Trucksploitation!
Breaker, Breaker, one-niner... Incoming shipment of high-grade trucker movies for ya! (I left out some great documentaries and also some exploitation films that only seem to make other lists for one or two truck scenes, in order to keep this list focused with heavy, ass-haulin' trucksploitation.)
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- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGeorge RaftHumphrey BogartAnn SheridanWhen one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
- DirectorNoel M. SmithStarsCharles BickfordEvelyn AnkersFrank AlbertsonA truck convoy traveling the Burma Road is menaced by a group of smugglers.
- DirectorJean YarbroughStarsFrankie DarroMarcia Mae JonesJackie MoranTwo friends take jobs as truck drivers, unaware that the trucking company is being targeted by a gang of saboteurs who will stop at nothing, including murder, to stop them.
- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsRichard CarlsonJane RandolphJane DarwellAn unworldly inventor finds romance and adventure.
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsDon 'Red' BarryJean ParkerGeorge ClevelandAmbitious young truck driver Sam Starr is in love with Molly Betts, who shares with her father a resentment against John Scott Ryder,the town's Mayor. In WW I, Ryder took credit for an act of heroism performed by "Pop" Betts and all of Ryder's success since then has been the direct result of the hero-worship of the town's citizens---adulation which should have been extended to Betts. Shortly before his marriage to Molly, Sam takes Molly for a ride in his truck, the truck is sideswiped by another truck, and Sam's truck and its contents are demolished. Molly "imagines" the other truck carried the insignia of Ryder who operates a rival trucking line. Sam demands restitution from Ryder who, at first refuses, until Molly, unknown to Sam, tells Ryder she has uncovered evidence that proves Ryder was really a coward in the war, and not the hero he is thought to be. Ryder then buys Sam a new truck. A crooked politician,Al McGongile, also learns of this information and decides to shake-down Ryder for all the traffic can bear, He sets Sam up in a trucking business and blackmails Ryder, unknown to Sam, to turn over most of his most-profitable contracts. The Starrs become very affluent until, on their first wedding anniversary, Sam learns for the first time how unwittingly he has actually built his business upon blackmail and he leaves Molly. He goes to Ryder, reimburses him for the truck and berates him for the lack of courage to confess the truth about his war-time record. He berates him so much that Ryder, after Sam leaves, writes a confession and then shoots himself. Ryder's wife finds his body and the note...and destroys the note. And Sam Starr is charged with murdering Ryder, and a mob of angry citizens gather around the jail with intent to lynch.
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonStarsRichard TravisVirginia ChristineCharles LangAn independent truck driver organizes his fellow truckers to resist the efforts of a crooked trucking company exec to bring all drivers under his control. When the trucker's brother dies in an "accident" arranged by the trucking company's henchmen, he takes matters into his own hands.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsRobert LoweryPamela BlakeClem BevansTruck driver Hank Wilson is suspected of sabotaging a big transportation company in financial straits. Working with the insurance company covering the fleet, Wilson investigates the "accidents," hoping to prevent any further mishaps.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsRichard ArlenJean RogersRichard TravisStunt driver Cliff Jordan takes a job with his old pal Jerry McGee, branch manager of an express trucking firm. Jerry is married to Mary, Cliff's former girl friend. Also working for Jerry is Pete Simmons, son of the owner Al Simmons, and office secretary Jane Chandler, who is Pete's sweetheart. Before long, Cliff has made enemies of Pusher Wilks, a trucker whose run he takes over, and also Pete, whose girl he is trying to take over. Pusher sabotages Cliff's rig at every opportunity causing several near-fatal accidents.
- DirectorJules DassinStarsRichard ConteValentina CorteseLee J. CobbA war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce scofflaw.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsJim DavisMarcia Mae JonesSid MeltonA truck driver stops on a rainy road at night to help a stranded motorist, but it turns out to be a ruse--he is attacked, knocked out and his truck stolen. Since he has a criminal record, the police immediately suspect he's involved in the hijacking, and their suspicions are reinforced later when he is discovered--unknown to him--to be hauling stolen merchandise. He realizes he is being set up as a fall guy by the organization behind the truck hijackings, and he and a friend set out to determine who is trying to set him up, and why.
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsJeff ChandlerAlex NicolCharles DrakeStory of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.
- DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsYves MontandCharles VanelPeter van EyckIn a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsPeter GravesMala PowersChuck ConnorsA government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsStanley BakerHerbert LomPeggy CumminsA rookie trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets.
- DirectorKen HughesStarsVictor MatureDiana DorsPatrick AllenAfter leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the trucking industry.
- DirectorHubert CornfieldStarsGene RaymondJeanne CooperWayne MorrisFive men rob a train in Utah of 10 million dollars in gold and head to Los Angeles in 3 trucks hoping to meet up with their beautiful accomplice and leave the country.
- DirectorHoward W. KochStarsBrian KeithDick ForanEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Truck drivers take cargo of explosives over bumpy mountain road.
- DirectorEdward BerndsStarsBill WilliamsLeslie BradleyNora HaydenAl Graham and Gerard Mason are partners in an Alaskan trucking company. They quarrel over expenses and losses. Graham has fallen for Tina Boyd, the cashier at a restaurant. Mason's wife, Janet, shows up and makes a play for Graham, and since they were lovers before she threw him over for Mason, Graham and Janet resume their affair. Mason learns of this, and Janet shoots him and forces a truck-mechanic to help her getaway. Graham speeds after them knowing there has been a landslide and hoping to prevent an accident.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoLino VenturaReginald KernanA rough trucker assigns his new truck and its mysterious cargo to his newest employee, only to see it hijacked by one of his experienced drivers. Now, his friends are after him to retrieve the goods. Are 100,000 dollars worth dying for?
- DirectorMichael ParkhurstStarsRichard EganCharles NapierSonny ListonTruckers battle a Nazi who has hidden out in Mexico. Subplot involves the disappearance of a reclusive billionaire.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDennis WeaverJacqueline ScottEddie FirestoneA business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
- DirectorVernon ZimmermanStarsAlan ArkinPaul BenedictDonna AndersonThe story of a long-distance trucker and his experiences on the road.
- DirectorHans D. BornhauserStarsDorothea RauRosi SchubertGisela SchwartzOskar Schmöller, the boss, has a big problem. Unfortunately 5000 chickens have died in his depot and he must get rid of them immediately.
- DirectorLeonard J. HornStarsDavid JanssenKeenan WynnLee PurcellTwo truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston. Along the way they must evade attempts by a terrorist group to hijack the material.
- DirectorJoseph StrickStarsRobert DrivasRegina BaffBarry BostwickGil and Hank are two independent truckers who run into problems when they are forced to pay off traffic managers to get loads. They also have to pay off highway cops when their rigs are overweight and bank loans but consider themselves lucky just to be able to keep up the interest payments. Add to that a small, frizzy-wigged highway hooker named Janice, who tempts them with her lurid charms.
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsClaudia JenningsLieux DresslerJohn MartinoA mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.
- DirectorWill ZensStarsMichael HawkinsMary CannonDoodles WeaverA young man takes up truck-driving to investigate his trucker father's suspicious death.
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraJunko NatsuYutaka NakajimaA pair of truckers show off their driving skills to each other while evading pursuing law enforcement.
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi HarukawaThe second of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventure of two truck drivers. Tojiro and his best friend Kinjo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way have them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot a redemption.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsJan-Michael VincentKay LenzSlim PickensIn 1970s Arizona, a young married man becomes an independent long-haul driver and he risks his life fighting the corruption in the local long-haul trucking industry.
- DirectorStu SegallStarsJohn F. GoffRichard KennedyJohn AldermanTruckdrivers help each other avoid the police by creating roadblocks by communicating on their CB radios.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviDon McDougallStarsBen MurphyKatherine CrawfordRichard DysartDimwitted, meaty guy foils criminals by turning invisible.
- DirectorDon HuletteStarsChuck NorrisGeorge MurdockTerry O'ConnorTruck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPaul Le MatCandy ClarkBruce McGillThe interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
- DirectorJohn LeoneStarsHenry FondaEileen BrennanAustin PendletonAfter his rig is repossessed, an aging trucker by the name of Elegant John Howard decides he and his truck have one more good run in them, and with the help of a hitchhiker and a few others he will make it happen.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsSally FieldJerry ReedThe Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsRoy ScheiderBruno CremerFrancisco RabalFour unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi HarukawaA truck driver in Yamagata prefecture finds himself stuck on the road due to a police speeding checkpoint. The trucker decides to use the road shoulder instead. Wen stopped they explain to the police that they have an emergency and are in a rush. Then a police cruiser with two policewomen again catches them. Apparently, this time it is for the crime of having been in a woman's public bath.
- DirectorJoan DarlingClaudio GuzmánStarsDeborah RaffinClu GulagerDiane LaddWilla wants to make it on her own. Her mom's a drunk, her husband has abandoned her, and she has 2 kids. She waitresses during the day and loads produce at night in exchange for truck-driving lessons. She is determined to become a truck driver, and will let no obstacles block her path.
- DirectorPeter CarterStarsPeter FondaJerry ReedHelen ShaverTwo truck drivers fight off thugs who have been hired to drive them out of business.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsKris KristoffersonAli MacGrawErnest BorgnineTruckers form a mile-long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff - Based on the country song of the same title by C.W. McCall.
- DirectorHarvey S. LaidmanStarsJames BrolinRip TornJennifer WarrenTrucker Clayton Ray Davis is on the verge of financial ruin. His truck is about to be repossesed and he sees no way out. So when Pinky Pinchus approaches him with an opportunity to make some easy cash by hauling some rustled cattle, Clayton decides to take a chance.
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi HarukawaHoping to romance an alien, Momojiro meets beautiful animal trainer Eriko instead. Then he and Jonathan get drawn into her old friend's fraud.
- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsAnnie PottsHarry Dean StantonKim Darby2 lady truck drivers buy their own rig & try to make a go of it.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsDyan CannonRobert BlakeQuinn K. RedekerA wealthy neurotic woman escapes from a New York mental asylum, and hitches a ride back to California with a moody down-on-his-luck cowboy trucker. They fall in love with each other while on the run from bounty hunters and a repo man.
- DirectorDominique GoultStarsKlaus KinskiMaria SchneiderPatrice MelennecA drifter on a motorcycle happens to be passing through a town immediately after a young school girl has been run over and killed by an unknown person on a motorcycle.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsJackie GleasonJerry ReedThe Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
- DirectorRichard FranklinStarsStacy KeachJamie Lee CurtisMarion EdwardA laid-back American truck driver in south Australia suspects that the driver of a green van is killing young women along his route, and plays a game of cat-and-mouse to catch him.
- DirectorRichard DemarcoStarsTerence KnoxMyra ChasonMiguel FerrerBuddy's life is going nowhere. He dreams of hitting the road in a big rig truck. One day fate smiles on Buddy and his dreams come true. Can Buddy survive his adventures on the open road and still return to the woman he loves?
- DirectorJosé Antonio de la LomaStarsMargaux HemingwayLee Van CleefJorge RiveroA former terrorist has started a lawful career, being a truck driver. On a trip he ignores the warnings given about the mafia, which leads to them setting fire to his truck, which has his wife on board. This has to be avenged.
- DirectorStephen KingStarsEmilio EstevezPat HingleLaura HarringtonA group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.
- DirectorGary HudsonStarsForrest TuckerJohn IrelandJohn ShepherdCharlie, a Korean War veteran, is driving a truck which is transporting plutonium from Nevada to Arizona. But there are a bunch of terrorists who want to steal the stuff...
- DirectorRichard LangStarsJohn SchneiderTom WopatKim DelaneyWillow Creek, Alaska, is going through a depression because the local cannery has shut down putting many of the residents out of work. Ray and Pete are truck-driving brothers, different as day and night, who are hired by an old friend to bring Christmas presents and one huge surprise from sunny California up to there. Along the way, Ray, Pete, and the latter's son, Michael, argue and get stuck in a blizzard, but they finally reconcile with each other.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsBruce GreenwoodJoe PantolianoCorinne BohrerAfter his brother dies young, and due to a difficult relationship with his millionaire father, Corbet Jr. starts to spend most of his time outdoors. While drifting around, he meets an abused woman whose husband has stolen her truck. Corbet Sr. is then murdered, but it would put the woman's safety at risk if she gave Jr. an alibi.
- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsSam J. JonesMark 'Jacko' JacksonTim RussA government agent in a supertruck named "Stealth" that is loaded with ultra-high-tech weapons and a helicopter travels the highways, fighting evil.
- DirectorMenahem GolanStarsSylvester StalloneRobert LoggiaSusan BlakelyTough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsDon Michael PaulLawrence DaneNed BeattyA truck driver builds a special, eight-ton truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family and raped his girlfriend.
- DirectorDino RisiStarsSerena GrandiLuca BarbareschiEros PagniTeresa is a young widow who is concentrated on her little business until she hires Gino.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsPeter PaulDavid PaulMartin MullTwo truckers hired to transport toxic waste across the country get caught up with a teen genius who stows away on their truck.
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsStacy KeachLisa BanesTom BowerAt his wedding Claude Sams has an argument with his son about his life-style; in anger Paul leaves. Together with a friend he sets out for Vegas to search for a job. While changing a tire on the highway, he's killed by a passing truck. The police believe it's been an accident, but Claude doesn't accept this and frantically searches for a yellow truck and its crazy driver at all truck stations.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsTim LoaneIan BeattieOlwen FouéréA space trucker and his cute fiancee are on their way from a space station to Earth with an unknown cargo. When space pirates hijack them, 5000 disintegrator robots are found in the cargo.
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsKurt RussellJ.T. WalshKathleen QuinlanA man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.
- DirectorChris ThomsonStarsTimothy BusfieldBrenda BakkeAidan DevineAliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons.
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsPatrick SwayzeRandy TravisMeat LoafA weapons loaded truck is shadowed by FBI and ATF. It explodes and kills the driver. Jack, just out of prison, is pressured into driving another truck from Atlanta to NJ. Things get rough when hijacking attempts are made.
- DirectorT.J. ScottStarsMeat LoafKristin DavisLochlyn MunroA woman traveling with her comedian boy friend gets fed up with him when he accepts a three night gig in a wayward trucker's bar. Running away, she accepts a ride from a deranged trucker who may be a serial killer of young women.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsSteve ZahnPaul WalkerLeelee SobieskiThree young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsShinobu TerajimaNao ÔmoriRiho MakiseAfter meeting a handsome truck driver (Nao Omori) in the midst of an urban mini-mart, a 30-something freelance writer (Shinobu Terajima) embarks on a life-changing emotional journey of sexual self-discovery.
- DirectorSebastian ViggStarsMark KellerKaya YanarNadeshda BrennickeThomas Dekker is the ordinary truck driver but when the life of his son and his own life hangs on a balance he finds a way to out match the combined forces of organized crime and the law enforcement.
- DirectorLouis MorneauStarsNicki AycoxNick ZanoLaura JordanAfter their car breaks down in the desert, four friends try to find their way back to civilization while trying to escape Rusty Nail's bloody wrath.
- DirectorJames MotternStarsMichelle MonaghanNathan FillionBenjamin BrattA trucker, leading a life free of depth and on the way to nowhere, is forced to make a decision about her aggressive loner 11-year-old son whom she openly deserted ten years previously.
- DirectorAdam RehmeierStarsRodleen GetsicJeff F. RenfroDrettie PageA prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath.
- DirectorMark BessengerStarsWindham BeachamBenjamin LutzDavid Alanson BradberryTruck-driver Brewster takes over his missing brother's delivery of a load of coffins to a funeral home. He picks up hitchhiking gay couple Cary and Vogel whose relationship is in trouble to help him stay awake but when his GPS leads them into a deserted junkyard, his truck breaks down, stranding them. NIght falls, and the coffins reveal blood-thirty vampires. Now the mismatched trio must barricade themselves in the cab of the truck and try to survive until dawn...
- DirectorTerry IngramStarsBrea GrantTy OlssonDylan NealTwo truckers driving across frozen Alaskan rivers to deliver equipment to a remote diamond mine, encounter a long-dormant prehistoric creature on the frozen ice.
- DirectorRic Roman WaughStarsDwayne JohnsonSusan SarandonJon BernthalA father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal.