BEST CAR CHASE MOVIES OF ALL TIME

BEST CAR CHASE MOVIES OF ALL TIME

All Sequels are included in the listing with the first movie and considered one entry.

1)  Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (2 movies)

  6.7/10 

The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff. (96 mins.)

Director: Hal Needham

Stars: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry

2)  Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

  6.3/10 

A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life. (118 mins.)

Director: Dominic Sena

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, T.J. Cross

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)  GOES WITH THE ABOVE

  6.4/10 

Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When... (105 mins.)

Director: H.B. Halicki

Stars: H.B. Halicki, Marion Busia, Jerry Daugirda, James McIntyre

3)  The Fast and the Furious (2001) (5 movies)

  6.3/10 

An undercover cop infiltrates an underworld subculture of Los Angeles street racers looking to bust a hijacking ring, and soon begins to question his loyalties when his new street racing friends become the prime suspects. (106 mins.)

Director: Rob Cohen

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster

4)  Vanishing Point (1971)

  7.2/10 

Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco... (99 mins.)

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Stars: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Victoria Medlin

5)  Bullitt (1968)

  7.5/10 

An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection. (114 mins.)

Director: Peter Yates

Stars: Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon

6)  Death Proof (2007)

  7.1/10 

Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans. (113 mins.)

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito

7)  The Cannonball Run (1981)

  5.9/10 

A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country car race. (95 mins.)

Director: Hal Needham

Stars: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise

8)  Mad Max (1979)

  7/10 

A vengeful Australian policeman sets out to avenge his partner, his wife and his son whom were murdered by a motorcycle gang in retaliation for the death of their leader. (88 mins.)

Director: George Miller

Stars: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley

9)  The Car (1977)

  5.6/10 

A sleek, possessed black car terrorizes everyone it comes in contact with in a small town in Utah. (96 mins.)

Director: Elliot Silverstein

Stars: James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, R.G. Armstrong

10)  Hooper (1978)

  6/10 

Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. But up and... (99 mins.)

Director: Hal Needham

Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith

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