Movies and TvShows featuring "roadside-diner" theme.
Corner Gas is a comedy TV show set in the fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, Canada. The show follows the daily life and antics of the gas station's owner, Brent Leroy, his dimwitted best friend, Hank, and the rest of the quirky townspeople.
Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.
Family Plot is a comedic crime thriller set in San Francisco, where a fake medium and her taxi driver boyfriend get involved in a kidnapping and a search for a hidden fortune. Along the way, they encounter various eccentric characters and find themselves in dangerous situations.
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic film-noir crime drama that tells the story of a drifter who becomes entangled in a steamy affair with a married woman. As their passion grows, they plot to murder her husband, setting off a series of events that lead to deception, betrayal, and tragic consequences. Set in 1930s California, this black and white masterpiece is filled with suspense and twists.
A naive and devout woman ventures into the underground world of truck stop sex workers, known as 'lot lizards.'
A Gulf war veteran named Jack Starks is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals. There, he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments that completely affect his life. Starks tries to piece together his memories and find out what happened to him on a specific date in the past. Along the way, he encounters a young woman named Jackie who believes his story. Together, they navigate through time and uncover the truth about Starks' past and his connection to Jackie's family.
In the midst of the Great Depression, a small desert café becomes the setting for a web of crime, romance, and self-discovery. Duke Mantee, a notorious criminal, takes a group of people hostage, including a disillusioned artist and a young drifter. As tensions rise and the fate of those inside the café hangs in the balance, they must confront their own fears, desires, and self-destructive tendencies.
A hardware store owner takes his family on a Sunday picnic by the river, where he reminisces about a lost love. The day takes a romantic turn when his daughter's fiance seduces their servant girl.
The Loveless is a drama movie set in the 1950s American South, focusing on a motorcycle gang. The story revolves around the members of the gang, their relationships, and their encounters with various situations including repair work, a murder, and conflicts with other local individuals and groups. The movie explores themes of brotherhood, sexuality, and rebellion during a specific timeframe in history.
After being released from jail, an ex-con seeks revenge against the mafia boss who framed him. He gets involved in a dangerous game of bank robbery, shootouts, and deception, with lives on the line.
In the small town of 1960s, a single mother and her nephew concoct a plan to create a fake miracle to save their roadside diner. With the Cuban Missile Crisis and spirituality on the rise, their hoax takes an unexpected turn when a genuine flash of light occurs, leading to a series of comedic events and a lesson in the power of belief.
A professor gets caught up in a murder investigation when his old flame disappears. He becomes the prime suspect and must use his wits to clear his name.
Love on the Road follows the story of a widower and a single woman who embark on a road trip together, developing an unexpected romantic connection. As they travel through a farming community, encounter interesting local characters, and face various challenges, they find love and healing along the way.
A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she decides to cover the last shift of the night by herself. Little does she know, she is far from alone. The day is coming back to haunt her and when things begin to spiral out of control, she must fight for her life over the course of one long night.
After being wrongfully convicted of murder, a woman escapes from prison and sets out to clear her name. Along the way, she becomes involved in a love triangle and must navigate a series of comedic and dramatic situations.
Katie, a young waitress living in a trailer park, tries to save money and pursue her dreams amid poverty and adversity. She faces challenges such as her alcoholic mother, working in a repair shop, and even engaging in prostitution. With youthful optimism and big dreams, Katie navigates through a series of trials and tribulations in pursuit of a better future.
Will and Eli meet by chance in a bar and head to the salt flats searching for a party. In the process, however, they take the first steps towards finding and accepting themselves.
A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture.
Dirty Weekend is a satirical comedy about an industrialist who is kidnapped by an anarchist group and held captive in a roadside diner. As the media frenzy escalates, the industrialist must navigate a web of mistrust, betrayal, and paranoia to escape and regain his freedom.
Alone in a small white house on the edge of national road 1, the Trans-Saharan road, which connects Algiers to Tamanrasset crossing the immensity of the desert, Malika, 74, one day opened her door to the director Hassen Ferhani, who came there to scout with his friend Chawki Amari, journalist at El Watan and author of the story Nationale 1 which relates his journey on this north-south axis of more than 2000 km. The Malika of Amari's novel, which Ferhani admits to having first perceived as a "literary fantasy", suddenly takes on an unsuspected human depth in this environment naturally hostile to man. She lends herself to the film project as she welcomes her clients, with an economy of gestures and words, an impression reinforced by the mystery that surrounds her and the rare elements of her biography which suggest that she is not from the region, that she left the fertile north of Algeria to settle in the desert where she lives with a dog and a cat.