Transamerica is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Duncan Tucker, and starring Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers.

The screenplay, inspired in part by conversations between Tucker and his then-roommate Katherine Connella,[4][5] tells the story of Bree (Huffman), a trans woman, who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Zegers).

Bree pretends to be a Christian missionary and persuades Toby to ride with her back to the West Coast, secretly planning to leave him at his stepfather's house along the way.

They also stop by a house in Dallas where a group of transgender women are hosting a gender pride gathering.

Her family finally accepts her calling herself Bree and she has a successful surgery but is unhappy because she feels she will never again see or hear from Toby.

Bree invites him inside and he tells her that in the meantime he has turned 18, he has bleached his hair blonde, and he has become an adult actor in gay pornographic films in Los Angeles.

In reference to her nude scene in the bathtub, Felicity Huffman said there were supposed to be a lot more bubbles, but because they were 'a little indie running a day late and a dollar short', they tried dish detergent and other things but there was not the time to do something else, so she was more exposed than anticipated.

"[7] The Transamerica soundtrack includes cuts written by members of Old Crow Medicine Show.

According to the New York Times website, "Travelin' Thru" won for best original song at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2005.

[9] Film critic Roger Ebert stated that "Felicity Huffman brings great empathy and tact to her performance as Bree.