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Road movie

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, road movie means: A film in which a journey by road provides the main structure for the story and its encounters.

In Turkish: yol filmi

How it is used

Used in genre discussion; the journey often changes the travelers' relationships.

Example sentences

  1. The road movie follows two sisters driving across the country to a funeral.

    The trip supplies the route and purpose of the story.

  2. Each roadside stop introduces a different conflict in the road movie.

    Encounters along the route shape the narrative's episodes.

Common collocations

  • classic road movie
  • road movie structure
  • genreA category of films or TV shows that share a style, subject or set of conventions, such as comedy, horror, western or science fiction.
  • plotThe series of connected events that make up the story of a film or series, and the order in which they are shown.

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