This is the gold standard for holiday road-trip movies. It’s hilarious, frustrating, and ultimately gut-wrenching in the best way possible. If you can get past the one infamously foul-mouthed scene at the car rental counter, it’s a deeply human story about loneliness and the masks people wear.
Even though it's from 1987, the themes of travel frustration and social friction are timeless. It’s one of the few 'classics' that doesn't feel like a chore to watch with a modern audience because the pacing is tight and the jokes actually land.




