Greatest Car Chases
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Greatest Car Chases

For any action film worth its salt, a well-choreographed car chase is absolutely essential. Such scenes are the genre's showstoppers, with their sudden turns, breathtaking speeds, and obstacle course traffic. Rank your favorite from these car chases.

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1 Bullitt
Once the music cuts out and the bad guy buckles his seatbelt, we're racing down the hilly streets of San Francisco. 211 335
2 The French Connection
Gene Hackman in a Pontiac LeMans pursuing an elevated train! 115 261
3 Gone in 60 Seconds
This low-budget indie achieves an absurdly hypnotic delirium with its endless carnage. 84 264
4 Ronin
The centerpiece of this film is a high-octane chase through Paris, one of the most destructive chases in film history. 53 235
5 Point Break
Point Break's brilliant car, and then, foot chase hits so many highs, it's hard to keep count. 13 211
6 Bad Boys II
This film revels in a post-production-indebted demolition derby powered by villains riding an auto transport truck. -2 226
7 Cannonball
The best chase scene involves a country-singing duo performing on a live radio show. -11 203
8 To Live and Die in L.A.
Director Friedkin sets his crazed car chase amid the emptied canals and freeways of the title city. -17 179
9 The Seven-Ups
This sadly forgotten Roy Sheider vehicle has the most overlooked chase of them all. -22 176
10 We Own the Night
With heavy rain pounding the streets, Phoenix's frantic attempt to save his father (Robert Duvall) is paced to the rhythm of merciless, eerily mechanical windshield wipers. -37 167