Best Chase Movies

  • Apocalypto

    Apocalypto (R, 2006)

    Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Baez
    As the foundation of the Mayan civilization begins to crumble, one man's previously idyllic existenc... read moree is forever changed when he is chosen as a sacrifice needed to appease the gods in director Mel Gibson's mythic, end-times adventure. The Mayan kingdom is at the absolute height of opulence and power, but leaders are convinced that unless more temples are constructed and more human sacrifices made, the crops, and ultimately the people, will suffer. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is a peaceful hunter from a remote forest tribe whose life is about to be changed forever. When Jaguar Paw's village is raided and he is prepared as a sacrifice that the Mayan deities have demanded, the brave young hunter is forced to navigate a horrific new world of fear and oppression. Fearlessly determined to escape his captors and save his family from a harrowing demise, Jaguar Paw prepares to risk it all in one final, desperate attempt to preserve his dying way of life. However, few who have seen the sacrificial alter of the Mayans have managed to live to see another day. Now, in order to rescue his pregnant wife and young son, Jaguar Paw will have to elude the most powerful warriors of the Mayan kingdom while using his vast knowledge of the forest to turn the tables on those who would rather see him dead than set free. Inspired by such ancient Mayan texts as the Popul Vuh, Apocalypto marks a comprehensive collaboration between director Gibson, Cambridge-educated screenwriter Farhad Safinia, and world-renowned archeologist and Mayan culture expert Dr. Richard D. Hansen -- whose services as a special consultant on the film lent the production an unprecedented degree of historical accuracy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb568554026: some graphic and gruesome moments, pretty funny moments and very entertaining chase movie
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • worleyjamers
      worleyjamers: . Good story, but even better action. I absolutely loved the fighting scenes and the chase scenes in particular. The last thirty minutes were so intense. A great movie despite the few h
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • fb514170254
      fb514170254: Mel is indeed mad, but this movie was beautifully shot and was essentially a chase film. Some of the weirder moments? An obviously fake baby doing a looney tunes cannon shot bir
      Reviewed 17 months days ago
  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men (R, 2007)

    Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald
    When a Vietnam veteran discovers two million dollars while wandering through the aftermath of a Texa... read mores drug deal gone horribly awry, his decision to abscond with the cash sets off a violent chain reaction in a stripped-down crime drama from Joel and Ethan Coen. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) has just stumbled into the find of a lifetime. Upon discovering a bullet-strewn pickup truck surrounded by the corpses of dead bodyguards, Moss uncovers two million dollars in cash and a substantial load of heroin stashed in the back of the vehicle. Later, as an enigmatic killer who determines the fate of his victims with the flip of a coin sets out in pursuit of Moss, the disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) struggles to contain the rapidly escalating violence that seems to be consuming his once-peaceful Lone Star State town. Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, and Kelly MacDonald co-star in a distinctly American crime story that explores timeless biblical themes in a contemporary Southwestern setting. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb1639010420: A visually exciting meandering chase that does not have your typical Hollywood hero ending. But then who would be the hero? It's th
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • dariansawh
      dariansawh: d it I would watch it 20 times my heart actually stopped at one scene it's a thriller horror action chase movie loved it I'm defiantly buying it blue ray
      Reviewed 33 days days ago
    • gilbertgumphrey
      gilbertgumphrey: . In several scenes, such as the first showdown in the hotel and the second shoot-out/chase in another hotel and city streets, the Coens clearly are taking some pages from Hitchcock hims
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
  • Children of Men

    Children of Men (R, 2006)

    Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Claire-Hope Ashitey
    Y Tu Mamá También and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón returns to th... read moree helm to tell this futuristic tale in which society is without hope since humankind lost its ability to procreate. The year is 2027, and women can no longer give birth. The youngest inhabitant of the planet has just died at the age of 18, and all hope for humanity has been lost. As civilization descends into chaos, a dying world finds one last chance for survival in the form of a woman who has become inexplicably pregnant. Now, as warring nationalistic sects clash and British leaders try to maintain their totalitarian stronghold on the country, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) is brought back into the fold of activism by his guerrilla ex-wife (Julianne Moore). Reluctantly, he takes on the daunting task of escorting Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), the refugee who represents humankind's last hope for survival, out of harm's way and into the care of a mysterious organization known as The Human Project. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine co-star in this adaptation of author P.D. James's gripping 1992 novel. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb688685903: My favourite film of the year it was released - if not only for the adrenaline thumping motorbike chase scene filmed in first person POV from within the fleeing car.
      Reviewed 10 months days ago
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      fb715586400: i-fi premise of a world without children but really failed to develop the idea turning into another chase movie. I liked that the good guy died at the end but the character never really explored for m
      Reviewed 3 years days ago
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      fb500839467: n leaves the entire movie feeling vacant of purpose and turns it into a grizzly series of desperate chase scenes. there's no chemistry between the characters and the pregnant woman doesn't even seem t
      Reviewed 3 years days ago
  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive (PG-13, 1993)

    Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Jeroen Krabbé
    This 1993 box-office smash partly adheres to the 1960s TV series on which it is based and partly goe... read mores off on several tangents of its own. Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble, convicted of murdering his wife. While being transferred to prison by bus, Kimble is involved in a spectacular bus-train collision (one of the best of its kind ever filmed). Surviving the disaster, Kimble escapes, vowing to track down the elusive professional criminal whom he holds responsible for the murder. Dogging the fugitive every foot of the way is U.S. marshal Sam Gerard (an Oscar-winning turn by Tommy Lee Jones), who announces his intention to search "every whorehouse, doghouse, and outhouse" to bring Kimble to justice. Unlike his dour TV-series counterpart Barry Morse, Jones plays the role with a sardonic sense of humor: when a cornered Kimble screams, "I didn't kill my wife," Gerard shrugs and famously replies, "I don't care." Once the premise has been established, scripters Jeb Stuart and David Twohy and director Andrew Davis pull off several audacious plot twists, ranging from Kimble's rendezvous with a sympathetic lab technician to a jaw-dropping dive into a huge waterfall. The second half of the film offers one surprise after another (including the true identity of the murderer), brilliantly avoiding the letdown that plagues many movie adaptations of old TV series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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      fb100000119075484: . This movie was actually really brilliant. The chase scenes were very suspensful. The story was really well crafted and I was totally invested in t
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
    • fb803030313
      fb803030313: A great action chase suspense thriller roller coaster. Always a pleasure to watch all the characters do there thin
      Reviewed 12 months days ago
    • Zero2tm
      Zero2tm: gh the movie is condensed there is evidence through the movie that suggests that the Richard Kimble
      chase and case has been going on for years. Kimble goes about his life piecing together himself what
      Reviewed 23 months days ago
  • Terminator Salvation

    Terminator Salvation (PG-13, 2009)

    Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard
    The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Ba... read morele) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be mankind's last true hope in the war against the machines. Opening in the year 2018, Terminator Salvation finds John Connor's certainty about the future shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger named Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), whose last memory is of sitting on death row and awaiting execution. Unable to determine whether Marcus was sent from the future or rescued from the past, Connor begins to wonder whether there is still any hope left for the human race as the robots grow more powerful and aggressive than ever before. It appears that Skynet is preparing a devastating final attack designed to eliminate the human resistance once and for all, leaving Connor and Marcus with no choice but to strike back at the cybernetic heart of Skynet's operations. Once there, the two battle-scarred soldiers discover a devastating secret regarding the potential annihilation of all humankind. Anton Yelchin fills Michael Biehn's shoes as a young Kyle Reese in the first installment of a planned Terminator trilogy from director McG (Charlie's Angels). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • ironclad1609
      ironclad1609: little hints at the old films (Sarah Connor's voice, John still liking Guns 'n Roses) and the truck chase sequence is breathtakingly Mad Max-esque. The movie concentrates surprisingly much on the new
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
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      fb1003347602: . The moto-terminators were obviously created just to bring a car chase into the movie, however, and the menacing T-800 was only introduced at the very end of the fil
      Reviewed 7 months days ago
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      fb1232808988: . Which then leads to a chase sequence involving a diesel truck and 2 bike machines that will remind you of Mad Max, which i
      Reviewed 5 months days ago
  • The Island

    The Island (PG-13, 2005)

    Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Djimon Hounsou
    Blockbuster action director Michael Bay delivers a striking look at a strange world of the future in... read more this sci-fi action drama. Midway through the 21st century, Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) lives in a confined indoor community after ongoing abuse of the Earth has rendered most of the planet uninhabitable. One of the only places in the outside world still capable of sustaining life is an idyllic island where citizens are chosen to live through a lottery. Or at least that's what Lincoln and his fellow citizens are taught to believe; the truth is that Lincoln, like everyone he knows, is actually a clone who is kept under wraps to provide needed organs when the person who supplied his or her DNA falls ill. When he becomes aware that his existence is a fraud, Lincoln escapes to the outside world with a fellow clone, Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson), though the powers that be are determined to see that no one gets away alive. The Island also stars Steve Buscemi, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Sean Bean. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb44602725: story is helped by being visually pleasing and by Michael Bay's action, including a really bad-ass chase scene that just doesn't quit.
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • fb709282780
      fb709282780: Just what you expect from a Michael Bay film- Explosions, one too many chase scenes, shallow characters and lots of product placement.
      Reviewed 9 months days ago
    • amberscott69
      amberscott69: A Michael Bay film would never be complete without a car chase and lots of crashes, in all this film plays a little like transformers with a Logan's run plot
      Reviewed 7 months days ago
  • Death Proof

    Death Proof (R, 2007)

    Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan
    In Death Proof -- director Tarantino's take on such peddle-to-the-metal shockers as White Line Fever... read more -- Kurt Russell stars as an engine-revving psychopath who prefers to take out his beautiful victims at 200 mph. Originally released into theaters on a double bill with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror under the Grindhouse banner, Death Proof finds a group of ladies out on the town pitted against a mysterious figured named Stuntman Mike (Russell), whose vintage automobile has been partially modified to withstand even the most extreme auto collision. Though the maniacal driver himself always comes out relatively unscathed, the same certainly can't be said for the poor young lass in his passenger seat -- or anyone unfortunate enough to be on the road when the urge to kill strikes for that matter. With a list of potential road-kill candidates that includes Rose McGowan, Jordan Ladd, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa Ferlito, Death Proof takes viewers on an adrenaline-infused drive that's as sexy as it is shocking. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb100000077872921: A straight-forward revenge car chase movie has much style and thought but not much substance. But excels at all it does because it
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb100000121427210
      fb100000121427210: . The funny dialogue, the unique array of characters and the explotation. The best car duel chase scene I've ever seen takes place at the end of the film. The whole movie is a build up to the
      Reviewed 29 days days ago
    • fb100003250155383
      fb100003250155383: p for too long, as the last 25 minutes of the film feature quite possibly the most breathtaking car chase in movie history.
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
  • Centurion

    Centurion (R, 2010)

    Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Noel Clarke, David Morrissey
    CENTURION is set during the war between Roman soldiers and Pict tribesmen during the 2nd century Rom... read morean conquest of Britain. Michael Fassbender stars as Quintus Dias, Roman centurion and son of a legendary gladiator who leads a group of soldiers on a raid of a Pict camp to rescue a captured general (Dominic West). The son of the Pict leader is murdered during the raid, and the Romans find themselves hunted by a seemingly unstoppable group of the Pict's most vicious and skilled warriors, led by a beautiful and deadly tracker (Olga Kurylenko), and hell bent on revenge.-- (C) Magnolia
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      fb515426895: This is actually a chase movie with the setting being in the Roman times. The action and the acting are all very well
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
    • fb689565599
      fb689565599: Not a bad movie at all had some great action and chase scenes some of the fight scenes could of been better but overall was a really good film
      Reviewed 3 years days ago
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      fb737645245: . A good chase movie with a great cast that you will on to survive.
      Reviewed 3 years days ago
  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can (PG-13, 2002)

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
    A gifted forger and confidence man attempts to stay one step ahead of the lawman determined to bring... read more him to justice in this comedy-drama from Steven Spielberg, based on a true story. Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a 16-year-old high school student who finds himself emotionally cut adrift when his mother, Paula (Nathalie Baye), leaves his father, Frank Abagnale Sr. (Christopher Walken), after Frank Sr. falls into arrears with the Internal Revenue Service. One day at school, Frank Jr. attempts to pass himself off as a substitute teacher, and easily makes the subterfuge work. His small-scale success gives Frank some ideas, and he soon discovers bigger and more profitable ways of hoaxing others, passing himself off as an airline pilot, a doctor, and an attorney. Along the way, Frank learns how to become a master forger, and uses his talent and charm to pass over 2.5 million dollars in phony checks. Frank's increasingly audacious work soon attracts the attention of Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), an FBI agent who is determined to put Frank behind bars. Frank seems to enjoy being pursued by Carl, and even goes so far as to call Carl on the phone to chat every once in a while. While posing as a doctor, Frank falls in love with Brenda Strong (Amy Adams), a sweet girl working as a candy striper. When Frank asks Brenda to marry him, he decides to assume a new identity to impress her father, Roger (Martin Sheen) -- who happens to be the District Attorney of New Orleans, LA. Catch Me If You Can was based on the autobiography of the real Frank W. Abagnale Jr., who has a cameo in the film and today works on the side of the law as a top consultant on preventing forgery and designing secure checking systems. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb655629128: It's so much fun, you'll wish the chase would continue. Hanks is in top-form as usual, but DiCaprio is the one that steals the show.
      Reviewed 23 months days ago
    • vossr
      vossr: Very fun chase movie, where Hanks and DiCaprio flex their acting muscle against the backdrop of Spielberg's p
      Reviewed 19 months days ago
    • fb20600139
      fb20600139: . Definitely a thrilling chase. The glam and posh, all a lie in good fun.
      Reviewed 19 months days ago
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day (R, 1991)

    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Earl Boen
    A sequel to the sci-fi action thriller that made him and star Arnold Schwarzenegger A-list Hollywood... read more names, writer/director James Cameron upped the ante with this follow-up by employing a more sweeping storyline and cutting-edge special effects. Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor (Edward Furlong), during the late nineties. Having been informed by a time-traveling soldier in the first film that John will one day grow up to become humanity's savior from a computer-controlled Armageddon, Sarah has responded by becoming a muscle-bound she-warrior bent on educating John in survival tactics and battle strategies. Her ranting about humankind's future has landed Sarah in an insane asylum and John in the foster care system. The rebellious John has responded to his situation by getting into scrapes with the law. When a new and improved Terminator android called the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) arrives from the future to eliminate John, an older model T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is sent to protect the boy. The T-1000, however, has the ability to morph itself into any shape it desires, allowing it chameleon-like powers and near indestructibility. The T-800 saves John's life and helps break Sarah out of the institution. Staying only one step ahead of the dogged T-1000, Sarah leads her son and the T-800 to the headquarters of Cyberdyne Systems, the company that will invent a robotic intelligence that will eventually take over the world. There, they attempt to convince inventor Miles Dyson (Joe Morton) to help them stop the future from ever occurring by destroying his work. Dyson sacrifices himself in an explosion to save the world, leading to a final showdown between the two Terminators at a steel foundry. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which won four Oscars in technical categories for its groundbreaking effects, was followed by a short sequel filmed exclusively as an attraction for theme parks, Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time (1996). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
    • fb709020064
      fb709020064: . With still state of the art special effects, a killer story and the best action/chase scenes, T2 will never be topped.
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
    • Loth18
      Loth18: . From the pulse pounding chase scene to the flawlessly filmed mental hospital break, I again, personally guarantee this film
      Reviewed 2 years days ago
    • liverstone
      liverstone: . Top notch graphics of the day. Wonderfully rich storyline. Exciting chase sequences. Robots and explosions. Future and the past colliding. Intense stuff.
      Reviewed 4 years days ago

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