Two-Lane Blacktop
1971 · TMDB 7.0
Directed by Monte Hellman
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
Why it matters
A minimalist portrait of two drag racers drifting across the American Southwest, chasing a race that never quite happens. Monte Hellman's film is all engine hum and empty landscapes, a road movie stripped of destination.
From Off the Map
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Released
- 1971-07-07
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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Off the Map
Position 1 of 7
A minimalist portrait of two drag racers drifting across the American Southwest, chasing a race that never quite happens. Monte Hellman's film is all engine hum and empty landscapes, a road movie stripped of destination.
Full Throttle
Position 4 of 8
A nameless driver and mechanic travel the American Southwest in a '55 Chevy, challenging strangers to impromptu races for money and pride.
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