Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "backpacker"

1. The Equalizer 2 (2018)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean

Votes: 199,607 | Gross: $102.08M

2. The Beach (I) (2000)

R | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

On vacation in Thailand, Richard sets out for an island rumored to be a solitary beach paradise.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Daniel York, Patcharawan Patarakijjanon

Votes: 254,483 | Gross: $39.79M

3. Trading Places (1983)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche

Votes: 166,452 | Gross: $90.40M

4. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror

Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.

Director: John Landis | Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne

Votes: 120,988 | Gross: $30.57M

5. The Royal Hotel (2023)

R | 91 min | Thriller

Backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that rapidly leaps out of their control.

Director: Kitty Green | Stars: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Herbert Nordrum, Dylan River

Votes: 9,765

6. Hostel (2005)

R | 94 min | Horror

Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova

Votes: 191,505 | Gross: $47.33M

7. Wolf Creek (2005)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt

Votes: 78,656 | Gross: $16.19M

8. Adrift (I) (2018)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne

Votes: 61,951 | Gross: $31.45M

9. The Serpent (2021)

TV-MA | 458 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.

Stars: Tahar Rahim, Billy Howle, Jenna Coleman, Ellie Bamber

Votes: 49,884

10. Jungle (I) (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson

Votes: 63,898

11. Dog Soldiers (2002)

R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.

Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham

Votes: 65,830

12. An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

An American man unwittingly gets involved with French werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Director: Anthony Waller | Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman

Votes: 27,072 | Gross: $26.57M

13. A Walk in the Woods (2015)

R | 104 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte).

Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 29,860 | Gross: $29.47M

14. Berlin Syndrome (2017)

R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist awakens in a Berlin apartment one morning and is unable to leave.

Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading

Votes: 27,723 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Turistas (2006)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew

Votes: 40,821 | Gross: $7.03M

16. Transsiberian (2008)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Transsiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Kate Mara

Votes: 54,811 | Gross: $2.20M

17. Bride & Prejudice (2004)

PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Martin Henderson, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher

Votes: 21,699 | Gross: $6.61M

18. Return to Paradise (1998)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad

Votes: 15,441 | Gross: $8.29M

19. Hotel Coolgardie (2016)

83 min | Documentary

On a road between Australia's most isolated town and its largest gold mine lies Coolgardie, where the arrival every three months of a new foreign backpacker couple is a much-anticipated event.

Director: Pete Gleeson | Stars: Nicolina, Stephanie, Peter Coffey, John Joseph Lowe

Votes: 1,342

20. The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023)

TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary, Crime

This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the steep downward spiral that resulted in his imprisonment.

Director: Colette Camden | Stars: Kai Lawrence, Jessob Reisbeck, Terry Woods, Brad Mulcahy

Votes: 12,879

21. Copenhagen (2014)

Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

When the girl of your dreams is half your age, it's time to grow up.

Director: Mark Raso | Stars: Gethin Anthony, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Sebastian Armesto, Olivia Grant

Votes: 13,896

22. Evidence (III) (2012)

R | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Ryan makes a documentary on his friend, Brett, and his first time camping, until a mysterious figure in the woods starts hunting them.

Director: Howie Askins | Stars: Ryan McCoy, Brett Rosenberg, Ashley Bracken, Abigail Richie

Votes: 5,362

23. Trucks (1997 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Aliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons.

Director: Chris Thomson | Stars: Timothy Busfield, Brenda Bakke, Aidan Devine, Roman Podhora

Votes: 3,720

24. A Few Best Men (2011)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A groom and his three best men travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Laura Brent, Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop

Votes: 13,588

25. The Prey (1983)

R | 80 min | Horror

Three couples go on a camping trip in the woods of southern California during the summer, where a deformed man is stalking their camp.

Director: Edwin Brown | Stars: Debbie Thureson, Steve Bond, Lori Lethin, Robert Wald

Votes: 1,867

26. Hidden in the Woods (2012)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Drama, Horror

Ater their abusive father is jailed, two sisters being raised in a remote area of Chile find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back.

Director: Patricio Valladares | Stars: Siboney Lo, Carolina Retamal, Josefa Mora, Daniel Antivilo

Votes: 637

27. Born American (1986)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Mike Norris, Steve Durham, David Coburn, Thalmus Rasulala

Votes: 2,193 | Gross: $3.39M

28. Mammoth (2009)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance

When a father has to leave his family in New York, for a business trip to Thailand in the gaming industry, fatal destinies collid.

Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Marife Necesito, Sophie Nyweide

Votes: 10,500 | Gross: $0.01M

29. Last Cab to Darwin (2015)

Not Rated | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When Rex, a Broken Hill cab driver, is told he doesn't have long to live, he sets out on an epic journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms.

Director: Jeremy Sims | Stars: Michael Caton, Ningali Lawford, Mark Coles Smith, Emma Hamilton

Votes: 4,234 | Gross: $0.03M

30. White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II (1993)

PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Family

A two-week trek through the Cascade Mountains tries the survival instincts of five adventurous teenagers. At first, it's all a good time. Shooting the rapids, exploring caves and making new... See full summary »

Director: Catherine Cyran | Stars: Matt McCoy, David Moscow, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ami Dolenz

Votes: 502

31. Minutes to Midnight (2018)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

On the cusp of New Year's Eve, seven friends and a mysterious backpacker converge at a desolate ski lodge in the mountains when they are systematically hunted down by ruthless masked men with a cryptic agenda.

Director: Christopher Ray | Stars: William Baldwin, Richard Grieco, Bill Moseley, Christopher Judge

Votes: 569

32. The Last Tourist (2021)

100 min | Documentary

Travel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.

Director: Tyson Sadler | Stars: Alexander Ayling, Lem Baing, Elizabeth Becker, Lek Chailert

Votes: 376

33. Murder in Paradise (2023)

47 min | Documentary

The story explores the 2014 killings of British backpackers Hannah and David in Koh Tao, Thailand. It delves into alleged police incompetence, mistreatment of migrant workers, and suspicious deaths of foreigners on the island.

Director: Tom Stone | Stars: Sally Orrock, Jack Vantoorn, Annabel Leather, Emma Harrison

34. Octane (2003)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

While on a late night road trip home, a woman must save her rebellious teenage daughter who runs off with a bizarre group of blood-letting psychos.

Director: Marcus Adams | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Norman Reedus, Bijou Phillips, Mischa Barton

Votes: 3,290

35. Kathmandu (2012)

30 min | Drama

A young ultra-orthodox couple volunteer to establish a "Chabad House" in Kathmandu for Israeli backpackers.

Stars: Michael Moshonov, Nitzan Levratovsky, Liron Levo, Roy Gurai

Votes: 175

36. 407 Dark Flight 3D (2012)

R | 105 min | Horror, Thriller

A senior flight attendant named New has to deal with a supernatural event and mystery on the plane when the passengers begin to die one by one.

Directors: Isara Nadee, Issara Nadee | Stars: Marsha Wattanapanich, Peter Knight, Paramej Noiam, Patcharee Tubthong

Votes: 1,039

37. Outside Satan (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

In a village on the French Opal Coast, a drifter engages in a perplexing relationship with a young woman who has suffered abuse.

Director: Bruno Dumont | Stars: David Dewaele, Alexandra Lemâtre, Christophe Bon, Juliette Bacquet

Votes: 2,091

38. Hunting Grounds (2015)

92 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A father, his son and two old friends arrive at an isolated family cabin for a weekend of hunting. A trip deep into the forest looking for wild game uncovers a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.

Director: John Portanova | Stars: Bill Oberst Jr., Jason Vail, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, David Saucedo

Votes: 749

39. Murder in the Badlands (2022)

58 min | Documentary, Crime

Examines the unsolved murders of four women over four decades in Northern Ireland.

Stars: Jason Murphy, Susan McKay

Votes: 118

40. Km. 0 (2000)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A comedic look at the love lives of 14 different people and how they interconnect during one hot August afternoon around the Plaza del Sol in Madrid, Spain.

Directors: Yolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Iborra | Stars: Concha Velasco, Georges Corraface, Silke, Carlos Fuentes

Votes: 1,811

41. A Single Rider (2017)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama

A man who has lost everything in his life travels to Australia in search of his family.

Director: Lee Joo-young | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Kong Hyo-jin, Sohee, Jack Campbell

Votes: 1,018

42. Cargo (2006)

R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.

Director: Clive Gordon | Stars: Peter Mullan, Daniel Brühl, Luis Tosar, Samuli Edelmann

Votes: 1,262

43. Butterfly Man (I) (2002)

Not Rated | 95 min | Romance

Adventure/romance about an English backpacker whose world falls apart when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful girl on an exotic Thai island.

Director: Kaprice Kea | Stars: Stuart Laing, Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Francis Magee, Gavan O'Herlihy

Votes: 279

44. Snapshots (I) (2002)

R | 93 min | Romance

An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.

Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin, Angela Groothuizen

Votes: 428

45. Tatau (2015)

Mystery, Sci-Fi

Supernatural murder mystery set on the Cook Islands. Kyle and Budgie arrive in paradise, but not everything is as it seems.

Stars: Joe Layton, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Cian Elyse White, Shushila Takao

Votes: 627

46. The Craic (1999)

86 min | Comedy

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Jimeoin, Alan McKee, Colin Hay, Bob Franklin

Votes: 606

47. Loggerheads (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama

Three overlapping stories of estranged families in three regions of North Carolina.

Director: Tim Kirkman | Stars: Kip Pardue, Michael Kelly, Tess Harper, Adrian Lee

Votes: 1,855 | Gross: $0.12M

48. Into the Forest (2016)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Thriller

Young brothers Tom and Benjamin travel to Sweden to spend their vacation with their estranged father, who they have barely seen since their parents divorced. Tom, the younger of the two, ... See full summary »

Director: Gilles Marchand | Stars: Jérémie Elkaïm, Timothé Vom Dorp, Théo Van de Voorde, Mika Zimmerman

Votes: 660

49. A Crack in the Mountain (2022)

100 min | Documentary

A small, impoverished Vietnamese community struggles to deal with the opportunity and challenges that arise when Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world and a place of extraordinary natural beauty is discovered nearby.

Director: Alastair Evans | Stars: Huong Nguyen Thien Le, Adam Spillane, Howard Limbert, Giang Hoang Dang

Votes: 31

50. Akoibon (2005)

95 min | Comedy, Adventure, Romance

A disparate group of people meet at a hotel on a gorgeous and isolated Mediterranean island. Meanwhile, a woman schemes to get even with its owner.

Director: Edouard Baer | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Nader Boussandel, Marie Denarnaud, Edouard Baer

Votes: 331