Road Games

PG

Released Feb 27, 1981

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

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12 Reviews

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An Australian trucker (Stacy Keach) picks up a hitchhiking heiress (Jamie Lee Curtis) and the trail of a killer in a green van.

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Nick Schager

AV Club

An Australian thriller that drums up suspense from its assured plotting and direction, and generates humor from its star's charismatic lead performance.

Oct 23, 2020

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Variety Staff

Variety

An above-average suspenser concerning an offbeat truck driver who winds up stalking a murderer.

Mar 26, 2009

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Rod McShane

Time Out

It's precisely its pretensions which make this a surprisingly agreeable cross of angst-ridden '70s road movie with Hitchcockian thriller.

Feb 9, 2006

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Alan Jones

Starburst

It leaves its closest rivals standing with its deft handling of what is a basic B-movie formula. It isn't phony and it isn't ridiculous

Jul 28, 2022

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John Higgins

Starburst

Road Games is an intriguing, stylish thriller and heightens the paranoia that Keach's character feels, particularly in the verbal games that he plays with his passengers to pass the time.

Rated: 10/10

Oct 23, 2020

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

A thoroughly terrific thriller with an especially offbeat, almost giddy sensibility.

Rated: 4/5

May 31, 2020

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Mark M

Interesting Thriller. Worth a Watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Mike P

Interesting thriller/road movie and mystery; set in the early 80s, and in the Outback...About a crazy trucker, (Stacy Keach), and his vagabond hitchhiker, (Jamie Lee Curtis), who are travelling the great dessert highways of Australia...Who both become obsessed with stopping a local serial killer... And both seem to know more than they're letting on... Captivating and well executed; an excellent early effort from horror maestro Richard Franklin; with great performance by both leads. Recommended.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Alec B

Filled with great characters and effective tension. Should be held in much higher regard but I suspect that it being labeled "Ozsploitation" has kept certain critics away and the movie's excellent pacing is viewed as "too slow" by mainstream audiences.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Farah R

I find it hard to take old horror movies seriously, but Road Games starts strong by establishing the main character and plot. Stacy Keach's Patrick is likable and adds humor to the mystery.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Melissa L

This movie was in the slasher section of Tubi's library, so I thought I'd check it out...since both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes had given it a high score. It's not really a slasher, but it is an excellent suspense movie. I've not watched movies with Stacy Keach, but he played a great lead role. It was interesting to see Jamie Lee Curtis as almost the opposite of Laurie Strode. Great ending, too! I recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Jack D

This is the worst movie I have ever seen Jamie Lee Curtis did herself no favours appearing in this pathetic Aussie Shitshow I wish I could give a negative rating, Negative 100

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Synopsis

An Australian trucker (Stacy Keach) picks up a hitchhiking heiress (Jamie Lee Curtis) and the trail of a killer in a green van.

Director: Richard Franklin
Producer: Barbi Taylor, Richard Franklin
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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