Travel Inspired
Movies to Stream
For over a century, movies have proven to be the ideal escape. Romance, action, thrillers,
fantasy, classics — not only do we get caught up in the characters and the stories, but we
also get drawn into the settings. With that in mind, here are 14 movies you can stream that
truly showcase some of the world’s most inspiring locales.
EAT, PRAY, LOVE
(2010)
LOST IN TRANSLATION
(2003)
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
(2011)
LION
(2016)
In this charming film based
on the life of writer Elizabeth
Gilbert, Julia Roberts not only
discovers herself, but also
the spirit and beauty of four
remarkable locales: New York
City, Italy, India and Bali.
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Sophia Coppola’s awardwinning
comedy-drama is a
mesmerizing look at culture
shock told through the eyes of
two Americans in Tokyo — one
world-weary actor and a young
woman on the cusp of life.
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The City of Light plays a major
role — both the modern
and the 1920s versions — in
this time-traveling comedyromance
starring Owen Wilson
and written and directed by
Woody Allen.
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Dev Patel gives a phenomenal
performance in this powerful
drama that follows an
orphaned boy raised in
Australia returning home to
India to find his family.
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THE BEACH
(2000)
The gorgeous scenery of
Thailand is on full display in
this tense thriller about Leo
DiCaprio finding a strange
map that leads him to a
mysterious beach.
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BEFORE SUNRISE
TRILOGY
(1995, 2004, 2013)
Ethan Hawke and Julie
Delpy explore the stages of
relationships across three
movies, all shot in realtime
as the couple wanders
through Vienna, Paris and
southern Greece.
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
THE MOTORCYCLE
DIARIES (2004)
This epic coming-of-age story
depicts a young Che Guevara
— played by the talented Gael
García Bernal — traveling
across South America in 1952,
soaking in the lush landscapes
of Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela
and Peru.
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LA LA LAND
(2016)
This masterful story of an
actress and a musician falling
for each other is a cinematic
love letter to classic
Los Angeles.
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rental options.
Before Midnight
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