Take comfort in the fact that the journey will undoubtedly go better than these film trips.

A diverted airplane leads to motel robbery followed by a burned-out rental car.

No other movie will ever make you so grateful to fly.

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987)

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Are We There Yet?

There’s a reason driving should always be the last option for important road trips.

Ultimately they do accomplish their mission… but it was never supposed to be nearly this hard.

Due Date (2010)

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National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

Everett Collection

Are We There Yet? (2005)

Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Eric Lee/Fox Searchlight

We’re the Millers (2013)

Michael Tackett/Warner Bros.

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Midnight Run (1988)

Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

Sophie Giraud/New Line

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Dawn Jones/Sony Pictures Classics