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Roadgames (1981) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Roadgames

Movie1981·101 min

Roadgames

Directed by Richard Franklin

Mystery Thriller Horror

A mystery thriller film directed by Richard Franklin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 55%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

215 ratings

About Roadgames

A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer in a van who lures young female hitchhiker victims on a desolate Australian highway.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Gritty
Story Tags: obsession, survival of spirit, action combat, international, wilderness, strangers forced together, everyman, villain protagonist, cat and mouse, road journey, serial killer

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Details

Director: Richard Franklin
Language: English

Cast

Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward

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How Roadgames Ranks

All movies

Top 55%

1980s movies

Top 57%

Mystery movies

Top 45%

Richard Franklin films#6 of 6

Top 55% All movies.

the vibe

Roadgames Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalhauntingtensegritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

tensetense

cat & mouse

road journey

obsession

survival of spirit

everyman

villain protagonist

strangers forced together

action combat

serial killer

international

wilderness

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9