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HereWeFuckingGooo t1_j67jg1d wrote
What about like Bagdad Cafe?
Diamon-Dus280 t1_j67movo wrote
Fall 2022 counts.
leto_atreides2 t1_j67nkk4 wrote
Seven Psychopaths
BaneReturns t1_j67omf1 wrote
Ah, a fellow middle of nowhere fan. I love this trope so much. I've sought out so many movies that take place in desolate deserts and shady small towns. I love the atmosphere of isolated places where nobody can be trusted.
Off the top of my head:
Red Rock West
Scenic Route
A Simple Plan
Revenge (2017)
Retroactive (1997)
Tremors
U-Turn
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Dark Backward
No Country For Old Men
The Quick and the Dead
The Music of Chance
Frailty
Rubin and Ed
Not all of these are fully set in deserts/small towns, but they have the same lonely atmosphere. Hope this helps!
Sykotik t1_j67qh94 wrote
nancylikestoreddit t1_j67r0l3 wrote
I love it and it horrifies me.
SilverWing813 t1_j67ssof wrote
Trace?
ToxicAdamm t1_j67stli wrote
Break Down was probably my favorite of the genre. It really did a great job of making you feel the desolation and hopelessness of the situation. It doesn’t end as strong as it starts, but that first 40 minutes really draws you in.
YoSoyWalrus t1_j67tgjg wrote
The Way Back.
greenufo333 t1_j67tt6d wrote
Why no good bad and ugly
myvo t1_j67v1h5 wrote
Like Flight of the Phoenix? Sure.
no_need_really t1_j67vmo7 wrote
No.
I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
Disk_Conscious t1_j67vpf6 wrote
Rat Race!
Hairyvacuum t1_j67y154 wrote
Wolf Creek movies and series!
TowerBeast t1_j67zd10 wrote
Already listed in the OP.
ReverseBuilder t1_j67zts4 wrote
Walkabout.
k-murder t1_j6803x1 wrote
Breakdown is also a pretty good 90s movie what that trope.
Creepy-Suspect-5552 t1_j680f5j wrote
Try ‘Ice cold in Alex’. It’s old but good! The ending will have you dying for a cold Carlsberg
fladislavq t1_j682y69 wrote
Great trope for sure. If you’re interested in a fun spin on it then check out Sahara!
Electrical-Hat4239 t1_j684a58 wrote
Does the movie “Paul” count?
Nicholarse_Angle t1_j685ltc wrote
The Rover (2014) starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson
Rabid_Chocobo t1_j686312 wrote
Tremors, I love that movie
Dark_gnome1 t1_j68732w wrote
Lol yep. Something about the desert makes for amazing cinematography. Paris, Texas is another one with a great desert trope (at least at the start.)
PaulRuddsButthole t1_j6877a1 wrote
diani and devine meet the apocalypse
ignoresubs t1_j68a36o wrote
Have you checked out Arctic (2018) with Mads Mikkelsen? Sounds like you’d love it.
themuntik t1_j68jvs7 wrote
In grew up and live in Az, i want to see movies with rain in them =(
iluvchikins OP t1_j68knyk wrote
really?? interesting.. i’m on the east coast and the seasons bug me, feels like i can’t do anything for 4 months (nov-feb/march) bc it’s so cold! although fall is beautiful, but the summers are HUMID. went to NV and it was hot but there was no humidity, felt amazing.
iluvchikins OP t1_j68l3vm wrote
i’ll check all of these out, thank you for the recommendations!
iluvchikins OP t1_j68lc4g wrote
ooooo this looks like a good one!!
iluvchikins OP t1_j68lrkc wrote
this looks good!! i’ll be watching it today, thank you
coriolanus_gibraltar t1_j68muan wrote
Priscilla, Queen of the desert 1994. About a bus trapped in the Australian outback.
GoldStarGranny t1_j68qydk wrote
Near Dark
Nizamark t1_j68v6gb wrote
The Passenger (1975)
EDMElevatorguy t1_j68wg7r wrote
Gold
GravitationalEddie t1_j68wwlm wrote
Mystery Road
FruitySmile t1_j68xcku wrote
Yes this! Those Aussie outback vibes.
torchma t1_j6903hq wrote
You'll probably enjoy Collision (2013), which is a thriller about a tourist couple on a deadly misadventure set in the Moroccan desert.
FloridaFlamingoGirl t1_j693dtt wrote
The X-Men movie Logan kind of had this vibe.
FloridaFlamingoGirl t1_j693hhe wrote
Ever seen World’s Fastest Indian? It invokes Anthony Hopkins driving his motorcycle into the desert and racing it on salt flats.
Captain_Crusty t1_j69a1vs wrote
Not a single Wake In Fright mention? It's the sweatiest film I've ever seen
SVZ0zAflBhUXXyKrF5AV t1_j69h6cx wrote
From a science fiction perspective there's Them! (1954) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). There are episodes of the original Twilight Zone and Outer Limits like that too.
If you want something a bit different, take a look at The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). It's about a group of people who are stranded in a desert when their plane goes down. It stars James Stewart.
Then there's films like Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Sahara (1943) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) both with Humphrey Bogart, The Lost Patrol (1934) with Karloff in a minor role, The Walking Hills (1949).
artistofdesign t1_j69ipdi wrote
The Bad Batch (2016)
Palm Springs (2020)
Deathproof (2007)
Kalifornia (1993)
Future World (2018)
The Book of Eli (2010)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (all Mad Max movies)
Sicario (2014)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Hell or High Water (2016)
A Night in Old Mexico (2013)
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Tremors (1990)
Holes (2003)
Tank Girl (1995)
Young Ones (2014)
The Rover (2014)
BaneReturns t1_j69j5he wrote
Because if I added Westerns it would be a neverending list. I only added The Quick and the Dead because I love Sam Raimi.
BaneReturns t1_j69j9b0 wrote
Yeah Breakdown is one of my favorites but it's already mentioned in the OP.
brown_nomadic t1_j69u1ww wrote
Everybody loves Kangaroo Jack!
themuntik t1_j6deu9b wrote
Low humidity is amazing, but having no visible seasons sucks, and it not raining for 4 months at a time and the constant never ending sun sun sun just sucks the soul out of me.
Honestly when it rains i feel like I'm on vacation since i can't be at home. so moving to a cold rainy place would be so cozy.
Electrical-Hat4239 t1_j6ev9cp wrote
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
TimeTravelMishap t1_j67gdt2 wrote
Would Pitch Black count?