
Vehicle-Driven Action movies
High-speed action built around cars, bikes, planes, or boats: chases, races, stunts, crashes, and daring getaways.

21. Fast & Furious
Action Crime Drama Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action2009•1h 47min
Japan, United States
Director: Justin Lin
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When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.
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22. The Italian Job
Action Crime Vehicle-Driven Action Heist2003•1h 50min
France, United Kingdom
Director: F. Gary Gray
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Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
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23. The Business
Drama Action Thriller Crime Organized Crime2005•1h 36min
United Kingdom
Director: Nick Love
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During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.
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24. The Transporter
Action Crime Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller2002•1h 32min
United States, France
Director: Corey Yuen
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Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
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25. The Fast and the Furious
Action Crime Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Undercover Sting Crime2001•1h 46min
Germany, United States
Director: Rob Cohen
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Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.
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In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
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27. The Way of the Gun
Action Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime2000•1h 59min
United States
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
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Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
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28. Speed
Action Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Mind Game Thriller1994•1h 56min
United States
Director: Jan de Bont
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Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's just the beginning...
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29. Gone in Sixty Seconds
Action Crime Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Heist2000•1h 58min
United States
Director: Dominic Sena
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Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.
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30. Taxi 2
Action Comedy Adventure Crime Vehicle-Driven Action2000•1h 22min
France
Director: Gérard Krawczyk
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A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
