Road Trips in Fantasy

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1 The Lord of the Rings [Film Series]
Elijah Wood and company travel vast swathes of Middle Earth to destroy the One Ring in Mount Doom. 24 34

2 The Wizard of Oz
Follow the yellow brick road for a tale that through twisters and slippers teaches us there's no place like home. 23 35

3 The Neverending Story
A book transports Bastian to Fantastica, where the real road trip begins on the back of Falkor the Luckdragon. 7 23

4 Highlander
Over 500 years Christopher Lambert travels from Loch Shiel to Japan, Germany, Boston and finally New York City. 3 25

5 Stardust
Tristan and Yvaine (Claire Danes) travel by foot, unicorn, carriage, candle, and flying ship to get back to the wall between worlds. 2 26

6 The Dark Crystal
Jen travels from the valley of the Mystics to the great castle of the Skeksis through landscapes that are characters themselves. -2 20

7 The Forbidden Kingdom
The staff institutes a voyage across time to ancient China, followed by a trek across the countryside to free the Monkey King. -5 21

8 The Phantom Tollbooth
The tollbooth grants Milo a hot set of wheels and sends him on a journey where the desitnation is all but irrelevant. -6 18

9 The Golden Compass
Lyra (Dakota Blue Jennings) travels in the most stylish of fashions via barge, hot air balloon, zeppelin, broomstick and polar bear. -8 22

10 The Fall
Traveling on foot, horseback, and elephant, Alexandria embarks on an escapist journey to the four corners of the Earth. -9 17

Which of these movies spotlights the most fantastic long-distance voyage?

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