It’s not a guarantee that the best action movies also feature the best car chases, but the better the car chase, the better the film.
The 15 movies on this list all boast some of the most death-defying, suspenseful, and thrilling car chases ever caught on film, even if they’re not the 15 best action movies of all time.
One of the very best cinematic chases came in a Best Picture winner, the 1971 crime drama The French Connection.
The setup is an excuse for what is essentially an extended, two-hour car chase through the deserts of the dystopian future.