Thelma + Louise (Best of Cinema) / Thelma & Louise

Die Freundinnen Thelma und Louise versuchen, ihrem lähmenden Alltagstrott und Thelmas Mann auf einem Trip in die Berge zu entfliehen. Ein unschuldiger Flirt Thelmas mündet in einer Vergewaltigung. Die zu Hilfe eilende Louise erschießt den Täter, und so befinden sich die beiden Frauen fortan auf der Flucht nach Mexiko.

English:
Thelma (Geena Davis) ekes out a monotonous housewife's existence under the strict hand of her despotic husband. Her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon) can also think of something better than spending her life serving food in a diner and emptying ashtrays. Without further ado, she persuades Thelma to go on a weekend trip together. But what was planned as a varied road trip and escape from everyday life quickly turns into a nightmare for the two women when Louise shoots a man in a run-down bar. On the run from the police, the duo pick up the handsome criminal J. D. (Brad Pitt), who only drags them further into disaster ...