6 Best Trucking and Long-Haul Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 28, 2026

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The open road and the solitary grind of long-haul trucking have produced a distinct strain of American action cinema built on speed and defiance. In Duel (1971): A traveling salesman is relentlessly pursued and terrorized by a menacing, unseen truck driver. Equally memorable is They Drive by Night (1940): Two trucking brothers face danger on the road and a dangerous woman’s obsessive scheming.

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 01

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A daredevil driver races to bootleg beer across state lines while evading a determined sheriff.

Directed by Hal Needham · 1h 36m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Convoy (1978)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A rebellious trucker's standoff with a corrupt sheriff snowballs into a massive convoy protest.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 1h 52m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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White Line Fever (1975) 03

White Line Fever (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.1

An independent trucker's refusal to haul illegal cargo puts him at war with a corrupt trucking company.

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · 1h 30m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Duel (1971)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A traveling salesman is relentlessly pursued and terrorized by a menacing, unseen truck driver.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 1h 14m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hell Drivers (1957) 05

Hell Drivers (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A truck driver at a corrupt haulage company uncovers a dangerous scheme involving reckless speed and sabotage.

Directed by Cy Endfield · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, TCM

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They Drive by Night (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two trucking brothers face danger on the road and a dangerous woman's obsessive scheming.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.