The Automobile in Cinema

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An ode to the automobile (and its 2-wheeled brethren) in cinema. Speeding car chases through city traffic, engines revving aggressively, the squeal of whitewalls on the streets of 1940s Southern California.

Cars give us cinematic insight into the human spirit. They can be a humble daily driver, a means of getting from point A to B. They can be an angry pulsing machine, barely gripping the road and containing the overwhelming mechanical forces asked of them. They be perpetually on the verge of breakdown, relying on careful cajoling to continue their labors. They are an extension of their driver and an entity unto themselves.

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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
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    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  6. 79 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 71 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 78 new

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 59 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  10. 96 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
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    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
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    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 74 new

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
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    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
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    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 80 new

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 93 new

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
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    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
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    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
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    Skyfall

    2012, in 4 top lists Check
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    Casino Royale

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
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    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
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    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
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    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 69 new

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
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    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future Part II

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
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    Gran Torino

    2008, in 8 top lists Check
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    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 75 new

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 92 new

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
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    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
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    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Bourne Identity

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future Part III

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
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    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
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    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Matrix Reloaded

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
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    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
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    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
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    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
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    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 68 new

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
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    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 64 new

    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
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