Sustainable Transportation Films:

Bicycle Thief (1948) (Not Rated)
A workman spends a whole day looking in vain in the streets of Rome for the bicycle someone has stolen from him. One of the most universally praised movies produced anywhere during the first decade after World War II.

Beijing Bicycle (2001) (Rated PG-13)
An interesting film about a boy from the Chinese countryside and his search for the bike he depends upon for his job. Has many great images of the large number of bicycles in Beijing.

The Triplets of Belleville (2003) (Rated PG-13)
An animated film about a youth named Champion who is never happier than while on his bicycle. He grows up and enters the world-famous cycling race, the Tour de France. During the Tour, two mysterious men in black kidnap Champion and the woman who raised him, Madame Souza and her faithful dog set out to rescue him.

E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) (Rated PG)
Steven Spielberg’s famous 1982 movie about a boy named Eliot, a lovable extra-terrestrial named E.T., and the quest to get E.T. back "home." The film climaxes in one of the greatest chase sequences ever filmed - as Eliot and his friends take off with E.T. on their trusty BMX bikes, fleeing from the government authorities driving official motorized vehicles.

Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) (Not Rated)
The opening scene is Pee Wee Herman dreaming about winning the Tour de France, and the whole plot of the movie is about Pee Wee looking for his stolen bike.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) (Rated G)
Nasty Miss Gulch, played by Margaret Hamilton, disappears into the whirlwind on her bicycle. In The Land of Oz she's the Wicked Witch of the West.

I Heart Huckabees (2004) (Rated R)
An existensial comedy that includes a scene where Mark Whalberg's character races his fellow firefighters to the scene of a fire on a bicycle.


Sustainable Transportation Documentaries:

The End of Suburbia (2004) (Not Rated)
A movie that discusses the dwindling supply of cheap energy in the form of fossil fuels and its effect on society.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006) (Rated PG)
A powerful and informative documentary about climate change presented by former US Vice President Al Gore with compelling scientific evidence.

Who Killed the Electric Car (2006) (Rated PG)
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.

Who Owns The Streets/We Are Traffic (1999) (Not Rated)
Ted White's documentary traces the unique Critical Mass bike movement from its early days in San Francisco to its growth of thousands of cyclists each months and its spread to more than 100 cities in 14 countries. The movie explores the ideas of reclaiming public space, commercial-free cultural events, and rethinking traditional models of political demonstration.

Still We Ride (2005) (Not Rated)
A documentary that captures the joyous atmosphere of this August ride before the arrests began and the chaos that followed. It recounts how this ride first started in San Francisco over 10 years ago and chronicles the police crackdown and resulting court battles in New York over the last twelve months. The movie takes on issues of civil liberties, surveillance, the power of mainstream media, and the benefits of alternative means of transportation.

Oil on Ice (2004)
A vivid, compelling and comprehensive documentary connecting the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about energy policy, transportation choices, and other seemingly unrelated matters. Caught in the balance are the culture and livelihood of the Gwich’in people and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem.

Drilling and Killing (2003)
As President Bush Meets with the CEO of Chevron Texaco in Nigeria, a look at Chevron’s role in the killing of two Nigerian villagers. Available here.

For a list of short films click here.