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Lovers on the Run: The Complete Story of Bonnie & Clyde: With Carl Albertson, Luke Ashlocke, Glen J. Beck, Ashley Behm.
- Eves Like Us - 7.0
- En & Slim - 7.1
- D at Heart - 7.2
- Ural Born Killers - 7.3
- Getaway - 7.4
- Crazy - 7.6
- Athless - 7.8
- Lands - 7.8
- Nie and Clyde - 7.8
- E Romance - 7.9
Directed by Robert Altman, Thieves Like Ustells the story of two prison escapees who resume their bank robbing activities. However, along the way, one falls in love with a woman while trying to hide out from the law. Advertised as being in the vein of the more stylish Bonnie & Clyde from a few years prior, Thieves Like Us is a slower-paced and much...
Written by Lena Waithe, Queen & Slimis the story of a Black couple who go on the run after they kill a racist police officer in self-defense. The film cleverly takes the couple-on-the-run genre and injects tragic, real-world issues that have the power to get viewers talking. RELATED:10 Movies To Watch After Queen & Slim Queen & Slim successfully us...
From the unique vision of director David Lynch, Wild At Hearttells the story of a recently released ex-con Sailor (Nicholas Cage) who goes on the run with his love Lula (Laura Dern) after her domineering mother puts a hit out on him. In Lynch on Lynch, the director spoke about how he always found the film to represent "finding love in hell" and he ...
Initially written by Quentin Tarantino about a married couple who goes on a killing spree, director Oliver Stone decided to take it in a very different direction while maintaining some Tarantino flourishes. The film revolves around serial killer couple Mickey and Mallory Knox (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis) who are on the run from the law. How...
After a heist gone wrong, a recently released prisoner goes on the run with his wife to try and reach Mexico before the law or other criminals catch them. Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen in one of his most iconic roles,The Getawaywas initially released to poor reviews before becoming a classic. The Getaway is a great example of...
Written by infamously blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo using an alias, Gun Crazy is a classic example of 1950's film noir moviemaking. Gun Crazy features a gun-obsessed couple who go on the run robbing banks. The film is notable for a great bank robbery scene that was filmed in one long continuous take. While some of the dialogue co...
A great example of the French New Wave, Jean-Luc Goddard's masterpiece tells the story of a Humphrey Bogart-loving thief who runs away with his girlfriend after impulsively murdering a policeman. Since its release, Breathlesshas been considered one of the greatest films ever made. In the years following its release, the film's core themes of "young...
Loosely based on the murder spree perpetrated by the couple Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen play two lovers, Holly and Kit. Holly's father protests their relationship so Kit murders him and the lovers go on the run, killing anyone who attempts to bring them in, leading to a cross-country pursuit by law enfor...
Considered a landmark film, Bonnie and Clyde is loosely based on the true story of bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Like their real-life counterparts, lovers Bonnie and Clyde (Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway) begin a cross-country crime spree involving robbery which, ultimately, results in their violent deaths. RELATED: 10 Most Notorious...
Another lovers-on-the-run Quentin Tarantino script that got reworked is the classic romantic crime thriller, True Romance. The film follows two lovers (Christian Slater and Rosanna Arquette) who run off with a suitcase full of cocaine but the mafia is in hot pursuit. The finished film is a result of two different styles - Tarantino and director Ton...
- Something Wild (1986) As stated before, most of the films on this list has the bad boy pick up the good girl, and the bad boy takes the good girl on a trip to the wrong side of the tracks.
- Gun Crazy (1950) 1950’s exploitation cinema at its finest. Our lovers meet each other at the fair and have a shooting contest (screenwriters, take note: there will never be a better “meet cute” scene).
- Kalifornia (1993) Criminally underrated movie that got buried in the haze of Tarantino knock-offs that flooded theatres in the mid-90’s. Kalifornia is actually one of the more thoughtful and original movies on this list.
- The 39 Steps (1935) Early Hitchcock, with a classic Hitchcockian hero framed and thrust into an elaborate plot and circumstances beyond his control.
Oct 15, 2024 · Dive into the thrilling world of Bonnie and Clyde, a compelling biographical crime film. The movie traces the life of notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty), a couple whose crime spree during the Great Depression captivated America.
Oct 6, 2024 · A lovers-on-the-run list would not be complete without mentioning Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde. The two meet after Clyde attempts to steal her mother's car and Bonnie decides to be his...
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Apr 21, 2017 · An exclusive video traces from Bonnie and Clyde to Mickey and Mallory and all stops between. One of the most tried and true tropes in all of movie history is that of lovers on the run.
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