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myvo t1_j67v1h5 wrote

Like Flight of the Phoenix? Sure.

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BaneReturns t1_j67omf1 wrote

Ah, a fellow middle of nowhere fan. I love this trope so much. I've sought out so many movies that take place in desolate deserts and shady small towns. I love the atmosphere of isolated places where nobody can be trusted.

Off the top of my head:

Red Rock West

Scenic Route

A Simple Plan

Revenge (2017)

Retroactive (1997)

Tremors

U-Turn

From Dusk Till Dawn

The Dark Backward

No Country For Old Men

The Quick and the Dead

The Music of Chance

Frailty

Rubin and Ed

Not all of these are fully set in deserts/small towns, but they have the same lonely atmosphere. Hope this helps!

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iluvchikins OP t1_j68l3vm wrote

i’ll check all of these out, thank you for the recommendations!

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greenufo333 t1_j67tt6d wrote

Why no good bad and ugly

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BaneReturns t1_j69j5he wrote

Because if I added Westerns it would be a neverending list. I only added The Quick and the Dead because I love Sam Raimi.

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k-murder t1_j6803x1 wrote

Breakdown is also a pretty good 90s movie what that trope.

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BaneReturns t1_j69j9b0 wrote

Yeah Breakdown is one of my favorites but it's already mentioned in the OP.

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ignoresubs t1_j68a36o wrote

Have you checked out Arctic (2018) with Mads Mikkelsen? Sounds like you’d love it.

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Creepy-Suspect-5552 t1_j680f5j wrote

Try ‘Ice cold in Alex’. It’s old but good! The ending will have you dying for a cold Carlsberg

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Nicholarse_Angle t1_j685ltc wrote

The Rover (2014) starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson

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coriolanus_gibraltar t1_j68muan wrote

Priscilla, Queen of the desert 1994. About a bus trapped in the Australian outback.

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Sykotik t1_j67qh94 wrote

OH BOY, HAVE I GOT A FILM FOR YOU!!!

Gerry.

DON'T watch any previews. NOTHING.

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iluvchikins OP t1_j68lrkc wrote

this looks good!! i’ll be watching it today, thank you

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ToxicAdamm t1_j67stli wrote

Break Down was probably my favorite of the genre. It really did a great job of making you feel the desolation and hopelessness of the situation. It doesn’t end as strong as it starts, but that first 40 minutes really draws you in.

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no_need_really t1_j67vmo7 wrote

No.

I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

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fladislavq t1_j682y69 wrote

Great trope for sure. If you’re interested in a fun spin on it then check out Sahara!

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Dark_gnome1 t1_j68732w wrote

Lol yep. Something about the desert makes for amazing cinematography. Paris, Texas is another one with a great desert trope (at least at the start.)

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themuntik t1_j68jvs7 wrote

In grew up and live in Az, i want to see movies with rain in them =(

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iluvchikins OP t1_j68knyk wrote

really?? interesting.. i’m on the east coast and the seasons bug me, feels like i can’t do anything for 4 months (nov-feb/march) bc it’s so cold! although fall is beautiful, but the summers are HUMID. went to NV and it was hot but there was no humidity, felt amazing.

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themuntik t1_j6deu9b wrote

Low humidity is amazing, but having no visible seasons sucks, and it not raining for 4 months at a time and the constant never ending sun sun sun just sucks the soul out of me.

Honestly when it rains i feel like I'm on vacation since i can't be at home. so moving to a cold rainy place would be so cozy.

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Nizamark t1_j68v6gb wrote

The Passenger (1975)

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torchma t1_j6903hq wrote

You'll probably enjoy Collision (2013), which is a thriller about a tourist couple on a deadly misadventure set in the Moroccan desert.

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FloridaFlamingoGirl t1_j693hhe wrote

Ever seen World’s Fastest Indian? It invokes Anthony Hopkins driving his motorcycle into the desert and racing it on salt flats.

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Captain_Crusty t1_j69a1vs wrote

Not a single Wake In Fright mention? It's the sweatiest film I've ever seen

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SVZ0zAflBhUXXyKrF5AV t1_j69h6cx wrote

From a science fiction perspective there's Them! (1954) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). There are episodes of the original Twilight Zone and Outer Limits like that too.

If you want something a bit different, take a look at The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). It's about a group of people who are stranded in a desert when their plane goes down. It stars James Stewart.

Then there's films like Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Sahara (1943) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) both with Humphrey Bogart, The Lost Patrol (1934) with Karloff in a minor role, The Walking Hills (1949).

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artistofdesign t1_j69ipdi wrote

The Bad Batch (2016)

Palm Springs (2020)

Deathproof (2007)

Kalifornia (1993)

Future World (2018)

The Book of Eli (2010)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (all Mad Max movies)

Sicario (2014)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

Hell or High Water (2016)

A Night in Old Mexico (2013)

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Tremors (1990)

Holes (2003)

Tank Girl (1995)

Young Ones (2014)

The Rover (2014)

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