It has been snowing all day here in New York. What better way to celebrate being stuck at home than by watching some of our favorite car movies. As the Supercars team\u00a0discussed (over text) our favorite all-time car movies it was pretty clear this would make the perfect post to share. So here it is. After much debate and back and forth discussion here is our list of the best car movies.<\/p>\n
First things first we were pretty liberal with our definition of movie. Racing video compilations, Formula 1 documentaries, Hollywood movies and 12 minutes mini-flicks\u00a0all counted. We looked for movies with great car chases and cars as major characters (so to speak). If it has some cars it probably made the shortlist to be eligible.<\/p>\n
The mix of movies is pretty broad as a result. We have some classics that everybody will recognize, some popular movies that most families may have even watched and then we have some real gearhead classics that are obscure and unknown. The one thing we did was choose one film per franchise (otherwise Mad Max would storm the list). We also stayed away from franchises like Fast & Furious because we just didn’t feel they were really movies for car nuts (although open to feedback if that is something you guys disagree on).<\/p>\n
Cars in movies have always played an important role in movies. It was amazing in researching this piece how some of the most memorable\u00a0movies of yesteryear co-starred\u00a0cars that have gone on to become storied legends. Other movies are all about the cars from the start and attracted us because of the sheer horsepower and iconic machinery on display on the big screen\u00a0(Gone in 60 Seconds). Then there are the “car movie classics”, the all-time car greats like Bullitt\u00a0and The Italian Job. When diving into documentaries we found we loved a mix of action-packed racing (Le Mans and 1 The Movie) and true-stories of the racing heroes\u00a0we loved growing up (Senna).<\/p>\n
This list isn’t exhaustive but we think it is a solid start. We added the trailers here and some links to purchase these movies on Amazon (note: we may get a commission if you buy from those links).<\/p>\n