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Best Movie Car Chases

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  • Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

    1. Gone in 60 Seconds

    19741h 38mPG56Metascore
    6.3 (10K)
    When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California.
    DirectorH.B. HalickiStarsH.B. HalickiMarion BusiaJerry Daugirda
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Dyan Cannon, and Omar Sharif in The Burglars (1971)

    2. The Burglars

    19712hPG
    6.6 (3.3K)
    In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoOmar SharifDyan Cannon
  • Steve McQueen in Bullitt (1968)

    3. Bullitt

    19681h 54mM/PG81Metascore
    7.4 (79K)
    A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.
    DirectorPeter YatesStarsSteve McQueenJacqueline BissetRobert Vaughn
  • The Driver (1978)

    4. The Driver

    19781h 31mR56Metascore
    7.1 (21K)
    A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
    DirectorWalter HillStarsRyan O'NealBruce DernIsabelle Adjani
  • William Petersen in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

    5. To Live and Die in L.A.

    19851h 56mR81Metascore
    7.3 (45K)
    A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsWilliam PetersenWillem DafoeJohn Pankow
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)

    6. The French Connection

    19711h 44mR94Metascore
    7.7 (146K)
    A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando Rey
  • The Night Caller (1975)

    7. The Night Caller

    19751h 31mR
    6.9 (4.7K)
    Commissaire Letellier and Inspector Moissac are tracking Minos, a serial killer whose victims are women.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoCharles DennerAdalberto Maria Merli
  • Alain Delon in No Way Out (1973)

    8. No Way Out

    19731h 30mR
    6.7 (2.8K)
    A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications and many bloody shootouts ensue.
    DirectorDuccio TessariStarsAlain DelonRichard ConteCarla Gravina
  • Violent Rome (1975)

    9. Violent Rome

    19751h 29m
    6.6 (739)
    A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.
    DirectorMarino GirolamiStarsMaurizio MerliRichard ConteSilvano Tranquilli
  • A Special Cop in Action (1976)

    10. A Special Cop in Action

    19761h 41m
    6.6 (621)
    A crime syndicate starts a crime wave in Turin, they rob a bank, taking a hostage to get away from Police Inspector Betti and Ferrari, his partner. However, the hostage turned out to be their accomplice in disguise.
    DirectorMarino GirolamiStarsMaurizio MerliRaymond PellegrinJohn Saxon
  • Maurizio Merli in Highway Racer (1977)

    11. Highway Racer

    19771h 41mNot Rated
    6.4 (729)
    A hot-shot police driver has more guts than brains, often landing him in hot water with his middle-aged mentor, who was once a legendary police interceptor responsible for numerous large scale arrests.
    DirectorStelvio MassiStarsMaurizio MerliGiancarlo SbragiaAngelo Infanti
  • Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

    12. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

    19791h 42m72Metascore
    7.6 (35K)
    A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYasuo YamadaEiko MasuyamaKiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)

    13. Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy

    19871h 13mUnrated
    7.0 (1.1K)
    Lupin and his gang are called to action when Goemon's fiancé is held hostage by a mysterious ninja clan.
    DirectorMasayuki ÔzekiStarsToshio FurukawaBanjô GingaMami Koyama
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Professional (1981)

    14. The Professional

    19811h 48mNot Rated
    7.4 (19K)
    Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.
    DirectorGeorges LautnerStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean DesaillyCyrielle Clair
  • Franco Nero in High Crime (1973)

    15. High Crime

    19731h 43mR
    6.9 (1.3K)
    In Genoa, a righteous police inspector fights to bring down a powerful drug ring, all while key suspects and those closest to him begin to die in more-or-less equal measure.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroFernando ReyJames Whitmore
  • Luc Merenda in The Violent Professionals (1973)

    16. The Violent Professionals

    19731h 44mR
    6.5 (1.1K)
    When his colleague is murdered by an organised criminal gang, a Milanese cop goes undercover to continue the investigation and single-handedly destroy the organization from within.
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsLuc MerendaRichard ConteSilvano Tranquilli
  • Light Blast (1985)

    17. Light Blast

    19851h 26mR
    5.0 (550)
    A crazed physician invents a death ray and threatens to destroy San Francisco unless he is paid $10 million.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsErik EstradaEnnio GirolamiMichael Pritchard
  • Bud Spencer in The Knock Out Cop (1973)

    18. The Knock Out Cop

    19731h 47mPG
    6.7 (4.5K)
    Adventures of the police inspector "Flatfoot" Rizzo in the slums of Naples.
    DirectorStenoStarsBud SpencerAdalberto Maria MerliRaymond Pellegrin
  • Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998)

    19. Ronin

    19982h 2mR67Metascore
    7.2 (203K)
    A freelancing former U.S. intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that's wanted by both the Irish and the Russian governments.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert De NiroJean RenoNatascha McElhone
  • The Road Warrior (1981)

    20. The Road Warrior

    19811h 36mR77Metascore
    7.6 (209K)
    In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael Preston
  • Roy Scheider in The Seven-Ups (1973)

    21. The Seven-Ups

    19731h 43mPG
    6.8 (7.4K)
    Tough detective Buddy leads an elite New York City unit to convict felons and jail them for a minimum of seven years. Buddy is trying to find out who killed his partner but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
    DirectorPhilip D'AntoniStarsRoy ScheiderTony Lo BiancoVictor Arnold
  • A Bird in the Bush (2008)

    22. A Bird in the Bush

    20081h 42mR
    6.3 (45)
    An unemployed college professor must deal with a psychotic woman on the run after taking her as his date to an important job interview.
    DirectorMichael FredianelliStarsJana IretonMichael FredianelliMichael Nosé
  • Roger Moore and Stacy Keach in Street People (1976)

    23. Street People

    19761h 32mR
    5.3 (1.1K)
    A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.
    DirectorMaurizio LucidiStarsRoger MooreStacy KeachIvo Garrani
  • Kirk Douglas in The Master Touch (1972)

    24. The Master Touch

    19721h 52mPG
    5.9 (726)
    A just released from prison professional thief decides to do one last high-risk heist, which could settle him for life or land him behind bars again.
    DirectorMichele LupoStarsKirk DouglasGiuliano GemmaFlorinda Bolkan
  • Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974)

    25. Freebie and the Bean

    19741h 53mR
    6.6 (3.8K)
    Two reckless San Francisco police detectives finally obtain evidence against a local crime boss, and while waiting for a witness to arrive before making an arrest, they have to discreetly guard his life against an assassination attempt.
    DirectorRichard RushStarsAlan ArkinJames CaanLoretta Swit

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