The Funniest Road Trip Comedy Movies
There’s something about the open road that continues to inspire hilarious comedies year after year. The best road trip movies are about the mishap-filled journey as much as the funny destination. This is a list of the top movies about road trips including everything from The Blues Brothers to Little Miss Sunshine to Borat. If you’re planning on going on your own adventure, you might be interested in the best 2018 songs perfect for your road trip playlist.
What films will you find on this list of the best road trip movies? Dumb and Dumber continues to make audiences laugh. Whether Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) are traveling by dog-car, scooter or Hawaiian Tropic bus, the result is pure hilarity. Vacation – starring Chevy Chase – is another classic road trip comedy. Tommy Boy finds the dynamic duo of Chris Farley and David Spade traveling across the country on a mission to save the family business. Other good films featured on this best road trip movies list include Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Road Trip, and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
Which road trip movie do you think is the funniest? Give your favorites a thumbs up and please add any good films that are missing.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila RobinsPlanes, Trains and Automobiles delivers side-splitting humor with Steve Martin as Neal Page, an uptight advertising executive desperate to get home for Thanksgiving, and John Candy as Del Griffith, a chatty shower curtain ring salesman. The duo finds themselves stuck together on an outrageously chaotic journey filled with canceled flights, rental car disasters, and unlikely sleeping arrangements—a must-watch for fans of laugh-out-loud road trip comedies.
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: John Hughes
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Movies About Thanksgiving, Ranked
- Also ranks #1 on Silly Comedies That End With An Emotional Gut Punch
- Also ranks #2 on Behind-The-Scenes Facts About John Candy Movies That Made Us Miss Him
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Dumb and Dumber
Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren HollyDumb and Dumber showcases the hysterical journey of two dimwitted pals, Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels), who embark on an epic cross-country trek to return a briefcase full of money to its rightful owner. With endless slapstick comedy and unforgettable one-liners, this classic film is sure to leave viewers in stitches as they witness these lovable fools face one ludicrous obstacle after another.
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly
- Dig Deeper Behind-The-Scenes Stories From ‘Dumb And Dumber’
- Also ranks #3 on Stupid Comedies That Are Secretly Brilliant
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Surprising Transformations Of The ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Cast Over 30+ Years
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1Charles Rocket10 Votes
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2Brady Bluhm13 Votes
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3Lauren Holly5 Votes
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4Karen Duffy10 Votes
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Tommy Boy
Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian DennehyTommy Boy presents Chris Farley in his prime as Thomas “Tommy” Callahan III, an incompetent heir to his late father’s auto parts business, who embarks on a wild sales trip with straight-laced colleague Richard Hayden (David Spade). The unlikely duo’s misadventures and epic mishaps make for a riotous road trip full of quotable lines and uproarious scenes that have solidified this film as a beloved comedy classic.
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Peter Segal
- Also ranks #2 on Stupid Comedies That Actually Deal With Really Serious Issues
- Also ranks #3 on ‘Classic’ Comedies With The Worst Rotten Tomatoes Score
- Also ranks #3 on Silly Comedies That End With An Emotional Gut Punch
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Vacation
Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Christie BrinkleyVacation follows the Griswold family—led by bumbling patriarch Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase)—as they embark on a disastrous yet hysterical drive from Chicago to California’s Walley World theme park. Featuring memorable comedic moments like Aunt Edna’s untimely demise and Christie Brinkley’s flirtatious Ferrari Girl character, this 1983 comedy remains an iconic piece of Americana that guarantees laughter from start to finish.
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Harold Ramis
- Also ranks #3 on The 70+ Best Movies From 1983, Ranked
- Also ranks #3 on The Best ’80s Comedy Movies, Ranked
- Also ranks #5 on The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films
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The Blues Brothers
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James BrownThe Blues Brothers features John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers who reunite their blues band in order to save the orphanage they grew up in. This 1980 musical comedy is packed with high-speed car chases, legendary cameos by artists such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown, and unforgettable tunes that will leave you singing “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” long after the credits roll.
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: John Landis
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Movies About Music
- Also ranks #1 on Great Movies About Starting a Band
- Also ranks #3 on 12 Movies Where Everything Comes Full Circle By The End
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We’re the Millers
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Will PoulterIn We’re the Millers, a small-time drug dealer (Jason Sudeikis) recruits a stripper (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway teen (Emma Roberts), and their naive neighbor (Will Poulter) to pose as his wholesome family in order to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border. Hilarity ensues as this ragtag bunch of misfits navigates their way through a series of hilarious road trip mishaps, all while trying to maintain their fake-family façade.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Also ranks #1 on 16 R-Rated Comedies That Were More Successful Than We Realized
- Also ranks #1 on All Of Jennifer Aniston’s Movies, Ranked
- Also ranks #2 on 16 Road Trip Movies That Make Us Want To Hit The Road
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles delivers side-splitting humor with Steve Martin as Neal Page, an uptight advertising executive desperate to get home for Thanksgiving, and John Candy as Del Griffith, a chatty shower curtain ring salesman. The duo finds themselves stuck together on an outrageously chaotic journey filled with canceled flights, rental car disasters, and unlikely sleeping arrangements—a must-watch for fans of laugh-out-loud road trip comedies.
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: John Hughes
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Movies About Thanksgiving, Ranked
- Also ranks #1 on Silly Comedies That End With An Emotional Gut Punch
- Also ranks #2 on Behind-The-Scenes Facts About John Candy Movies That Made Us Miss Him
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber showcases the hysterical journey of two dimwitted pals, Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels), who embark on an epic cross-country trek to return a briefcase full of money to its rightful owner. With endless slapstick comedy and unforgettable one-liners, this classic film is sure to leave viewers in stitches as they witness these lovable fools face one ludicrous obstacle after another.
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly
- Dig Deeper Behind-The-Scenes Stories From ‘Dumb And Dumber’
- Also ranks #3 on Stupid Comedies That Are Secretly Brilliant
Surprising Transformations Of The ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Cast Over 30+ Years
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1Charles Rocket10 Votes
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2Brady Bluhm13 Votes
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3Lauren Holly5 Votes
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4Karen Duffy10 Votes
Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy presents Chris Farley in his prime as Thomas “Tommy” Callahan III, an incompetent heir to his late father’s auto parts business, who embarks on a wild sales trip with straight-laced colleague Richard Hayden (David Spade). The unlikely duo’s misadventures and epic mishaps make for a riotous road trip full of quotable lines and uproarious scenes that have solidified this film as a beloved comedy classic.
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Peter Segal
- Also ranks #2 on Stupid Comedies That Actually Deal With Really Serious Issues
- Also ranks #3 on ‘Classic’ Comedies With The Worst Rotten Tomatoes Score
- Also ranks #3 on Silly Comedies That End With An Emotional Gut Punch
Vacation
Vacation follows the Griswold family—led by bumbling patriarch Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase)—as they embark on a disastrous yet hysterical drive from Chicago to California’s Walley World theme park. Featuring memorable comedic moments like Aunt Edna’s untimely demise and Christie Brinkley’s flirtatious Ferrari Girl character, this 1983 comedy remains an iconic piece of Americana that guarantees laughter from start to finish.
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Harold Ramis
- Also ranks #3 on The 70+ Best Movies From 1983, Ranked
- Also ranks #3 on The Best ’80s Comedy Movies, Ranked
- Also ranks #5 on The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers features John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers who reunite their blues band in order to save the orphanage they grew up in. This 1980 musical comedy is packed with high-speed car chases, legendary cameos by artists such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown, and unforgettable tunes that will leave you singing “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” long after the credits roll.
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: John Landis
- Also ranks #1 on The Best Movies About Music
- Also ranks #1 on Great Movies About Starting a Band
- Also ranks #3 on 12 Movies Where Everything Comes Full Circle By The End
We’re the Millers
In We’re the Millers, a small-time drug dealer (Jason Sudeikis) recruits a stripper (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway teen (Emma Roberts), and their naive neighbor (Will Poulter) to pose as his wholesome family in order to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border. Hilarity ensues as this ragtag bunch of misfits navigates their way through a series of hilarious road trip mishaps, all while trying to maintain their fake-family façade.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Also ranks #1 on 16 R-Rated Comedies That Were More Successful Than We Realized
- Also ranks #1 on All Of Jennifer Aniston’s Movies, Ranked
- Also ranks #2 on 16 Road Trip Movies That Make Us Want To Hit The Road
