30 INSANELY AWESOME CAR CHASE SCENES

30. Mad Max

Mad Max is a movie made in Australia 1979. The movie stars Mel Gibson. The movie is about an under-funded police organization that struggles to protect remote areas of Australia from a motorcycle gang. Below is an opening scene.







29. Mr. and Mrs. Smith chase scene

Watch Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a mini-van/BMW chase. Any car chase involving a mini-van is deserves to be ranked pretty low.







28. The French Connection

The French Connection is about a couple of New York City cops that try to intercept a heroin shipment coming in from France. This chase happens between French hitman Nicoli (Marcel Bozzuffi) and Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman). The chase started after the hitman attempts to assassinate the New York City officer.







27. Swordfish

Swordfish is about a hacker named Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) that infects the FBI Carnivore software with a computer virus. Jobson was arrested by Agent Roberts (played by Don Cheadle) for creating the virus. As part of his parole, Jobson was not allowed to go near a computer. Ginger Knowles (Halle Berry) and Gabrier Shear (John Travolta) approaches Jobson to do a hacking job for $10 million. Below is the making of a chase scene in the movie where a S-64 Aircrane helipcopter lifts a bus with Jobson on it and placed it on a skyscraper rooftop.







26. Gone In 60 Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds is a film that stars Memphis (Nicolas Cage) and his brother Kip (Giovanni Ribisi). Kip took a contract to steal fifty cars from a crime boss, but failed the job. Memphis then became responsible for fulfilling the job. Below is a chase scene with Memphis driving a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 and several police cars.







25. Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park is a movie based on Michael Crichton’s novel and directed by Steven Spielberg. Jurassic Park had real, live dinosaurs on display behind electric cages. After Dennis Nedry (played by Wayne Knight) tampered with the fuseboxes and was later attacked by dinosaurs, the dinosaurs escaped. Here is a Tyrannosaurus rex chasing after some of the park visitors.









24. Bullitt

Bullitt is a film from 1968 that stars Steve McQueen and was directed by Peter Yates. Bullitt is about a politician in California named Senator Walter Chalmers (played by Robert Vaughn) that held a Senate subcommittee regarding Organized Crime in America. Chalmers’ witness who could help bring down the mafia, Johnny Ross. Johnny’s brother, Pete is a Chicago mobster. Ross stole $2 million from the Mafia. The Mafia then attempted to kill Ross twice.



Below is a car chase scene between Ross and the hit-men. The hit-men are a Dodge Charger and Ross is in a Ford Mustang. The chase takes place in San Francisco, California.







23. Ronin

Ronin is a movie that stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno. Both characters act as a couple of former intelligence agents in a team of 5. The team finds out that Russian gangsters are attempting to bid for the suitcase and that it must be stolen right away. A series of betrayals occur within the team and steal the suitcase for themselves. Below is a car chase scene featuring De Niro and Reno. The race is between a BMW and a Peugeot.







22. The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded was the second movie in The Matrix series. In The Matrix Reloaded, Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) wakes up from a nightmare that Trinity had been shot by an agent while falling from a building. In The Matrix Reloaded, Neo is given instructions by an Oracle to meet the Source, by finding the Keymaker. The Keymaker is a prisoner of the French in a program called the Merovingian. When the Oracle leaves, a bunch of Agent Smiths come and pick a fight with Neo. Neo beats them all up and then meets with Morpheus and Trinity to pursue their quest to meet the Keymaker.



When Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus reaches the Merovingian and asks for the Keymaker, a Frenchman refuses. The Frenchman’s wife, Persephone (played by Monica Belluci) turns against her husband and leads the team to the Keymaker. Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus then find themselves having to battle two ghostly henchman twins. A chase ensues on a highway nearby. The chase is between a Cadillac CTS and a Cadillac Escalade. Check out the video below.







 

 





20. The Fast and The Furious

At the beginning of The Fast and The Furious, Dominic (played by Vin Diesel) and his crew decides to high-jack a truck. They do this while using their pimped out Honda Civics. Below is a clip of what the Civics do when they enter a construction zone.







19. Star Wars Episode 1: Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode 1: Phantom Menace is a movie directed by George Lucas. Star Wars Ep. 1 is about two Jedi Knights that flee to planet Naboo. The Jedi stops on planet Tatooine and runs into Anakin Skywalker. Anakin was strong with the Force. Qui-Gon Jinn, one of the Jedi knights enters Anakin into a spacepod race. Below is the race.







18. Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings is a film that stars John Candy, Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, and Rawle D. Lewis. The movie is about a Jamaican bobsled team competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Below is the tail-end of the movie where the bobsled begins to fall apart as they begin to near the finish line.







17. Speed

Speed is an action and thriller starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels. Howard Payne, the villain of the movie calls Jack Traven and informs him that there is a bomb on another bus. The bomb explodes if the bus goes below 50 MPH. The bus drive is accidentally shot and Annie Porter is forced to drive. Jack calls the SWAT team and tries to get them to clear traffic while they try and get rid of the bomb. Below is a video montage of Speed:







16. Back to the Future II

Back To The Future 2 is a film about “Doc” Emmett Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd) and Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox). “Doc” invented a time-traveling DeLorean which is capable of flight. Doc and Marty travel to 2015 to prevent Marty’s son from participating in a robbery. While they are in the future, Marty buys a sports almanac to use for his financial gain when betting on teams back in the past. Doc throws the almanac away and Biff recovers it. In this scene, Marty takes back the sports almanac.







15. Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a film written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. In this movie, Luke skywalker and other members of the Rebel Alliance travel to Planet Tatooine to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt. Below is a chase scene involving speeder bikes. The music used in this clip was remixed into the video and is not part of the original movie.







14. The Transporter

The Transporter is a movie starring Frank Martin (played by Jason Statham). In this scene, Frank is driving his BMW E38 735iL. When Martin is about to get in his car and drive to a deal, four armed masked men get in the car with bags full of money. The four men tried to change the deal for being the get-away car driver. After an agreement is made, the chase begins.







13. The Italian Job

The Italian Job stars Charlie Crocker (played by Mark Wahlberg), Stella Bridger (played by Charlize Theron), Handsome Rob (played by Jason Statham), Steve Brazelli (played by Edward Norton), Donald Sutherland (played by John Bridger), Lyle (played by Seth Green), and Left Ear (played by Mos Def). The film opens with a chase scene involving the team stealing a safe. This chase involves boats.







12. Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II is a movie that stars Mike Lowrey (played by Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (played by Martin Lawrence). In this movie, Mike and Marcus take on a mission to investigate a flow of ecstasy in Miami. Marcus’ sister plays an undercover DEA agent that makes a deal with Jamaican drug dealers. The deal goes sour and then a chase ensues. The chase is between a Ferrari 550 Maranello and several semitrucks.







11. The Island

The Island is a science fiction film directed by Michael Bay and stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. This movie takes place in 2019. On The Island, the rules are set for humans including clothes, meals, and jobs. Below is a chase scene from the movie.







10. Batman Begins

Batman Begins is a movie that stars Christian Bale as Batman and Katie Holmes. In this movie scene, the poice come after Batman. Batman and Rachel escape in The Tumbler while being chased by the police. The music used for this scene is not part of the original movie scene.







9. The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

The Dukes of Hazzard is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. The movie stars Luke Duke (played by Johnny Knoxville) and Bo Duke (played by Sean William Scott). In this scene Luke finds out that Bo previously had intimate times with the girl he has a crush on. This chase scene involves the police and the Charger 1969 Dodge General Lee.







8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a movie starring Arnold Schwarznegger. In this movie, The Terminator follows Sarah Connor and her 10 year old son, John. The Terminator wants to prevent Judgment Day. In the future, John Connor is responsible for preventing the rise of the machines. Terminator T-1000 is sent from the future to try and kill John. Below is a chase scene between John and the Terminator T-1000. The Terminator rescues John towards the end of the clip.







7. Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch stars Ben Stiller as David Starsky and Owen Wilson as Ken Hutchinson. These two cops are in the midst of busting a drug ring. In this scene, the two attempt to jump a 1974 Ford Gran Torino on Reese Feldman’s boat. Do they make it? watch the clip to find out.







6. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones is the protagonist in this film as the Nazis are the antagonists. Jones is searching for the Ark of the Convenant in this film. Below is a famous truck chase scene from the movie. Jones is chasing after a Nazi convoy that is holding the Ark of the Convenant.







5. Casino Royale

Casino Royale is the 21st film in the series of James Bond movies. This is the first movie that stars Daniel Craig as Mr. Bond. The film starts where Bond is about to receive is license to kill. The movie begins with Bond chasing after an international bomb-marker named Mollaka. This chase scene is all on foot and involves parkour. The chase is in Madagascar.







4. Wanted

Wanted stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman. In this scene Wesley Gibson is in a pharmacy where he meets a mysterious woman that tells him that his father was an assassin and was killed the day before. An assassin approaches both of them during this conversation and a wild car chase in Chicago follows.







3. Beverly Hills Cop 2

Beverly Hills Cop II is about crime-fighting police detective Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy). The police detectives are trying to find out who is behind the “Alphabet Crimes.” The Alphabet Crimes are a series of robberies that have monogrammed envelopes left behind at the scenes. This chase scene involves several police cars, armored cars, and cement mixers.







2. The Rock

This movie stars Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. Connery plays an ex-con that is given the chance to leave prison in order to penetrate the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco in order to save hostages. Connery breaks free from the FBI and Cage’s character chases him down. Below is the scene from the movie involving a Hummer and a Ferrari.







1. Dumb and Dumber

In this scene, Lloyd Christmas (played by Jim Carrey) is chasing after a plane. On the plane is a girl that he drove to the airport in his limo. Christmas is attempting to return a briefcase that she left behind.







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