Thelma & Louise (1991)
There are road movies and there are road movies directed by Ridley Scott creating one of the most iconic film duos ever. Heck, even people who have never seen this particular film have at least knowledge of the whole "Thelma & Louise"-concept and the ending has been referenced and parodied beyond measure. This is one heck of a great film. And it's all thanks to how invested you become in the two leads. Thelma and Louise are best friends. Louise is a smart-ass waitress and Thelma an almost mousy housewife. They want to head out for the weekend on a little trip, just the two of them and have some fun. But when they stop and have a few drinks, Thelma is sexually assaulted. It might have ended there, but Louise almost but not really inexplicably shoots and kills the assailant. The ladies panic and run off and thus the adventure starts for real. See, instead of going to the police, Louise gets the idea to head for Mexico. We learn later in the film why she is so reluct...
