The Five Best Driving Films
Posted on: 10/07/2014Hollywood and driving have held a lengthy relationship since the advent of both the film camera and the motor car.
For generations, cinema folk have lusted over roaring V8 muscle, sublime luxury and rather heroic driving. Whether street racing or running from the law, the involvement of cars in movies will remain as long as the sea has the tide.
Quite the collective of driving films over the years have gained inspirational fame amongst petrol heads and regular film fanatics alike. Should you be new to the genre though, the good people at LKPerformance have constructed a beginners' list of the "best" driving films for motoring fanatics. Grab some popcorn, sit back and relax. Lights, camera, action!
5 - Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000).
Starring Nicholas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi and T.J. Cross, this movie is a definite must see for petrol heads. Cage stars as, Memphis Raines, a retired car thief who vowed to never return to his sticky fingered ways. His retirement was forced to take a back seat after his brother Kip (Ribisi) incurred a large debt with a master car criminal. The price, to boost 50 cars in an extremely limited amount of time. Back in the game, the movie features German luxury, American muscle and worldwide exotics. A definite dream dip into criminality by most motoring fanatics.
4 - The Transporter (2002).