A man goes on a trip to see his niece.
The Searchers
Three men take a plane ride
It’s Snakes on a Plane
A tale that takes place on an airplane
Airplane
Perfect Storm- Fishing boat goes missing
Classmates experience stress in pursuit of three-year vo-tech degree.
The Paper Chase
Austrian expat experiences professional setbacks.
Downfall
Child soldier experiences psychological problems.
The first six Star Wars movies.
Adolescents have to clean up their parents’ problems.
The Nightmare on Elm Street movies.
Man seeks to be re-united with his family.
The Halloween movies.
Adolescents learn the importance of duty.
The Friday the Thirteenth movies, Platoon.
A man’s new job goes badly for his family.
The Shining
Couple takes a stolen vehicle on a long albeit circular road trip, gets away with it.
Mad Max : Fury Road
Couple takes a stolen vehicle on a long road trip, doesn’t get away with it.
Thelma & Louise
Special investigator isn’t very good at his job, eventually quits it.
Blade Runner
Hitch hiker ruins trip.
Alien
Man finds ways to cope with trauma-induced mental illness
Memento
Cross-country trekking with hostile or incompetent co-workers
Pitch Black
National park guide reluctantly helps tourists retrieve lost property
Cliffhanger
A man’s daughters keep marrying men he doesn’t approve of:
Fiddler on the Roof
A young man takes up the family business:
The Godfather
Another man takes up the family business:
Young Frankenstein
A dog steals a bone:
Bringing Up Baby
My memories say he was actually very good at his job, that was why he was chosen to investigate.
Dysfunctional family goes on a trip together.
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A man’s insecurity about his family jewels has unforeseen repercussions.
The Silmarillion
Superman vs. the Evil Land-Development Scheme: The Movie!
(Two or three times, conservatively!)
Two men compete for the love of an adolescent boy.
Toy Story
I was thinking Volunteers but yours works too.
A young man comes home from WWII and reluctantly has to take over and save the family business after his older brother’s death.
The Godfather
A quirky childhood acquaintance reunites a man with his daughter. (Major spoiler)
Oldboy