50 films to take you around the world
In our last post, we explored some of the amazing virtual travel that can be done without ever leaving our homes!
This week we're going to turn to the bright lights of Hollywood, Bollywood, and everywhere in between to help us with our coronavirus cabin fever.
We’ve put together a list of 50 films, from classics to dramas, comedies to documentaries, that will whisk you around the world with the press of a button. Of course, even 50 films only scratches the surface of the incredible movies and shows out there that can keep us traveling in spirit even when we’re stuck at home. We hope that amongst these 50 you find some old favorites, some new ones that prompt a “Let’s watch that one!” and the inspiration to search out more.
The films below are categorized by region to complement our Destinations page so that after you return from these amazing stories, you can look through the portfolios of local photographers living in or near your favorite settings and book future memories as exciting as any film.
Now...lights, camera, travel!
Africa
Casablanca
Morocco, classic, romance, drama, 1942
Gorillas in the Mist
Rwanda & Uganda, historical drama, 1988
Queen of Katwe
Uganda, drama, sport, 2016
Searching for Sugarman
South Africa, documentary, music, 2012
Out of Africa
Kenya, drama, romance, 1985
Asia
Days of Being Wild
Hong Kong, drama, romance, 1990
Doctor Zhivago
Russia, classic, romance, war, 1965
Hero
China, action, drama, martial arts, 2002
Kapoor & Sons
India, romance, drama, 2016
Lost in Translation
Tokyo, romance, drama, 2003
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Turkey, crime, drama, 2011
The Painted Veil
China, drama, romance, 2006
Slumdog Millionaire
India, romance, crime, 2008
Wadjda
Saudi Arabia, drama, 2012
Caribbean
The Buena Vista Social Club
Cuba, documentary, music, 1999
Captain Ron
Caribbean Islands, family, comedy, 1992
Cocktail
Jamaica, romance, drama, 1988
Fool’s Gold
Caribbean Islands, action, adventure, 2008
How Stella Got her Groove Back
Jamaica, romance comedy, 1998
In the Time of the Butterflies
Dominican Republic, drama, thriller, 2001
Europe
Amélie
France, romance, comedy, 2001
Bread & Tulips
Italy, romance, comedy, 2000
Cinema Paradiso
Sicily, drama, 1988
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Sweden, mystery, thriller, 2011
A Good Year
Provence, romance, comedy, 2006
A Man Called Ove
Sweden, drama, comedy, 2015
Mediterraneo
Greece, comedy, war, 1991
Night Train to Lisbon
Portugal, romance, drama, 2013
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Greenland, mystery, thriller, 1997
Waking Ned Devine
Ireland, comedy, Indie, 1998
Latin America
Like Water for Chocolate
Mexico, romance, drama, 1992
The Motorcycle Diaries
South America, drama, adventure, 2004
The House of Spirits
Chile, historical drama, 1993
Roma
Mexico, drama, 2018
The Tailor of Panama
Panama, thriller, drama, 2001
Y Tu Mamá También
Mexico, drama, roadtrip, 2001
Photo by Joshua in LA
North America
3:10 to Yuma
Arizona, western, action, 2007
Bottle Shock
Napa Valley, drama, comedy, 2008
La La Land
Los Angeles, musical, romance, 2016
Moonstruck
New York, romance, comedy, 1987
Ocean’s Eleven
Las Vegas, heist, crime, 2001
There's Something About Mary
Miami, romance, comedy, 1998
Oceania
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Australia, musical, comedy, roadtrip, 1994
Ali’s Wedding
Australia, romance, comedy, 2017
Whale Rider
New Zealand, family, drama, 2002
A little bit of everywhere!
The Great Race
Classic, comedy, slapstick, 1965
Eat, Pray, Love
Romance, drama, 2010
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Comedy, adventure, 2013