# Roadgames (1981)

> A trucker's playful road games turn into a dangerous hunt for a suspected serial killer when a hitchhiker vanishes and the police begin watching him instead.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27991

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Richard Franklin
- Cast: Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Grant Page, Thaddeus Smith, Steve Millichamp, Alan Hopgood, John Murphy
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083000/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, offbeat, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, road movie double feature

## Synopsis

A truck driver on a lonely Australian highway becomes embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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