Best travel movies to escape reality best in 2026

The age of 25 is a phase where there is a lot of noise in the mind all the time—career, future, boss’s chirping, and “Am I on the right path?” Every day in the morning when I open the laptop, I start struggling, my heart feels like running away somewhere.

So these 4 movies are not just “travel movies”—they will serve as therapy for you. When you look at this, you will feel that the boy staring at you on the screen is not an actor, but you yourself.

Tamasha (2015) — The Corporate Slave Story

If you are in a job where you feel that your real personality is dying a little bit every day, then this film will shake your soul.

Why should you watch (The Feel): The character of Ved (Ranbir Kapoor) is exactly like you – a slave of a corporate job, who gets ready in the morning, bows before the boss, and lives his old boring life. But when he goes to Corsica (France), he finds his true form – a free, mad and happy band. This film will tell you that traveling is not done just to change the place, it is done to find oneself back.

Best Part: When Ved meets Tara (Deepika) in Corsica and both of them make a rule—”We will not tell our real name to anyone else, and we will do whatever it takes.” That whole phase teaches you what it’s like to live without any social pressure.

Karwaan (2018) — The Reluctant Journey

This is such an underrated masterpiece by Irrfan Khan and Dulquer Salmaan that will soothe your tired mind. In this the Khoobsurat of South India (Ooty and Kerala) grows.

Why you should watch it (What you feel): Dulquer Salmaan’s character works in an IT company, his boss is a jerk, and he hates his life. Although he has to go on a road trip due to a strange compulsion, on the way he realizes that what we call “stuck” in life is just our thoughts. Irrfan Khan’s humor and the silence of the road will give you a different feeling of comfort.

Best Part: As these people pass through the backwaters and golden streets of Kerala, Prateek Kuhad’s song “Saansein kho rahi hain” plays in the background. In that moment you feel that when life seems too heavy, then just pick up a car and go.

into the Wild (2007) — The Ultimate Freedom

This is such a Hollywood movie which should be seen by the 25 year old boy who is frustrated with the loop of “earning money and settling down”. This is based on a real story.

Why should you watch (The Feel): A boy named Christopher completes his education, but does not like this society, this materialistic world, and the race for money at all. He gives all his strength and goes to the jungles of Alaska without any money. This film will give you such a mix of fear and freedom that you will start looking at your 9-to-5 job from a different perspective.

Best Part: When he meets different strangers without any money, makes friends along the way, and makes an old abandoned bus (Magic Bus) in the middle of the jungle as his home. Her happiness in being alone hits very deeply.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) — The Bucket List Cure

You might have seen this movie before, but at the age of 25, when you are suffering from job stress, the fun of watching it is different.

Why should you watch (The Feel): In this, the character of Hrithik Roshan (Arjun) is absolutely a ‘workaholic’ boy who has the habit of only earning and investing money. He also uses his laptop on road trips to Spain with friends. But when he starts diving under water, he realizes that he has forgotten his life in the pursuit of earning money.

Best Part: When Arjun comes out of the water doing his first scuba diving session. Without saying a word, he sat in the car on the slippery road and started crying because for the first time he felt at ease in life. Seeing this scene, tears well up in the eyes of the people doing this job.

My Advice: Next time when the weekend comes and you are tired of working continuously, shut down the laptop, turn off the lights in the room, and sit down with one of these movies on. These movies will tell you that your career is important, but your life is much more than that.