opening scenes is the same location as in a Bugs Life, an earlier Pixar movie.

In this family-friendly, Pixar animated travel movie 79-year-old Carl Fredrickson had always had a dream to explore the South American continent and venture to the forbidden paradise falls. His world falls apart after his wife passes on and his home is wanted by a construction firm. He sets out on a bold adventure, flying his house to south-America with thousands of balloons. But little did he realise a boy scout, Russel had stowed away under his porch. On their journey the two develop a bond and make many new friends including Doug, a talking dog. But Carl soon realises that his childhood hero who first inspired him to travel might not be the person he once thought he was.

Finding Nemo (2003)

• Location(s): Australia: East Australian Current & 42 Wallaby Way Sydney
• Summary: After Marlin’s only son is taken by scuba divers he embarks on an epic journey to save him.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould,
• You Might Not Know: The Great White Shark in the movie was named Bruce, Bruce was the name given to the shark models used in the production of Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws.

“Just Keep Swimming” – this is the only travel movie on the list where the lead character is a fish. A clown fish named Marlin lives in Australia’s great barrier reef, despite him warning his son Nemo about the dangers of the ocean, Nemo is captured by scuba divers. Marlin sets out on an impossible journey to track down his son and bring him home. Along the way he teams up with a Blue Tang named Dory, suffering from short term memory loss. The unlikely travel companions cover a great distance encountering Jelly Fish, Sea Turtles and even a Shark.

Top Gear Burma Special (2014)

• Location(s): Myanmar (Burma)
• Summary: An epic adventure following the book- “The Bridge Over The River Kwai”
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB
• Starring: James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond

In this two part epic south-east Asian adventure the boys travel in lorries across the Sham state in Burma and build a bride over the river kok to cross into Chiang Mai Thailand. Along the journey the film highlights the beauty of both Thailand and Myanmar in one of the most inspiring travel movies out there.

The Grand Tour: The Columbia Special (2019)

• Location(s): Colombia
• Summary: The boys set out on an adventure to photograph wild animals in Colombia
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon
• Starring: James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond

Tasked by Amazon to capture new animal shots for their wallpapers the trio take to the roads to photograph condors, wild bears and even a hippopotamus. And they manage to make it through the entire travel movie without once mentioning cocaine… Oh, Cock.

The Grand Tour: Seamen (2020)

• Location(s): South East Asia: Cambodia, Vietnam
• Summary: The trio take to the waters to explore the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon
• Where To Learn More: IMDB
• Starring: James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond

In a radical change to the format, in the new season of the Grand Tour, the boys are focusing more on creating epic travel movies, rather than the motoring side of things. They take to the water using custom-built boats to explore the Mekong River. The route begins in Cambodia, Siam Reap with the final port of call in Vietnam, Vuan Tau, where the water gets a little too rough.

Hotel Rwanda (2005)

• Location(s): Kigali, Rwanda, and Johannesburg, South Africa
• Summary: A hotel manage houses over a thousand refugees during their struggle in Rwanda.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo and Joaquin Phoenix
• You Might Not Know: The movie was originally given an ‘R’ rating, but on appeal of the produces the film was reclassified as a PG13, one of the few examples of a rating being changed without the film changing.

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda lived a happy life with his wife and three children. But after the Hutu military forces a campaign of ethnical cleansing, Paul is compelled to let refugees take shelter in his hotel.

The Tourist (2010)

• Location(s): Italy: Venice
• Summary: A love story created when an American tourist visits Italy in an attempt to mend his broken heart. Elise deliberately crosses his path.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie
• You Might Not Know: Angelina Jolie admitted in an interview that she only took the role because she knew it would be a “quick shoot in Venice”, (is there a better spot for a travel movie)?

Elise befriends a heartbroken American tourist on a train to Venice. In one of the best travel movies, she chooses him as a decoy, letting him believe her to be a lover in order to evade the police. But it’s not only the police the couple must evade, but the mobster whose money was stolen is also hunting the pair down.

The Talented Mr.Ripley (1999)

• Location(s): Italy: Ischia and Procida Islands
• Summary: Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to bring home a spoilt millionaire, but when the errand fails he takes extreme measures.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Cate Blanchett
• You Might Not Know: Travel movies starring Matt Damon almost always leave him stuck somewhere. Matt has said that this is the favourite movie he has made.

An underachiever, Tom Ripley borrows a Princeton jacket to wear at an outdoor party. When a father of a Princeton grad sparks conversation with Tom, he pretends to know his son and is offered $1,000 to travel to Italy and bring his don home

In Bruges (2008)

• Location(s): Belgium: Bruges
• Summary: Hitman Ray and his partner are left with a mess to clean up after a job goes wrong.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
• You Might Not Know: The word ‘fuck’ is said 126 times in this movie, an average of 1.2 a minute.

Hitmen Ray and Ken are left in the s*** after a difficult job goes sour. The pair head into Belgium to hide out until things blow over. Ray hates the city but Ken finds it charming and peaceful. Their experience becomes increasingly surreal as they encounter tourists and locals.

The Trip To Spain (2017)

• Location(s): Spain
• Summary: Steeve Coogan and Rob Brydon continue their epic European road trip.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan reunite to take a trip of a lifetime to Spain, their wit and appetite take them on a coast to coast road trip on the country, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way.

Eat Pray Love (2010)

• Location(s): USA: New York, Italy: Rome and Naples, India: Pataudi and Dehli, Indonesia: Padang and Bali
• Summary: After a painful divorce, Liz sets off on a round the world trip to find herself.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon (FREE) | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Julia Roberts, James Franco, Richard Jenkins
• You Might Not Know: After dining on the delicious Italian food, Julia Robers claimed to have gained 10 pounds.

Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) thought she had it all, everything she had ever wanted; a loving husband, a beautiful home and a successful career. After her divorce, she embarks on a once in a lifetime trip taking her to India, Bali and Italy. This has all the qualities of a good travel movie.

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

• Location(s): India: Mumbai
• Summary: A Mumbai teenage reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on an Indian game show.
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• Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal and Anil Kapoor
• You Might Not Know: 20% of this Indian travel movie is spoken in Hindi with English subtitles.

Jamal Malik an 18-year-old answers questions on the Indian version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”. Flashback start, showing how he got there. Jamal and his brothers are thieves on the streets of Mumbai after their mother dies. Salim agrees with the life of crime, but Jamal thinks otherwise and scrapes by with cash in hand jobs until he lands a spot on the game show.

Planes, Trains And Automobiles (1987)

• Location(s): USA: New York (Batavia and South Dayton), lambert International Airport
• Summary: A man struggles to get home in time for Christmas, with an annoying but lovable bathroom salesman as a travel companion.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins and Kevin Bacon
• You Might Not Know:

Neal Page is known to be a control freak. But when he is trying to get home to spend Christmas with his family a freak snowstorm causes his flight to be re-routed to a distant city in Kansas. His sanity begins to fray when he finds himself bunked up with Del Griffith. Together they must overcome their differences to get home in time for Christmas.

Snakes On A Plane (2006)

• Location(s): Canada: Vancouver
• Summary: An FBI agent takes on a plane filled with venomous snakes, released on the orders of a mob boss to take out a witness.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips
• You Might Not Know: Over 400 snakes were used in the production of this travel movie, but they didn’t move as much as the producers would have liked, most of the snakes ended up being added in post-production.

“I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherf**king plane!” FBI agent Neville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) is escorting a witness to trial on a routine flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles. But an onboard assassin has other ideas. In an attempt to kill the witness before the trial a crate of deadly serpents are released at 30,000 feet. Flynn bands together with the frightened passengers to take on the slithery bandits.

Kangaroo Jack (2003)

• Location(s): Australia: Alice Springs and Sydney
• Summary: Two childhood friends get caught up with the mob and forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, things quickly go wrong when they lose the cash to a kangaroo.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Jerry O’Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren
• You Might Not Know: Kangaroo Jack was based on a true story after an American backpacker hit a kangaroo with his car, he put his jacket on the roo and it hopped away. Taking the keys to his Jepp which were left in the pocket.

After two friends from Brooklyn run into some trouble, they are forced to deliver mob money in Australia, little do they realise, they’re paying for their own hit. Luckily for the pals, they lose the money after it’s left in a jacket pocket. One of the friends tries to snap a picture of a Kangaroo wearing his jacket and when the Kangaroo bounces away, they soon realise the mob-money was left in the pocket. In one of the best Australian travel movies, the pals must track down the Kangaroo in the Australian outback. Shouldn’t be too difficult, right?

The Long Dumb Road (2018)

• Location(s): USA: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Summary: Two guys embark on a spontaneous road trip across the American southwest.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
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• Starring: Tony Revolori, Jason Mantzoukas, Taissa Farmiga

Two men, both at a crossroads in life. Nat is an aspiring photographer, Rich a motormouth. As they embark on a road trip across the American southwest states they cross paths with an assortment of quirky characters.

Paul (2011)

• Location(s): USA
• Summary: Two British nerds encounter an Alien while RV’ing through area 51.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Seth Rogan
• You Might Not Know: Paul was Seth Rogan’s first voice-over gig, which he wore a motion capture suit for, despite the small size on Paul. He has since gone on to provide voice work for Sausage Party and the Lion King.

For the past 60 years, a wisecracking alien has lived on earth. Residing in a top-secret United States military base. Paul escapes the compounds of the base and jumps on the first vehicle he can find to make his getaway. The RV he hops into happens to be driven by two British Nerds. This travel movie follows the team of three as they hatch a plan which will get Paul back home.

The Bucket List (2007)

• Location(s): China, Tanzania, Nepal, Egypt and More
• Summary: Terminally ill men escape from a hospital to fulfil the adventures they never took
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes
• You Might Not Know: Working with Jack Nicholson, was on Freemans real-life bucket list

Rich Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a stranger to Carter Chambers (Freeman) until one fateful night when the pair wind up in the same hospital room. It doesn’t teak long for them to realise they have a few things in common with each other. In this heartwarming travel movie they pair band together to come to terms with their lives so far and who they are. Against the advice of their doctors, they compile a bucket list of the things they want to do before they die- to then leave the hospital and set out on the adventure of a lifetime. Follow Nicholson and Freeman in this movie where they travel to the seven wonders of the world.

Green Book (2018)

• Location(s): USA: New Orleans, Louisiana, New York City
• Summary: An Italian American bouncer finds an unusual bond with a black pianist as they travel the American south in the 1960s’, battling with racism in an era of segregation.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
• You Might Not Know: The soda from KFC is the only drink Tony has onscreen, which he does not finish in a single gulp.

Doctor Don Shirley, a world-class black pianist. In 1962 is planning to travel south, embarking on a concert tour of the deep south. But in need of protection, Shirley recruits some muscle in the form of Tony Lip. Tony is a rough bouncer from an Italian upbringing in the Bronx. As they travel the length and the breadth of the United States, the men form an unlikely bond as they confront racist and danger in an era of segregation.

Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

• Location(s): Canada: Vancouver
• Summary: A psychiatrist travels the globe to find true happiness for himself
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie (FREE)) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Read The Book: Kindle | Paperback | Audio Book (Free)
• Starring: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette
• You Might Not Know: Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike play a couple in this movie, they also worked together a year earlier on another movie; The World’s End.

In this feel-good travel film psychiatrist Hector (Simon Pegg) makes a bold confession to his girlfriend (Rosamund Pike). He confesses that despite dispensing recommendations to his patients, their happiness never seems to increase, making him feel like a fraud. But perhaps the problem is that Hector himself is not happy in the first place. In this epic travel movie, Hector breaks free from his regular lacklustre lifestyle to embark on an international quest to find himself- to find the formula needed to bring him happiness.

Up In The Air (2009)

• Location(s): USA: Las Vegas and in Miami, Florida. Missouri St. Louis and Detroit Metro Airport
• Summary: Ryan Bingham lives life out of a suitcase, travelling the world, but a potential new love interest threatens to change his lifestyle.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
• You Might Not Know: Ironically, Clooney entire wardrobe for this travel movie fits into a single suitcase

An idea brainstormed by a new recruit (Anna Kendrick), is set to end the constant travel of the corporate downsizing. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) takes her on a tour to demonstrate the importance of firing people face-to-face.

Into The Wild (2007)

• Location(s): USA: Oregon, Alaska, Arizona, and South Dakota
• Summary: After graduating university as a top student, McCandless rids himself of possesions to live a free life.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt
• You Might Not Know: It took over a year to shoot this travel movie, the crew had to make four separate trips to Alaska to capture scenes in all four seasons.

Christopher McCandless is born into a wealthy family and in early life, he graduated from an Ivy League University as an athlete and a top student. But McCandless doesn’t stick to the path which his parents had laid out for him. He instead decides to live free, he gives the bulk of his savings to charity, rids himself of all material possessions and set out in a van on a lifetime adventure in the Alaskan wilderness.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

• Location(s): Canada: Vancouver, Italy: Rome
• Summary: The adventures of an adolescent teenage girl as she travels to Italy on a school-funded trip.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Robert Carradine
• You Might Not Know: Lizzie’s singing voice in the movie is actually that of her sisters, which is dubbed over post-production.

On a long summer break, Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) and pals embark on a school-sponsored trip to Rome. When in Rome Lizzy meets an acquainting, a local musician who looks almost identical to her. When she agrees to stand in for her new acquaintance at a live gig, things don’t go as she had planned.

The Parent Trap (1998)

• Location(s): California: Napa Valley
• Summary: Identical twins, separated at birth meet each other at a summer camp and hatch a plan to reunite their divorced parents.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson
• You Might Not Know: This is Lindsay Lohan’s first movie, shes faked being sick to get the day off school to audition.

A remake of a 1960s’ classic where twins Hallie and Annie (both played by Lindsay Lohan) are united. When the girls meet they quickly discover their relation to find out their divorced parents, living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, each care for one child. When they meet by chance at a summer camp, they switch places getting to spend time with the parent they’ve missed.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

• Location(s): United Kingdom: England
• Summary: Arthur Dent is whisked away from earth minutes before the planet is destroyed, to make things worse the intergalactic police are now hunting him down.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon (FREE) | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Yasiin Bey
• Read The Book: Kindle | Paperback | Audio Book (Free)
• You Might Not Know:

We all have bad mornings, but for the lead character in this travel movie: Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman), it is more than just a bad morning- things quickly go horribly wrong. He learns that one of his closest friends is not who he had thought he was. But rather, he is an alien with advanced knowledge of planet earth’s impending doom. Earth is destroyed to make way for a new intergalactic highway, with Dent being whisked away and saved just in time. But if that wasn’t bad enough, Dent is also wanted by the space police.

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

• Location(s): Ontario International Airport and JFK International Airport.
• Summary: A fraudster uses his skills to inherit riches and take on any job his heart desires. But the F.B.I is on his back.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Read The Book: Audio Book (Free)
• Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
• You Might Not Know: The movie was based on a true story, and it marked Tom Hanks 7’th travel movie to gross over $100,000,000 in a row.

Can you ask for much more than a travel movie staring both Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio, sprinkle in a side of mystery and crime and you’ve got yourself one of the best travel movies. In this film Frank Abagnale JR. (DiCaprio) had worked as a lawyer, a doctor and a regional airline pilot. But he’d held all of these jobs before his 18th birthday. He was a master forger, using his skill to become whoever he desired to be. At the age of 17 years old he was the most successful bank robber in American history, and he never needed to use a weapon. F.B.I agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) makes it a personal mission to track down and apprehend Frank, but little does he know, Frank is always a set in front.

The Lion King (2019)

• Location(s): Africa: Pride Rock
• Summary: After the murder of Simba’s father, the cub flees his kingdom where he learns the true meaning of leadership and bravery.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Seth Rogan, Beyonce Knowles
• You Might Not Know: It is widely assumed this movie is set in Tanzania, this is because in the opening scene Mount Killamanjaro is seen with a heard of elephants nearby.

The Disney animation follows the tale of Simba, a young lion cub when Simba’s father is killed, he skips town giving up his position as king.

Moana (2016)

• Location(s): Hawaii
• Summary: When a terrible curse reaches Moanas island she answeres to oceans call to set things right.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison
• You Might Not Know: The spiral seen on Moanas necklace is called a Koru. It represents new life, new beginnings, a new start, personal growth and hope.

Moana is a courageous teenager who set out on a challenging mission to rescue her people. During her quest Moana befriends the lovable Maui who guides her along the journey, Together the pair sail the oceans battling impossible odds to discover heir of her ancestors and find the one thing she had always sought after, her own, true identity.

Ratatouille (2007)

• Location(s): France: Paris
• Summary: A cooking rat enlists the help of a young chef to turn his dreams into reality.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Patton Oswalt, Brad Garrett, Ian Holm
• You Might Not Know: Disney had a tough time with marketing tie ins, as no food establishments wanted to be associated with a (lovable) rat.

Remy travels to Paris in this movie, with dreams of becoming a top chef. But one thing stands in his way- he is a rat. But with the help of a young boy named Linguini, hiding under his hat and controlling the boy by tugging on his hair he finally has a chance to cook and impress one of the worlds top food critics.

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

• Location(s): Singapore
• Summary: This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
• Read The Book: Kindle | Paperback | Audio Book (Free)
• You Might Not Know: This travel movie grossed over $250 million making it the most successful travel rom-com ever.

Rachel Chu is glad to go with her long-term sweetheart, Nick, to his closest companion’s wedding in Singapore. She’s additionally shocked to discover that Nick’s family is very well off and he’s viewed as one of the nation’s most qualified single guys. Push into the spotlight, Rachel should now fight with desirous socialites, eccentric family members and something far, far more terrible – Nick’s disliking mother.

Once Upon A Time in Phuket (2011)

• Location(s): Thailand: Phuket
• Summary: Sven an average Swedish guy, travel to Thailand to start a new life in Phuket
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: Wiki
• You Might Not Know: The television news reports both make appearances as themselves.

Sven is tired of helping individuals completely change them and leaves his place of employment to go to Thailand to compose a novel. He meets two totally different ladies and needs to pick how to manage his life.

The Impossible (2012)

• Location(s): Thailand: Khao Lak
• Summary: The heartbreaking true story of a family on vacation in Thailand’s Khao Lak when the deadly boxing day tsunami of 2004 hits.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
• You Might Not Know: All of the extras cast in this movie were survivors of the 2004 Tsunami.

Sven is worn out on helping people totally transform their lives and decides to leave his work environment embarking on a trip to Thailand to create a novel. He meets two entirely unexpected women and necessities to pick how to deal with his life.

Our Planet (2019)

• Location(s): Arctic wilderness, deep oceans and diverse jungles of South America
• Summary: A Netflix original travel movie, this 6 part documentary follows some of the most diverse nature found on planet earth.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie (FREE)) | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: David Attenborough

Planet Earth & Planet Earth II (2006 – 2016)

• Location(s): Vast landscapes of Africa, diverse jungles of South America and mysterious oceans
• Summary: A travel series narrated by David Attenborough follows some of earth’s incredible wildlife and nature across south America the Arctic and the oceans.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: David Attenborough

Just Go With It (2011)

• Location(s): Hawaii Maui and Kauai islands
• Summary: On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his assistant to come along and play the role of his soon to be divorced wife, in order to cover up a lie he told to a younger love interest.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman
• You Might Not Know: This Hawaii love story, travel movie, was released on February 11th, 2011. Jenifer Aniston 42nd birthday.

Danny (Adam Sandler) must convince Katherine (Jennifer Aniston), his loyal associate, to become his prospective ex. Danny must imagine that he is hitched, in light of the fact that he deceived his fantasy young lady, Palmer (Brooklyn Decker) the most stunning lady on the planet. To keep the lady he adores, concealing one falsehood before long transforms into numerous untruths.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

• Location(s): Hawaii: Oahu Island
• Summary: Peter travels to Hawaii to get over his breakup, but he finds his ex is staying at the same resort with her new boyfriend.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand
• You Might Not Know: The state fish of Hawaii, is, in fact, the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a.

Hopeless musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segal) is the romantic partners of the TV superstar, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). After a tragic break up Peter travels to Hawaii, a holiday to help him forget about his ex. But as fate would have it, Sarah Marshall is also in Hawaii. In the room next door to Peter, with her new lover (Russel Brand).

Get Him To The Greek (2010)

• Location(s): New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and London
• Summary: An intern is given the difficult job of getting an eccentric out of control music star to a concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Rose Byrne
• You Might Not Know: Katie Perry shot a cameo as herself in the movie, but the scene was later cut from production.

A goal-focused intern at a record label is assigned what should be a simple task of getting legendary Aldus Snow (Russel Brand) to the LA Greek Theatre in time for his show. But Snow has other plans and leads Aaron Green on a wild adventure before deciding whether or not to perform the gig.

Borat (2006)

• Location(s): USA
• Summary: Kazakh television presenter travel to the USA to report on the greatest country in the world.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian
• You Might Not Know: The people Borat meets on his travels were tricked into signing a waiver, many sued after the movie was released.

In one of the most controversial releases of all time. This isn’t your typical travel movie. But Borat and Azimar do embark on a trip, travel from Khazakstan to the United States and then a road trip across America- in an ice cream van. Outrageous situations occur along his travels and he manages to offend almost everyone he meets. Borat has alternative plans to track down and marry the love of his life, Pamela Anderson. In my opinion, this is one of the best travel comedy movies out there.

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (2016 – 2019)

• Location(s): Sri Lanka, Columbia, Mongolia, Zimbabwe and more
• Summary: Wong eyed and miserable British comedian, Romesh Ranganathan, heads to some of the world’s least likely tourist destinations.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Apple |
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh Ranganathan, a British television presenter with a Sri Lankan heritage, visits some of the most unlikely tourist destinations in the world., exaggerating stereotypes along the way. Ok, it isn’t a travel movie as such but it’s worth a watch if you’re looking for some inspiration to travel. There are three seasons of Romesh Ranganathan’s humour and mishaps across the world.

The Legend Of Tarzan (2016)

• Location(s): Africa
• Summary: After becoming accustomed to life in the city, Tarzan must return home to the jungle.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie
• You Might Not Know: Tarzan does no appear without a shirt until 70 minutes into the movie.

Nearly a decade since Tarzan left the jungle to live a new life with his wife in the city, danger lurks once more in the jungle and Tarzan must return home to save his people and the woman he loves.

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

• Location(s): Jodhpur, Rajasthan
• Summary: A travel movie where three brothers cross India by train, to form a bond with one another.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman
• You Might Not Know: The three leading actors applied each other’s makeup in the mornings.

Three estranged brothers are reunited for a train trip across India. The brothers have not spoken for more than a year, after the passing of their father. The brothers soon fall back into patterns of past behaviours when one brother reveals the true reason for their train trip, to reunite with their mother in the Himalayans.

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

• Location(s): Canada: Vancouver
• Summary: A malfunctioning hot tub in a ski resort takes four life long pals back to 1986.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry
• You Might Not Know: The hot tub shown in the movie is not actually capable of time travel.

Time travel still counts as a travel movie, right? When four close friends find their lives not going anywhere and themselves stuck in a rut. They are given a chance to better their lives when they wake up after a night of drinking to find out they have travelled back to 1986.

We’re The Millers (2013)

• Location(s): USA, Mexico
• Summary: A pot dealer creates a fake family to move a shipment of pot across the United States border.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts
• You Might Not Know: Despite this being a travel movie about pot, none of the characters are ever seen indulging in the product on screen.

David (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time marijuana dealer, at the beginning of the movie he is jumped by a gang of thugs, losing his stash and his cash. Leaving him in debt to his higher-up’s in the drug chain. To wipe the slate clean with his supplier he must travel to Mexico to pick up the latest shipment “just a smidge of weed” but to his surprise he picks up more than he’d planned, an entire RV packed. In this travel movie David along with his fake family attempt to cross the USA/Mexico border to bring the stash back home and clear his debts.

Hit the Road: India (2013)

• Location(s): India
• Summary: Two pals embark on a 2-week rickshaw trip across India, along the way the document the country greats highlights and quirks.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon |
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Ric Gazaria, Keith King
• You Might Not Know: This India travel movie was recognised by Lonely Planet as of of the top 10 greatest adventures of 2012.

Hit the road India is one of the most successful Indie travel movies ever made. The film documents two friends who set off on a 12-day rickshaw quest across India, from Mumbai to Chennai.

Street Food Asia (2019)

• Location(s): Bangkok, Osaka, Dehli, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh, Seoul
• Summary: A Netflix original travel movie to find the tastiest street foods in Asia.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki
• You Might Not Know: Chef Jay Fai is the only street food vendor to have been awarded a Michelin star.

Follow the tastes of Asia, each episode is a new Asian city, where you can discover some of the greatest street food creation and follow the chefs on their incredible journeys. The backdrops and mouth-watering foods are enough to provide anyone with inspiration to travel in Asia.

Losing Sight Of Shore (2017)

• Location(s): Pacific Ocean
• Summary: Four women row across the pacific ocean from Australia to America
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes

This travel movie follows four women on an epic adventure. Rowing across the Pacific Ocean from Australia to America unsupported by other boats, making the expedition solo. The movie is based on a true story where the women spent nine months at sea and rowed over 8,000 miles. The story documents their battles with mental and physical health that the must overcome to succeed and survive.

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

• Location(s): France: Paris
• Summary: A murder in the Louvre threatens to shake the foundations of Christianity
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen
• Read The Book: Kindle | Paperback | Audio Book (Free)
• You Might Not Know: The French police inspector “Bezu Fache” is a pun- in Frech the name would translate to “angry fu**er”, alluding Fache’s short-temper.

After a man is murdered in the Paris Louvre Museum, cryptic clues are left behind in some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous artwork. For over 2,000 years a secret has been guarded but with the recent murder, that information looks set to come to light and shake the foundations of the Cristian religion.

Amélie (2001)

• Location(s): France: Paris
• Summary: An innocent girl in Paris with her own sense of justice, she helps those around her and even finds love along the way.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Jamel Debbouze
• You Might Not Know: The movie filmed at Café Des Deux Moulins in Paris, after filming the chairs outside had to be replaced as every so often they would be stolen.

Amelie is a comedy travel movie set in Paris, France. The movie is about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of people around her.

Travel Man (2015 – 2019)

• Location(s): Barcelona, Iceland, Helsinki and More
• Summary: Richard Ayoade invites celebrity guests to join him on weekend breaks to popular tourist destinations.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Richard Ayoade and celebrity guests

Technically not a travel movie, but defiantly worth a mention on this list. There are over nine seasons of travel man where Richard Ayoade spends 48 hours in a different city. If you want a brief rundown of popular weekend getaway spots and are looking for a little travel inspiration, give Travel Man a watch.

Oceans 11 (2001)

• Location(s): USA: Las Vegas
• Summary: Danny ocean and his team of ten men plan to simultaneously rob three top casinos in Las Vegas.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia
• You Might Not Know: The Bellagio let the film crew have access to their security systems so they could capture real surveillance footage of the casino.

Danny Ocean has his eyes on the price, he wants to pull off the biggest heist in United States history. He recruits a team, eleven men strong to target the Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand Casinos all in one night.

Casino Royale (2006)

• Location(s): Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy, and the United Kingdom
• Summary: Bond must defeat a banker in a high stakes game of poker at the Casino Royale in Montenegro.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen
• You Might Not Know: In a single afternoon, three Aston Marnin DBS cars were destroyed filming the car roll sequence. The cars were valued at $300,000 each.

James Bond (Daniel Craig) is on his first mission to kill as a double 0 agent. Le Chiffre is a banker funding the worlds terrorist organisations. Participating in a game of poker at the Casino Royale, Chiffre must win back his money to stay dominant in the terrorist market. The MI6 boss, “M” sends Bond along to prevent Chiffre from winning.

Shutter Island (2010)

• Location(s): USA: Massachusetts
• Summary: A U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who has escaped a prison for the clinically insane.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Read The Book: Kindle | Paperback | Audio Book (Free)
• Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
• You Might Not Know: Filming for shutter island took just 4 months.

Set in the 1950s’ a US Marshall Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) is assigned to investigate the disappearance of an inmate from the Shutter Island hospital. Teddy’s shrewd investigations bring his a lead but the hospital refuses to share with him patient records. In the mind twisting movie, Teddy begins to doubt even his own sanity.

Lucy (2014)

• Location(s): Taipei, Paris, and New York City
• Summary: A woman caught in a dark deal in China is forced to travel international, before turning on her captors
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-Sik
• You Might Not Know: It took over nine years to write the script for this movie.

It was intended to be a straight forawrd mission- until things take a dark turn. Lucy is caught up in a nightmare drug deal, all she had to do was hand the package to Chinese Mr Jang. But she is captured as a drugs mule. The new synthetic drug is to be carried internally across international borders. In this travel movie, things quickly take a dark twist when the bag tears inside Lucy’s stomach. Lucy goes through unprecedented changes which alter her mind to unlock the true potential of the human brain.

Due Date (2010)

• Location(s): USA: Las Cruces, New Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Summary: In this travel movie Peter Highman is stuck on a road trip across the United States with the annoying but loveable Ethan Tremblay, Peter is desperately trying to make it home in time for the birth of his first child.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan

Peter Highman (Downey Junior) is expecting his first child, the birth is five days away and he is desperate to make it back home in time. He has a flight booked but after a chance run-in with Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) his plans are turned sour. The only choice he has now is to travel across the United States on a road trip, with Tremblay as his sidekick.

The Art Of Travel (2008)

• Location(s): Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Bolivia
• Summary: A high school graduate is set to be wed, but when his relationship falls apart he goes on his south American honeymoon solo.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Brooke Burns, Tommy Savas, Bijou Phillips
• You Might Not Know: Filming in the jungle took place in the rainy season, and shoots would often have to be postponed by up to four hours due to the rain.

This isn’t the most popular travel movie out there, but its a much watch for any aspiring travellers seeking inspiration. The Independent travel movie follow a group of pals on an epic adventure.

Wild China (2008)

• Location(s): China
• Summary: A detailed look at Chinas top wonders, the Mongol Steps, the ancient Han Kingdom. the Silk Road and more.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• You Might Not Know: Although the travel show is called “Wild China”- the opening shots were captured in Mongolia

This BBC travel documentary is enough to inspire me to explore and travel in China. The vast country has countless natural attractions to marvel at. These short travel movies give an in depth look into some of the richest scenery, cultures and attractions to be found in China.

An Idiot Abroad (2010 – 2013)

• Location(s): China, India, Mexico, Peru and more
• Summary: Karl Pilkington explores the world, while Gervais and Merchant take the opportunity to send him into the most extravagant places imaginable.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
• You Might Not Know: The first gag was when Gervais changed the name of the travel movie to an idiot abroad without Karl’s knowledge, he didn’t learn the new title of the show until it aired. Karl thought he was filming for a travel show called “Karl Pilkington’s Seven Wonders”.

These hilarious travel series sees Karl Pilkington flown to all corners of the world, to the most unlikely tourist destinations imaginable. Karl has lived a sheltered life and until now, has never travelled much. He enjoys his home comforts. Gervais and Merchant pick out the obscure places to send Pilkington to. Karl is hoping to gain a new cultural understanding and new experiences from his travels. While Gervais and Merchant have other ideas, they hope to get Kral into some of the most difficult and hilarious situations they can think up.

Vacation (2015)

• Location(s): USA
• Summary: Rusty Griswold wants to reconnect with his sons and spark a new connection with his wife. The family embark on a road trip to “Wally World”.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann
• You Might Not Know: Ed Helms is the sixth actor to play Rusty Griswold in the series of vacation movies.

Rusty Griswold is hoping to bring his family closer together and relive some of his fondest childhood memories with his own kids. Rusty takes his family on a cross country road trip, travelling 2,500 miles to reach the theme park. But needless to say, things don’t go as Rusty had intended.

The Trip To Greece (2020)

• Location(s): Greece
• Summary: Actors Rob Brydon and Steeve Coogan head to Greece. In the latest travel movie, the boys head from Troy to Ithaca.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
• You Might Not Know: The trip to Greece is Byrdon and Coogans fourth travel movie together.

Funny men Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon have travelled all across Europe and in their last instalment the boys head Greece, they travel from Troy to Ithaca exploring restaurants, food, culture and landmarks along the way- with plenty of comedy and gags mixed in.

Kevin And Perry Go Large (1998)

• Location(s): Spain: Ibiza
• Summary: Desperately un-cool British teenagers travel to Ibiza in the hope of becoming superstar deeejaaay’s.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie(FREE)) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke
• You Might Not Know: Kevin and perry is the only movie ever directed by Harry Enfield.

Kevin and Perry are two seriously un-cool teenage boys. In adolescence, the boys are desperate to lose their virginity and become superstar DJ’s. The boys use their sexual frustration to accidentally stop a bank robbery and use the reward to money to book a trip to Ibiza.

James May: Our Man In Japan (2020)

• Location(s): Japan
• Summary: James May is intrigued by Japanese culture and embarks on a one-man mission to immerse himself in the country.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | YouTube (Full Movie) | Amazon | Google | Apple
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: James May

There are so many travel movies that could have made this list, but I want to end with one of the greatest. A new travel series commissioned by Amazon Prime documents James May as his explores the cultures of Japan.

Captain Phillips (2013)

• Location(s): Malta in the Mediterranean Sea
• Summary: Travel movies starring Tom Hanks never end well. The true story of Captain Phillips tells the tale of how an American ship was hijacked by Somalian pirates, the first American cargo ship to be targeter in over 200 years.
• Where To Watch: YouTube (Trailer) | Amazon | Google | Apple | Netflix
• Where To Learn More: IMDB | Wiki | Rotten Tomatoes
• Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
• You Might Not Know: Barkhad Abdi earned just $65,000 for his leading role in this travel movie. After filming wrapped up he returned to work at a family ran electronics store in Minneapolis.

If you’ve got a cruise book, this might not be the best travel movie for you to watch. Captain Phillips is a movie based on true events when in 2009 a United States cargo ship was attacked by Somali Pirates. The first it has happened in over 200 years.

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