The Best Car Movies on Blu-ray and DVD
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What Do You Think Are The Best Car Movies of All Time?
The best car movies of all time is a subject open for considerable debate. It is impossible to put a list of the top ten or even five car films together without generating some disagreement so let me outline the very scientific analysis that I did of these movies to put this list of the top five car movies together (and let us agree to disagree before we even get started.)
This list was put together after careful research, study and analysis. I looked at the top results on the internet, put them together and added the results up. Those sources included places like Hot Rod magazine and Edmunds.com. Then I considered the movies with the best Amazon customer reviews, which are an excellent source of information from ordinary movie viewers like you and I. Finally, I consulted my resident movie expert, my husband.
You will see the results of my effort shortly. The odds of this list actually matching a list you might put together are not great. However, these top five car movies are unquestionably excellent car movies and amongst the best of all time.
Some of these films are available on blu-ray and some are not. All of them are available on DVD.
Any one of them would make an excellent gift for the car enthusiast in your life and for the action movie lovers you know. They would be top-rated gift choices for Father's Day and for Christmas. A couple of movies in a basket with popcorn and licorice would be an amazing gift for any young man like my 18-year old son, for his middle-aged father and for my son's grandfather, who has probably seen all the movies and knows and loves all the cars. If you or someone you know loves the thrill of the chase, there's a car movie on this list for them!
This list was put together after careful research, study and analysis. I looked at the top results on the internet, put them together and added the results up. Those sources included places like Hot Rod magazine and Edmunds.com. Then I considered the movies with the best Amazon customer reviews, which are an excellent source of information from ordinary movie viewers like you and I. Finally, I consulted my resident movie expert, my husband.
You will see the results of my effort shortly. The odds of this list actually matching a list you might put together are not great. However, these top five car movies are unquestionably excellent car movies and amongst the best of all time.
Some of these films are available on blu-ray and some are not. All of them are available on DVD.
Any one of them would make an excellent gift for the car enthusiast in your life and for the action movie lovers you know. They would be top-rated gift choices for Father's Day and for Christmas. A couple of movies in a basket with popcorn and licorice would be an amazing gift for any young man like my 18-year old son, for his middle-aged father and for my son's grandfather, who has probably seen all the movies and knows and loves all the cars. If you or someone you know loves the thrill of the chase, there's a car movie on this list for them!
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"Who doesn't love a good car flick? Your girlfriend, you say?
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Bullitt
Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt is available on blu-ray and on DVD.
Bullitt Facts:
- ACTORS: Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Culp, Neile Adams and Suzanne Pleshette
- DIRECTORS: Mimi Freedman and Peter Yates
- YEAR PRODUCED: 1968
- AVAILABLE ON:
- RUN TIME: 114 Minutes
- RATED: PG
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Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974)
Gone in Sixty Seconds is NOT available on blu-ray.
Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974) Facts:
- ACTORS: Edward Abrahms, Christopher J.C. Agajanian, Gary Bettenhausen, Edward Booker and Wally Burr
- DIRECTORS: H.B. "Toby" Halicki
- YEAR PRODUCED: 1974
- AVAILABLE ON: DVD
- RATED:
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American Graffiti
American Graffiti
American Graffiti is NOT available on blu-ray.
American Graffiti Official Movie Trailer
Romance, racin' and rock'n'roll...check out the all-star cast in this movie!
American Graffiti Facts:
- ACTORS: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith andCindy Williams
- DIRECTORS: George Lucas
- YEAR PRODUCED: 1973
- AVAILABLE ON: DVD
- RUN TIME: 110 minutes
- RATED: PG
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Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is NOT available on blu-ray.
Smokey and the Bandit Facts:
- ACTORS: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry and Paul Williams
- DIRECTORS: Hal Needham
- YEAR PRODUCED: 1977
- AVAILABLE ON: DVD
- RUN TIME: 96 minutes
- RATED: PG
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Fast and The Furious (2001)
Fast and The Furious (2001)
Fast and The Furious is Available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Fast and The Furious (2001) Facts:
- ACTORS: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and John Ortiz
- DIRECTORS: Justin Lin
- YEAR PRODUCED: 2009
- AVAILABLE ON: Blu-ray and DVD
- RUN TIME: 107 minutes
- RATED: PG-13
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SOUND OFF! Is Bullitt the best car movie ever or not?
Here's your chance to speak up. Do you agree with the 1968 movie Bullitt taking the number one spot on this page as the best car movie ever or do you think that honour should have gone to another movie?
Yes, Brenda, Bullitt is definitely the best-ever car movie.
LabKitty says:
Poor Brenda, over here all by herself. Well, we'll come over and keep you company. Pat us on the head. Scratch behind ears. Feed fish.
And change "Bullitt" to "Vanishing Point" (the original, not the remake).
( Stealth kitteh! )
You have to be joking! Bullitt is far from the best-ever car movie. I think...
ggalea says:
Fast & Furious take advantage, far far away...
rms says:
I would say the Christine is the best car movie ever but my husband would choose Vanishing Point so I'm sorry but I disagree with you. :)
Joan4 says:
I would have to pick Smoky and the Bandit, I think. I loved that one!
drifter0658 says:
Although Bullitt was pretty darn good, my choice for nest car movie ever would have to go to Quentin Tarentino's 'Death Proof' ~ A great homage to all the car movies of the 60's and 70's that includes the best car chase scene I've ever watched on film.
More Pages Dedicated To The Best Car Movies Ever
- Top 10 Best Car Movies on Edmonds.com
- From American Graffiti to The Fast and the Furious, why we think these are must-see car movies.
- The Top Car Movies Ever Made and the One You Voted as the Best by Hot Rod
- The final results are in and the winner of the best car movie of all time, as chosen by you, is "American Graffiti." The contenders were the winners from the intial voting on the best movie from each era. There were some obvious winners but some surprises as well.
- Top 10 Movie Car Chases by Movies for Guys
- We've put together a list of ten movies containing what we think are the best chase scenes ever put on film. It was tough, we had to prune some fender bending classics, but if you're looking for a good chase you wont be disappointed with any of these ten. So here we go, the Top 10 Movie Car Chases in no particular order.
- The 5 Best and Worst Car Movies of All Time by Play It Safe Blog
- There's nothing more disappointing than grabbing your jumbo popcorn and soda, getting settled in for an adrenaline-pumping cinematic event, and then spending 2 hours wishing the misery would end. So to help you avoid this traumatic experience, here are the 5 best and 5 worst car movies of all time. We'll start with the best (everyone likes good news before bad news).
- 10 Best Car Chases in Movie History: Does Wanted Make the List? - Popular Mechanics
- Ever since the automobile and movie businesses were born alongside each other in the 1890s, car chases have been putting the motion in motion pictures. But the last 40 years in particular--since the 1968 premiere of Bullitt, starring McQueen as a Mustang-wielding San Francisco cop--have been particularly fruitful in developing the art of on-screen motorized mayhem.
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Vanishing Point
2 points
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American Graffitti
2 points
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Fast & Furious
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Death Proof
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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French Connection, The
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Gran Torino
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Bullitt
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Thelma and Louise
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Smokey and the Bandit
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Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974)
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What is the last car movie you watched & would you recommend it?
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sisbrown34
Jul 19, 2011 @ 12:14 am | delete
- My favorite old movie is American Graffiti and new movie is The fast and the furious
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ggalea
Dec 17, 2010 @ 9:25 pm | delete
- The new Fast Five come action and adrenaline near... I liked all the four fast & Furious sequel.
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drifter0658
Oct 12, 2010 @ 3:46 pm | delete
- Thought I'd jump in the car and slide this way again...
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Oliversbabycarecouk
Sep 28, 2010 @ 10:17 am | delete
- The Newest Fast & Furious Film Was The Last I Watched. And Was Alot Better Than All the Other Ones!
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Mickie_G
Jul 5, 2010 @ 5:16 pm | delete
- Gran Torino, although I would not call it a "car" movie. Is "Christine" on the list somewhere?
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Joan4
Jul 5, 2010 @ 10:50 am | delete
- The entire time I was reading this lens, I was seeing the chase in The French Connection. Now that is an old movie! 1971 and one of the best car chases ever!
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Dianne
Jul 5, 2010 @ 10:35 am | delete
- Bullitt was amazing for its time, sort of a groundbreaker. Apparently I don't watch a lot of car movies as I don't recognize many on your list but I did really like Gran Torino. How can you not like Clint Eastwood? The story was really good too.
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Susan52
Jul 5, 2010 @ 9:49 am | delete
- I guess I'm not much of a car movie fan, oh except maybe Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Now, that was a car! But that movie didn't have Clint Eastwood's handsome face . . .
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Jul 5, 2010 @ 10:16 am | delete
- Have to say I'm not very familiar with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang although it could be the only car movie on this page with a car that can fly...
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tandemonimom Jul 5, 2010 @ 9:31 am | delete
- Oh boy, I would put Gran Torino at the top of this list; but then, I'm of the "a movie is good if it has a good plot, and a car in it is fine too" persuasion.
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