Two Lane Blacktop
This 1971 film pairs a young James Taylor (yep, the musician) and Dennis Wilson (the drummer for The Beach Boys) as a drag racing duo. The two of them set off across the U.S. racing a gray 1955 Chevy. Along the way the meet up with a girl played by Laurie Bird and a classic jealous love triangle ensues. Also, they meet an odd, possibly crazy, man in a Pontiac GTO, who makes things even more interesting.

 

Dust to Glory
This 2005 documentary is about the world-famous Baja 1000 off-road race. Even if you couldn’t care less about off-road racing, this movie will get your heartbeat up and maybe even inspire you to do a little adventuring of your own. Plenty of famous racers and automotive industry folks make appearances, including Mario Andretti, Sal Fish, and Chad McQueen, who is the son of actor and racer Steve McQueen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BcGt6mzJlE

. An action-adventure documentary chronicling the most notorious and dangerous race in the world--the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Rivaling the Indy 500 and 25 Hours of Daytona, the race across Baja's peninsula is unpredictable, grueling and raw--just like the uncharted American West of yesteryear.
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Please subscribe, Thanks! To capture the vast desert panoramas and intense action of the race, the film team utilized, fifty-five cameras, four helicopters, a four-passenger buggy camera car and a crew of over eighty people. Thousands of participants, generations of families and racing icons such as Robby Gordon, Mario Andretti, Jimmy Vasser and Motorcycle Supercross legend Mike Mouse McCoy joined together to experience the thrill and glory of the infamous race--an event of sheer human determination.

 

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Bullitt

1966 Ford Mustang from Bullitt | Car Chase Wonderland via YouTube



Possibly Steve McQueen’s most well-known and loved role was that of Frank Bullitt in the 1968 movie Bullitt. McQueen played a tough San Francisco cop. While the storyline of this movie is compelling, the chase scene between the green Ford Mustang McQueen drives and the black Dodge Charger driven by the two main villains is by far the highlight of the film. It’s said to have changed car chase scenes forever.

 

Love The Beast

Actor Eric Bana attends the after party for Love The Beast | Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4givckRHjNI

Much like Steve McQueen, Australian actor Eric Bana loves cars and racing. During his career he has looked for roles that tie in with cars, but eventually he just decided to shoot his own documentary in 2009 on his own 25-year history with a 1974 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop that he bought when he was just 15 years old. The movie is highly regarded among car enthusiasts.

What if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter, in the hope that you could tell a great car story of the likes of Grand Prix, Le Mans or Mad Max. Then one day you happened to open your garage door and sitting there, right in front of you, was the film you had been searching for.

This is what happened to Eric Bana and this time around, the co-star is his very own Ford GT Falcon Coupe- THE BEAST. Eric realized the story was in fact, about him, his first car, a lifetime of ownership and a lifetime of friendship. He set about documenting his own 25 year long love story. A simple tale of one mans ongoing relationship with his very first car. After years of precious restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the car into one of the most grueling and dangerous motor races that exists: The Targa Tasmania Rally. This would be a personal Everest for both man and machine, until...on day 4 of the race, tragedy strikes. The man who was hell bent on trying to convey how much he and those around him loved THE BEAST, had just destroyed it.

Eric has now unwillingly cast himself in his own real life drama. We follow him from inside the race car to the surreal world of the red carpet. This compelling true story follows Eric s progression as a car lover, and as a person conflicted by what he has done.
The personal and social pressures mount up in the face of rebuilding a car that means so much to him. Along the way Eric seeks guidance and wisdom from not only the inner sanctum of his 3 life long friends but also Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson, and Dr. Phil.

 

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The Fast and the Furious...ALL movies

The Fast and the Furious | Universal Pictures


If you’re under 40 and have seen any car movie, this is probably it. Despite the poorly written dialogue and macho, it’s been one of the go-to car movies since 2001. This movie was many people’s introduction to tuner culture, and it inspired a generation of people to get into cars. Also, it started one of the most successful movie franchises of all time. All of the Furious movies could be on this list, but since that’d take up too much space, just the first movie makes the cut here.

 

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Le Mans

Steve McQueen | STAFF/AFP/Getty Images





If you know much about auto racing, then you probably know how fierce the competition was at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1970s. In 1971, Steve McQueen financed and starred in the movie Le Mans, which shows what the world’s toughest 24-hour race is all about. With almost a documentary level of attention to detail, this fictional account is often held up as a great motorsports movie.

 

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Senna

This 2010 racing documentary focuses on the life Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, the three-time F1 world championship driver who lost his life behind the wheel at age 34. Focusing on his racing career, the film starts just before his debut in 1984 and goes all the way to his fatal final lap in 1994. Even if you aren’t a fan of motorsports, this is an emotional and inspiring story that anyone can appreciate.

official UK trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOQLeqRcgKc

When other racers could get within 6 inches of the guard rail, Senna could get within 3 inches.
I have seen the video where it appears that he drives within the guard rail.

 

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Another excellent Formula One movie is 2013’s Rush. It’s a biographical sports drama with a focus on the rivalry between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Hunt and Lauda had a legendary rivalry in the 1970s, and Chris Helmsworth (Hunt) and Daniel Brühl (Lauda) do a superb job of making it come to life on screen. This movie is visually stunning and genuinely thrilling.

 

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C’était un Rendezvous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvDXlDxMnb4

The French short film C’était un Rendezvous is really very simple. It’s a high-speed drive through the busy streets of Paris. At the end of the film, the driver gets out of the car and you see him walk towards a woman and give her a hug. And while the film sounds simple, the driving is anything but. You’ll be on the edge of your seat the entire time and the soundtrack of the car’s sonorous engine will keep your heart thumping in your chest.

 

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang | Valkyr via YouTube

The original Gone in Sixty Seconds from 1974 is a cult classic, but is a bit hard to follow for some non car folks. The 2000 remake with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie much easier — and fun — to watch. Say what you will about Nick Cage; when he’s running from the cops in Eleanor, his iconic custom 1967 Mustang, you just have to root for him.