The Sugarland Express (1974)

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

Genres: Crime, Drama

What to watch after The Sugarland Express

• Breakheart Pass (1975)
• Dillinger (1973) — Same subject: prison
• The Train Robbers (1973)
• Coogan's Bluff (1968) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Getaway (1972) — Same subject: texas, on the run
• Always (1989) — Steven Spielberg directed both