Ridley Scott directs this drama starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon.

Waitress Louise (Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma (Davis) to escape her sexist husband and join her on a road trip. When they stop off at a country bar, Louise ends up saving Thelma from an attempted rape - shooting and killing the rapist in the process - and the women consequently find themselves forced to go on the run.

Along the way their money is stolen by handsome cowboy J.D. (Brad Pitt) and they begin holding-up convenience stores to get by, feeling strangely liberated by their new-found assertiveness.

The cast also includes Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen and Christopher McDonald.