These are the best movie car chases in history according to data
From James Bond to Fast and Furious, there are so many iconic car chases in movies that have made our hearts race throughout the years. But which one claims first place on the podium of ultimate popularity?Curious to find out, Uswitch delved into the numbers to discover which on-screen car chase is the favourite amongst movie-goers. They calculated this using a variety of factors such as number of YouTube views, likes and dislikes, and IMDb ratings. They then created a fan index score that determined which are the most memorable car chase scenes from film.
The findings returned some interesting results considering the top placed film is not even a car-based thriller. Batman’s first appearance in The Dark Knight Rises takes out top spot scoring 9.06 out of a possible 10.
Iconic for the triumphant return of Batman, played by Christian Bale, from the darkness, the scene raises pulses with the chase that involves the police, Batman, and of course villain Bane, played by Tom Hardy. YouTube views have passed 13 million and resulted in a score of 9.43 out of a possible 10 on the platforms like to dislike ratio.
In second place is another car chase from the Batman franchise, this time involving the Joker behind the wheel in The Dark Knight. The scene, which starts with Batman’s Tumbler seamlessly transforming into the Batcycle before riding off after The Joker, scored an overall rating of 8.24 out of 10.
The opening scene of Drive makes the top three, rating 7.99 out of a possible 10. The adrenaline in this particular car chase is caused not by the typical loud explosions and tyre screeching, but by the soothing and quiet way that the Mystery Driver, played by Ryan Goslin, flees from the cops in a Chevrolet Impala. Comments on the YouTube video include “Every police chase should be like this” and “most realistic getaway driver scenario”, contributing to the like to dislike ratio score of 9.62 out of 10, the second-highest after Parabellum (which placed 10th overal).
The curtain raiser scene on Baby Driver comes in fourth with 7.93 out of 10. The young getaway driver, played by Ansel Elgort, sings along to “Bellbottoms” by Jon Spencer whilst simultaneously being chased by numerous cop cars. This slick moment of cinematic history has earned over 67 million views on YouTube the most of all scenes analysed in the study.
Captain America, Mad Max and Bullitt are also amongst the films with our favourite car chases. While Jack Reacher rounds out the list coming in 15th place.
The 15 most popular movie car chases
Movie | YouTube view rating | IMDb rating | YouTube like/ dislike | FINAL SCORE |
Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | 8.49 | 9.25 | 9.43 | 9.06 |
Batman: The Dark Knight | 6.23 | 9.81 | 8.68 | 8.24 |
Drive | 6.42 | 7.92 | 9.62 | 7.99 |
Baby Driver | 9.81 | 6.23 | 7.74 | 7.93 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 8.87 | 6.98 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
Mad Max: Fury Road | 9.06 | 8.87 | 4.91 | 7.61 |
The Blues Brothers | 5.66 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.42 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 9.62 | 9.62 | 1.89 | 7.04 |
The Raid 2 | 6.04 | 8.68 | 5.28 | 6.67 |
Parabellum | 4.91 | 5.09 | 9.81 | 6.60 |
The Bourne Identity | 5.09 | 8.3 | 6.23 | 6.54 |
Smokey and the Bandit | 7.55 | 2.83 | 9.06 | 6.48 |
Bullitt | 6.98 | 5.09 | 7.17 | 6.41 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | 3.02 | 9.25 | 6.42 | 6.23 |
Jack Reacher | 6.6 | 2.83 | 9.25 | 6.23 |
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