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1. (2005) Accompanied by her daughter, Julia, Kyle Pratt is flying home from Germany. In the cargo hold of the plane is a coffin carrying her husband, who she believes committed suicide. Waking up from a sleep, she finds that her daughter is missing, with absolutely no proof that she ever really existed.
2. (1997) A fictional love story and the quest for a priceless gem hold together the drama of the true story of a magnificent ship, doomed to sink on her maiden voyage.
3. (2004) This funny film uses many means of transportation, including hot air balloons, boats, trains and even elephants, as Phileas Fogg and his companion, Passepartout, endeavor to set some records in circumnavigating the globe.
4. (1997) After taking a firm stand against terrorism, the President of the United States finds his resolve put to the test, when the plane carrying him and his family is high-jacked.
5. (1977) Although riding in speeders and on the backs of banthas is possible, spaceships are the necessary method of travel when zooming across the vastness of space, with the Empire close behind.
6. (1995) Three astronauts, headed for a walk on the moon, don't make it there because of an explosion in one of their oxygen tanks. It soon becomes obvious that not getting to land on the moon is the least of their worries. They realize that they'll be lucky to make it home alive.
7. (2002) Facing a retirement he really isn't looking forward to, Warren goes along with his wife's plan to travel in their new motor home. Unfortunately she dies before they actually go anywhere, and he is faced with nothing to look forward to. When his daughter announces her intention to marry a man Warren considers a loser, he is forced to face the fact that his life hasn't exactly been that successful. The motor home comes in handy as he decides to drive to his daughter's wedding, experiencing a voyage of self-discovery along the way.
8. (1988) Charlie Babbitt is amazed to find that he has a brother, one who has inherited his father's fortune. He kidnaps his brother in an attempt to get what he feels is rightly his. However since his brother is too terrified to fly, Charlie finds himself driving across the United States, with a brother whom he soon learns that he really loves.
9. (1981) Our hero travels by plane (his route cleverly mapped out on a large map), ship, horseback and even piggybacks on a submarine in his efforts to reach a religious artifact before the bad guys can use it to rule the world.
10. (1985) Sailing around the world with Jack isn't as exciting as Joan Wilder thought it would be, so when she is asked by the mysterious Omar to write his history, and that of his people, she accepts. She soon finds out that he is not what he pretends to be and quickly becomes involved in an attempt to rescue the real religious leader of the country. After Omar has their boat blown up, Jack sets off to rescue Joan, who doesn't think that she needs to be rescued.
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