History Film / Highwaymen

* MonsterMisogyny: Fargo primarily targets women, whom he runs over with his car. Cray claims that he has evidence for at least nine murders commited by Fargo over the years.

* {{Revenge}}: A main theme of the film. Fargo's murder of Cray's wife started a long cycle of revenge between the two. Cray crippled Fargo in retaliation, but Fargo escaped the hospital to continue his murder spree elsewhere and constantly sends Cray photos of his victims to taunt him. He finally [[spoiler:kidnaps Molly and returns to the motel where he originally killed Cray's wife to reenact the murder with Cray as a witness.]]

* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:After Fargo's defeat, the protagonist initially considers leaving as his quest for revenge is over (Fargo previously murdered his wife). He and Molly seem to get together just before the end credits.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Robert Harmon's earlier film ''Film/TheHitcher''. Both heavily feature car chases, pursuit along the highways, and a serial killer with a fixation on the male protagonist.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard[=/=]LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In the climax, Fargo temporarily leaves his car to inspect Cray's totalled car. Molly uses the opportunity to get behind the wheel and run Fargo over with his own murder weapon.]]

''Highwaymen'' is a 2004 thriller directed by Robert Harmon. It stars Creator/JimCaviezel, Creator/RhonaMitra and Creator/ColmFeore.

* HandicappedBadass: Subverted with Fargo. He is a pretty BadassBriver, but his body is such a wreck that he really isn't much of a threat without his car.

* EvilCripple: A serial killer named Fargo who runs women over with his car, including the protagonist's wife. The protagonist rammed into him with his car in revenge and the guy is barely-able to move with several braces (neck, legs, etc) on his body. He remade his car into a super-durable weapon as an extension of himself and continued his murder spree.

* {{Revenge}}: A main theme of the film. Fargo's murder of Cray's wife started a long cycle of revenge between the two. Cray crippled Fargo in retaliation, but Fargo escaped the hospital to continue his murder spree elsewhere and constantly sends Cray photos of the victims to taunt him. He finally [[spoiler:kidnaps Molly and returns to the motel where he originally killed Cray's wife to reenact the murder with Cray as a witness.]]
* RescueRomance: [[spoiler:It's implied in the ending that Cray and Molly ultimately get together after he rescued her from Fargo a second time. Fargo had already murdered Molly's best friend and her male suitor previously in the film, so it's not surprising that she'd look to Cray for comfort.]]
* SerialKiller: Fargo uses his customized car to go on a killing spree of women through vehicular homocide.

* TheEndOrIsIt: The very final seconds of the film showcase that Fargo survived the crash that apparently finished him off, [[spoiler:only for the inspector to appear and [[BoomHeadshot blow his brains out]] [[DefiedTrope with a shotgun]].]]

* TheEndOrIsIt: The very final seconds of the film showcase that Fargo survived the crash that apparently finished him off, [[spoiler:only for the inspector to appear and [[BoomHeadshot blow his brains out]] [[DefiedTrope with a shotgun.]]

* CarFu: There's a lot of car action and various chase sequences.

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In the climax, Fargo temporarily leaves his car to inspect Cray's totalled car. Molly uses the opportunity to get behind the wheel and run Fargo over with his own murder weapon.]]

* ToFindHimIMustBecomeHim: In the time between his wife's death and the beginning of the film, Cray had become a drifter, living in his car and listening to a police scanner for hit-and-run attacks that fit Fargo's profile. He later provides a very detailed profile of Fargo to the police, and understandably the cops believe for a moment that ''he'' is the serial killer.

* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:After Fargo's defeat, the protagonist initially considers leaving as his quest for revenge (Fargo previously murdered his wife). He and Molly seem to get together just before the end credits.]]

* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:After Fargo's defeat, Cray and Molly seem to get together just before the end credits.]]

* RescueRomance: [[spoiler:It's implied in the ending that Cray and Molly ultimately get together after he rescued her from Fargo a second time.]]