Classic car movies you shouldn't watch!
The movies might be classic, but avoid them if you want a lot of good car action! They aren't listed in any particular order at the time.
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- DirectorH.B. HalickiStarsH.B. HalickiMarion BusiaJerry DaugirdaWhen 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.Stupid plot, ridiculous movie.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsNicolas CageAngelina JolieGiovanni RibisiA retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life.The movie is actually a lot better than the original one. Too bad they didn't base it on a good classic instead.
- DirectorCharles Robert CarnerStarsViggo MortensenChristine EliseSteve RailsbackAn ex race car driver hurries 1200 miles home in a 1970 Challenger when his wife has labor problems. Cops in several states try to stop him - initially for speeding.Horrible movie! The fact that the original is such a classic makes it even worse. Not even Aragorn can save it.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsHarry HamlinJoseph BottomsDeborah Van ValkenburghA group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Mountain."About car racing at Mulholland Drive. Too weak in every aspect. Not even Dennis Hopper or a car chase with a Corvette '67 and a Porsche 356 replica can save this movie.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsDan AykroydJohn GoodmanWalter LevineElwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."The Dodge Monaco has been replaced by a Ford Crown Victoria, and John Belushi has been replaced by John Goodman! Some people say this movie is an abomination, I say that it's ok. It doesn't feel quite right to put it on a car movie list at all, but the movie broke the world record for biggest movie car pile-up, a record it stole from the first movie. A lot of excellent music and musicians though.
- DirectorAndrew LauAlan MakRalph RieckermannStarsJay ChouAnthony Chau-Sang WongEdison ChenAfter winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.Japanese cars, drifting... If you really don't care about cars, I guess it's ok.
- DirectorJon IvayStarsAlun ap BrinleyGeoff BellPeter BowlesThree friends out for a weekend motorcycle ride through Wales stumble upon a marijuana field and biker gang war.A British version of Easy Rider! As you know, "British" means that the vehicles are bad and the people are ugly.
- DirectorPhilip D'AntoniStarsRoy ScheiderTony Lo BiancoVictor ArnoldA tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.An at best decent movie. The only reason why I added it to this list is that I found it in a list of car-related movies somewhere. It has a car chase with a 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville sedan pursued by a 1973 Pontiac Ventura Sprint coupe, and as in Bullitt and The French Connection, the stunt coordinator was Bill Hickman. The coolest thing with this movie is the fact that Richard Lynch (playing one of the bad guys in the movie) set fire to himself in Central Park, on an acid trip in 1967.
- DirectorRon PhillipsStarsJim DunnPat DunnTammy DunnThis documentary chronicles a summer in the life of "Funny Car" racer Jim Dunn and his family.A 1974 dragracing documentary. Crashes, dark footage, stills, pop songs, interviews... If you are a fanatic about 70's dragracing, it could be interesting, otherwise, see another movie.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsEmile HirschMatthew FoxChristina RicciYoung driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.This movie might be good if you have car interested kids, otherwise not. It's based on Japanese manga, relatively well made. It just doesn't have a lot to do with real cars.
- DirectorFaith GrangerStarsTimothy LukeFaith GrangerAlexandra HolderWhen a hotrod girl finds a mysterious letter dating back to the fifties hidden in her roadster, she is left with nothing but questions... She sets out to find the answers and retrace her deuce's troubled past. Who is Johnny Callaway? But will learning the truth make a difference and can a broken man ever get a second chance at a happiness long forgotten? Fast hotrods, cool cats, gravity defying swing dancing and rockin' retro music all serve as a colorful backdrop to this heartfelt, inspiring story. Discover an underground scene where counter culture is in, old school is cool and nostalgia forever reigns.A sort of good idea that turned into a pretty cheesy movie. Some horrible acting, but some really nice hot rods as well.
- DirectorMartyn BurkeStarsLee MajorsBurgess MeredithChris MakepeaceA former race car driver's car is confiscated. He rebuilds it and drives to Free California with a teen's help. Agents dispatch a jet pilot to stop him, fearing his autonomy threatens their control.A Dystopia with no oil, no cars, and a totalitarian government. An ex-racecar driver has saved his old Porsche 917 (replica), and saved fuel. He's trying to get to California after a disease kills his family, and he's chased by a Sabre jet. Could be cool, but it isn't.
- DirectorAllan ArkushNicholas NiciphorRoger CormanStarsDavid CarradineClaudia JenningsRichard LynchFuturistic Science Fiction about a sport to the death, using "destructocycles".A 1978 movie with David Carradine and Richard Lynch. It's a very confused, futuristic off-road motorcycle movie. The movie has bad acting, death rays, mutants and futuristic off-road motorcycles.
- DirectorHarvey BermanStarsJack NicholsonGeorgianna CarterRobert BeanA rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking. He eventually kidnaps his buddy's girlfriend, kills a few police officers, and finally sees his own life end in tragedy.Jack Nicholson in a crazy beat movie. Horrible music, and Nicholson says "... maaaaan" to everybody.
- DirectorHarley CokelissStarsMichael BeckAnnie McEnroeJames WainwrightPost World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.A dystopic future with almost no gas, and a Battletruck and a battle bike... Pretty meaningless.
- DirectorLouis LeterrierCorey YuenStarsJason StathamShu QiMatt SchulzeFrank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.A decent action movie and good entertainment! It just doesn't involve a lot of cars, and nothing special at all about the ones it actually does involve.
- DirectorOlivier MegatonStarsJason StathamRobert KnepperNatalya RudakovaFrank Martin is forced to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery.A nice action movie, it just doesn't give me any classic car feeling.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?A really classic musical, and it involves a classic car, "somehow". Not as much as people seem to remember though, in fact, not much at all.
- DirectorPatricia BirchStarsMichelle PfeifferMaxwell CaulfieldLorna LuftA British student at a 1960s American high school must prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.Horrible musical movie.
- DirectorClaude LelouchStarsGunilla FridenClaude LelouchA high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.An 8 minute short movie, a high speed drive through Paris. You never see the actual car in the movie, but at least the sound is supposed to be from a Ferrari 275GTB. I have pretty much never seen any car movie or any French movie not more worth seeing.
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsNicolas CageAmber HeardWilliam FichtnerA vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.Why was this movie ever released? It's about a man that escaped from hell, to find his grand daughter and avenge the death of his daughter, by tracking down and killing a satanic cult. Nicolas Cage with a '71 Chevelle doesn't help this movie. Even Amber Heard with daisy dukes and a '69 Dodge Charger 440 R/T isn't helping it.
- DirectorKathleen 'Bo' BobakJames SuttlesStarsBrad YoderBurgess JenkinsR. Keith HarrisBased on a true story about the early days of stock-car racing. A story of love in the time of moonshine as three of stock car racing's earliest heroes come of age to find escape from life's challenges on the track, ultimately shaping the future of their families and auto racing during the Fighting Forties.Imdb says 2014, but it seems to be from 2011? Anyway, it's about the first days of Nascar racing, based on a true story. It has some nice old cars, but the movie reminds me about Deuce of Spades: The sum is less than the parts, they have tried too hard with everything, and forgot to make a movie.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsRobert Downey Jr.Zach GalifianakisMichelle MonaghanHigh-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time.I can't complain a lot about this movie! I enjoyed watching it, and it's pretty funny! So why is it on this list? Because if you want to see a classic road trip movie with a classic car, you don't get it.
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-ByrneIn a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.One of the better movies in the genre (70's weird movies), some nice cars (Ford Falcons mostly), but am I entertained? Not really.
- DirectorGeorge MillerGeorge OgilvieStarsMel GibsonTina TurnerBruce SpenceAfter being exiled from the most advanced town in post-apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.Time wasn't nice to this movie! After the cool cars in Mad Max 2, this is pretty much total downhill.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsKurt RussellZoë BellRosario DawsonTwo separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.Have you heard about "Sex and the City"? It's a tv series about three hookers and their mom. This movie is exactly like that, but with two car chases! A '69 Charger, '70 Challenger and a '71 Nova just can't help this movie!
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.A LOT of cool cars, but a ridiculous movie!
- DirectorAlan MetterStarsRichard PryorBeverly ToddStacey DashArlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.A not too shabby comedy, but if you watch it to see a lot of Saab action (which is not too common in movies), you will be disappointed.
- DirectorLamar CardStarsMark SchneiderKatie SaylorMorgan WoodwardA man named Clint enters a solar-powered van called Vandora into a competition called Freakout.A Barris-built van doesn't help this movie. You gotta be as high as the film makers probably were to enjoy it.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerMichelle RodriguezLos Angeles police officer Brian O'Conner must decide where his loyalty really lies when he becomes enamored with the street racing world he has been sent undercover to end it.A seemingly rich white kid (that somehow is an undercover cop) gets NOS for his car and that solves the few remaining problems in his life. This movie has inspired millions of rich white kids to get stickers to pimp their Japanese cars.
- DirectorJustin LinStarsLucas BlackZachery Ty BryanShad MossA teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.Drifting in Tokyo, this should be the coolest movie in the life of the rice-car-enthusiasts. I guess it's not, it's at least not very good.
- DirectorJustin LinStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerMichelle RodriguezBrian O'Conner, back working for the FBI in Los Angeles, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.Stupid movie!
- DirectorJustin LinStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonHobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries, but Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.Pretty stupid movie!