10 Most Intense Car Chases In Movie History
1. Bullitt
You simply can't top a classic.
A lover of fast cars himself, Steve McQueen practically invented the modern car chase behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang when he starred in Bullitt. It's lengthy chase shows that you don't need plenty of flashy explosions, overbearing firepower or even dialogue to make a chase scene tense - just some really fast cars.
We hear only roaring engines of the Dodge Charger that McQueen chases down in his own equally powerful 1968 Ford Mustang, allowing the scene to speak for itself and simply exude speed above all else. This is a race which requires concentration and rewards only the steeliest nerve.
Having already outwitted the hitmen and making himself the hunter after bouncing down the hills of San Francisco, Bullitt's chase culminates in a perfectly timed ramming attack that sends the Charger straight into a petrol station that goes up in a blaze. He then skids to a halt just over a ditch, looking effortlessly cool in the process.
Bullitt's chase feels at once chaotic and yet totally under control. You never feel that McQueen is ever going to be bested, and the shock end to this sequence only proves this.