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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    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 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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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future Part II

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future Part III

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
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    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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    Blue Ruin

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Bourne Identity

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Cannonball Run

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
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    Casino Royale

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
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    C'était un rendez-vous

    1976 — a.k.a. Rendezvous, in 0 top lists Check
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    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
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    Death Proof

    2007, in 3 top lists Check
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    Death Race 2000

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
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    Detour

    1945, in 16 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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    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
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    Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
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    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Driver

    1978, in 6 top lists Check
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    Du zhan

    2012 — a.k.a. Drug War, in 2 top lists Check
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    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Fast and the Furious

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
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    Fast Company

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
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    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    1965 — a.k.a. The Leather Girls, in 8 top lists Check
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    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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    For Your Eyes Only

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
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    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    1973, in 4 top lists Check
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    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
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    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
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    Gone in 60 Seconds

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gone in Sixty Seconds

    2000 — a.k.a. Gone in 60 Seconds, in 2 top lists Check
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    Gran Torino

    2008, in 8 top lists Check
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    Grand Prix

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
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    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
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    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
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    Hit and Run

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hooper

    1978, in 1 top list Check
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    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
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    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
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    The Italian Job

    1969, in 4 top lists Check
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