The 7 best cinematic car chases ever (that aren’t Ronin or Bullitt)

Hooper was the first movie I ever saw in the Theaters. I was probably 10 at the time. That car scene made a long-lasting impression on me. I'm surprised it made the original list. It's pretty obscure these days. 

My favorite car chases will always be just about any episode of The Dukes Of Hazzard. Yes, I know not a movie, and yes, I know they were corny, but it gave me my weekly fix of spinning tires and sliding cars while I was growing up. That show has cost me many sets of rear tires over my driving career. I regret none of them. 

"The Hidden" with Kyle McLaughlin opening chase scene is pretty good. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P76cCj1Jssc

Weird 1977 Italian movie with Citroen DS and a 1960s Ferrari

I just found this on YouTube. Enthusiasts will cry during the second half. Suspect the stunt drivers were part of the Remy Julienne team.

Per Internet Movie Car Database:  This movie was based on a real story: the legendary Commissario Spatafora and a "little" personal gift, two black 250 GTE, Enzo Ferrari made to Rome's Squadra Mobile (Police Patrol).
It is true that a car chase ended in Piazza di Spagna after jumping down the stairs of Trinità dei Monti.
One of the two 250 GTE, with "scars" in the underbody, now rests in the Museo delle Pantere Storiche, a collection of vintage italian Police car.

Multiple Mad Max comments, but no final chase scene from The Road Warrior?  That was completely epic.  As much as I loved Fury Road, I think I still prefer the Road Warrior.

The opening getaway in "Drive" is fantastic! But it loses point for getting you all hyped before finding out the rest of the movie has no driving in it. Much disappoint.

In reply to Brekkurz :

That's how I felt about Baby Driver. The opening chase is fantastic, but not much ingenuity in the rest of the movie's car scenes.

j_tso said:

In reply to Brekkurz :

That's how I felt about Baby Driver. The opening chase is fantastic, but not much ingenuity in the rest of the movie's car scenes.

The foot chase scene in the mall and through the parking lot is pretty exceptional, though. Just a fantastic use of pace to control tension through that whole sequence.

Did anyone mention the original Italian Job? BMW police cars chasing an original Mini Cooper. Epic.

Not BMWs. Alfa Romeos. Because, Italy.

Try The Last Stand.  It's actually hard to find but some fun stuff with a c6 zr1 (both real zr1's and fake). 
 

A buddy worked in Hollywood and said that at the time, there was a whole parking lot full of identical (and very bent) Dukes of Hazard cars.

Somewhat related, there's a YT video I can no longer find that shows a kid doing an epic jump in his pickup that was Way further than anything the Dukes did. Of course, no safety gear, no helmet, and yeah, it ended about as expected. The kid was seriously banged up, bloody nose from hitting the steering wheel, and his truck was totaled. As I recall, his mother was yelling at the camera guy to stop filming. Good of her to step in after the fact, like the jump itself wasn't a problem. Anyway, hopefully he learned something.

I like the one top gear made for the Sweeney

I just remembered one, the chase from Mr. Majestyk.  Charles Bronson in a Ford F-150.  It was good enough that Ford used it in their TV ads.  

Solid drifting by 007 in “No Time to Die.”

How many of us have fantasized about living in these chase scenes? I did and pulled a few dangerous stunts to prove how great I was. I could count cars on a mountain drive and would gladly pass on a blind corner knowing that there was no car in the way. Very Stupid but I thought I had the reflexes of a cat back then. Except I had super slow reflexes and was half blind. I used to think that I was a Deep Thinker, but realize now that I was just a Slow Thinker.

VolvoHeretic said:

How many of us have fantasized about living in these chase scenes? I did and pulled a few dangerous stunts to prove how great I was. I could count cars on a mountain drive and would gladly pass on a blind corner knowing that there was no car in the way. Very Stupid but I had the reflexes of a cat back then. Except I had super slow reflexes and was half blind. I used to think that I was a Deep Thinker, but realize that I was just a Slow Thinker.

The Dunning-Kruger cognitive bias is a real thing.  At least you realize it now.  I too have no idea how I survived my youth.  Thank God for 6 cylinder Pontiacs that couldn't get out of their own way.  Had my dad agreed to the car I wanted I probably wouldn't be here typing this.  1969 Super Bee.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect 

(Even though this first part is cars chasing a delivery trike)

There doesn't seem to be a part 2 on his channel either.  They ditch the trike for a Beetle.

But here's a clip that picks up shortly after 'borrowing' the Bug.

How about Ron Howard's Grand Theft Auto?

In reply to David S. Wallens :

my favorite Craig Bond chase, the opening of Quantum of Solace. Too bad the rest of it wasn't as good.

If this movie were made today, Lee Majors would be fleeing to Florida.

Ron sure likes making car movies.

Roger Corman produced and directed an endless number of awful B  movies, many of which contained car chases. Eat My Dust was just one of them. Ron Howard agreed to star in it in exchange for Corman financing Grand Theft Auto. GTA definitely has a Corman flavor to it, but it's certainly several rungs above Eat My Dust which is, frankly, truly horrible.

In reply to racerfink :

Great movie. Still have the VHS. Not enough people have seen it. Like a slightly more sophisticated mad mad mad mad world. 

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but Hit and Run with Dax Shepard is a pretty solid car movie, the chases aren't necessarily anything over the top but definitely worth a watch, it one of me and the wife's favorite movies. I will leave a warning that there is a 'lemon party' scene that will catch you off guard so be ready for that.