Are you missing going on road trips? Or craving for a trip to a beautiful dream destination? Here are the top 13 movies to motivate you on your next journey.
Travelling is something that is loved by everybody. It is hard for someone who does not like travelling, and the biggest reason is that travelling is just fun, but it is a mandatory need in life that helps us grow. Exposing ourselves to different places, people, cultures, and food allows us to be a part of this diversified world, and it offers a grand feeling of being a human. Whether you like to stay in touch with nature or want to explore the urban beauties, travelling helps to open our eyes, perspective, and palate to a whole new level. A traveler knows how to mingle with the locals of a different place, and a tourist is more likely to enjoy the vacation being exclusive.
Always be a traveler who travels around rather than staying in a luxurious place of interest. If you are also craving for such a tour but are unable to go out for a trip right now, here are the top 15 movies based on traveling that can spark the ignition in you. Besides, these movies can offer you a warm and feel-good essence that you can feel while travelling. Let’s take a better look at these movies.
Top 13 Travelling Movies
- Lord of the Rings
Well, the epic journey of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is not particularly a travel movie, but the adventures would have been incomplete, and so would be the story if the characters did not travel around, which helped develop this fantasy saga that inspired people from different generations. This movie was shot in New Zealand, focusing on more than 150 stunning locations and landscapes for different frames. The lush green peaks of Matamata, which have been shown in the movie, can be visited in real life. So, if you are wondering how to enjoy the charm of the fantasy tale, visit New Zealand and watch this trilogy again.
- The Before Trilogy
Richard Linklater is best known for his feel-good movies, and the Before Trilogy stands out due to its amazing conversations about life and love. Each movie from the series takes place in a different part of Europe, which also makes this romantic movie a travel movie with a warm underlying layer. The idea of two young souls in love traveling through different places like Vienna, Greece, Paris, and Messenia, the trilogy will spark your love for the Euro trip. It also shows how different places inspire relationships among strangers.
- The Motorcycle Diaries
I never thought the story of Che would inspire me so much until I saw ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’. It is an incredibly beautiful story that takes place in different regions of South America, where Young Che and his friend go on an epic motorcycle journey through some of the most beautiful, rough places, and the journey is truly inspiring. While there is the green countryside, there is also grey rock mining fields where the laborers work, and one road trip is enough to bring a big change in your life and perspective. Starting from the Andes, the Atacama Desert, and the Amazon River Basin, you will see everything.
- Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen might be a creepy director, but his cinematic works are truly good, such as this movie. Sometimes you do not just travel to a new place, but more like a different time, and this movie is based on time-traveling in Paris. This movie is more recommended if you are a literature enthusiast who loves the time of the Renaissance with the embrace of art and literature. The rustic beauty of the classic times can still be felt in the alleys of Paris, and this movie encourages giving it a try.
- Eat Pray Love
This movie is based on the novel with the same name written by Elizabeth Gilbert. Featuring Julia Roberts, this movie is a complete depiction of self-exploration. Travelling to different places not only lets you meet others but also introduces different parts of yourself that you never knew before. Traveling can help you find a new you, and that is what the movie is about. The protagonist sets out on an adventure through Italy, India, and Indonesia, and the tour helps her find love and clarity in life that she was missing for a long time.
- Sex and the City
This is a cult movie that is based on the beauty of friendship and feminine energy, but it is equally enjoyable to boys, too. This movie has an energy of ‘living bigger than life’ which easily channels through the audience. The movie is not just a strong portrayal of girl power, but also showcases how these women get out on an epic adventure and explore themselves better than they ever could. It is not just about shopping and food, but also feeling love for someone and yourself that you never felt before.
- Into the Wild
‘Into the Wild’ is the kind of movie that will make you leave everything behind in this busy digital life and go on an epic adventure in touch with nature. We all have felt this way that we ‘will pack our bags, leave and never return’, and this movie is a poetic representation of that feeling. The protagonist decides to leave the mundane life behind, along with money and the narrow thoughts of life. Living and progressing through the wild revealed to him the real meaning of life and happiness, and he could endorse it all while warming himself in the magic bus of Alaska. No one can even replicate ‘Into the Wild’.
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Well, dreaming is the main essence of this movie, and sometimes dreams come true when you are really prepared to let yourself go for it. Walter Mitty sets on an amazing journey around the globe after facing a fair share of distress in life, and now, he is in search of a photographer whom he finds at the top of the Himalayas. Starting from Iceland to Afghanistan, Mitty’s adventure for truth will make you feel warm and motivated to enjoy every essence of life through traveling.
- Lost in Translation
It is a beautiful movie featuring Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray that takes place in the setting of Tokyo. While the beautiful cinematography will inspire you to go to Japan on your next vacation, it can also offer the lingering feeling that you get while and after travelling. Travel offers us the opportunity to bond with new people, but those bonds do not often last, and that is okay. A lot of memories can get lost in translation, but it is still memorable and meaningful to you, and you should hold onto that precious feeling.
- The Bucket List
‘The Bucket List’ should be on your watch list, as this movie offers the ultimate taste of life. The story is based on two old buddies who decide not to worry about death and want to seize the day by travelling to their dream destination. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson travel through different countries around the world, including India, China, Egypt, Tanzania, France, and lastly, the U.S. It is not just about travelling but celebrating life with mindfulness.
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Well, this movie has made many Indians plan their international vacation to Spain after they saw the beautiful landscapes and culture of the Spanish people. Starting from the messy Tomatina festival to the daring bull race, skydiving to scuba-diving, and lastly, the confrontation of love, this movie showcases how the highs and lows of life are experienced with the backdrop of Spain. Just like the name suggests, you get your life only once, and you should put good use to it by traveling.
- Tamasha
Imtiaz Ali is a master of storytelling, and the director has done a great job in making this movie that showcases the dream destination of Corsica. It is definitely a magnificent location with beautiful architecture, culture, and turquoise water. However, more than travelling, it is the deep, intriguing emotions of finding yourself that make this movie special. Travelling to a place where nobody knows you can actually reveal the real you.
- Highway
It is another masterpiece by Imtiaz Ali where a bride-to-be girl gets kidnapped by a man, but instead of feeling afraid, she fell in love with the idea of freedom and never wanted to return. Although the movie showcases the dark and grim essence of survival, it also showcases how travelling opens your mind and heart and releases you from your evil side. The road trip on a truck through the beautiful valleys of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, to the bountiful peaks of Sangla Valley, to the Aru Valley and Chandanwari, the POV of a truck driver is not so bad sometimes.
