Are these the seven best car movies ever made?
Car movies are a constant reminder of why we love all things four-wheeled. However, how do you pick between them? We’ve chosen some of the best car films to grace the silver screen
Over the years, there have been loads of amazing car movies, ranging from police chases and post-apocalyptic mania to motorsport biopics and epic heists.
We’ve trawled through these films that have been enjoyed by countless thousands of cinemagoers to bring you our list of the seven best car movies ever made.
Bullitt
The 1968 thriller features a number of epic scenes, including assassination attempts and a gunfight on an airport runway, but the highlight is undoubtedly the car chase with Bullitt in his Ford Mustang GT and two baddies in a Dodge Charger R/T.
This showdown on the streets of San Francisco between two legendary American muscle cars has become one of the most iconic movie scenes of all time, and even prompted Ford to launch a special edition Mustang Bullitt in 2018.
Best quote: “Why don’t you just relax and have your orange juice and shut up, Delgetti?”
Cars
On his way to the final race in Los Angeles, McQueen ends up getting stranded in Radiator Springs – a run-down Californian town on Route 66. However, it turns out to be a blessing in disguise, as it’s there he meets retired racing legend Doc Hudson, voiced by Paul Newman.
Unfortunately, the two sequels spawned by the film’s success didn’t live up to fans expectations.
Best quote: “Float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer.”
The Italian Job (1969)
The movie’s cliff-hanger (literally) ending was so perfect that no sequel was necessary. A remake of the film starring Mark Wahlberg was released in 2003, but it couldn’t hold a candle to the original, which went down in history as a classic.
Best quote: “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!”
Rush
From its beginning with Hunt seducing a nurse to the climactic final race at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway, Rush is a truly epic film that perfectly captures the glamour and drama of the golden age of motor racing.
Best quote: “The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. It’s a wonderful way to live. It’s the only way to drive.”
The Blues Brothers
However, they make a whole host of enemies along the way, including the Illinois State Police, Jake’s murderous ex-wife, a group of neo-Nazis, and a country and western band called the Good Ol’ Boys.
Sadly, its sequel – The Blues Brothers 2000 – was a massive failure both critically and commercially.
Best quote: “It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses.”
The Living Daylights
Perhaps one of the most underrated Bond films, it sees 007 get tangled up in a Soviet plot involving defections, assassinations and, most importantly, one of cinema’s greatest car chases.
In the dramatic setting of a snow-covered route between Bratislava and the Austrian border, a face-off with the Soviet armed forces allows Bond to show off all of the upgrades in his specially modified 1985 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, including a radio that can pick up police communications, wheels that can fire laser beams, missiles that fire from either side of the front grille, bulletproof glass windows, skis deployed from the side-skirts, spiked tires and a massive rear rocket motor.
Best quote: “I had a few optional extras installed.”
Baby Driver
The result is a film that features amazing driving stunts, incredible car chases and dramatic action scenes, all accompanied by one of the best movie soundtracks of all time.
Best quote: “In this business, the moment you catch feelings is the moment you catch a bullet.”
