The holiday movie releases marks the beginning of the awards season. Here The Hub offers a list of an often overlooked, and little known category “Best in Transportation.” If you don’t see your favorite title, chase scene on the list feel free to add to the comments.
Movie Titles
Airplane (1980)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Titanic (1997)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Throw Mama Off the Train! (1987)
CHASE SCENES
Aerial
Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Top Gun (1986)
Boat
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Bus
Speed (1994)
Car
Bullitt (1968)
Blues Brothers (1980) (This also gets honorable mention for the hands down for most varied vehicles on screen at once: boat, horses, army tanks, army trucks, fire trucks, police cars, tractor trailer, RV, station wagon, and helicopters.)
Bourne Identity (2002)
Cannonball Run (1981)
French Connection (1971)
Italian Job (1969 & 2003)
Ronin (1998)
The Fast and the Furious (1955)
Foot
Casino Royale (2006)
Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Marathon Man (1976)
No Way Out (1987)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Fugitive (1993)
Horses
Stagecoach (1939)
Skis
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
The Spy Who Love Me (1977)
Sleds
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Train & Horse
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Truck & Horse
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Alternative modes of Transportation
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Brass bed
Harry Potter Series (all of them) Floo powder
Star Trek (all of them) Transporter
Aladdin (1992) Magic carpet
Special Mention
This category goes to those films, which features a spectacular scene, comical scene(s) of a particular mode of transportation.
Apocalypse Now (1979) Huey AH-1B
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Cars (2006)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
North By Northwest (1959)
The Aquatic Life of Steve Zissou (2004) Submarine
The War Lover (1962) B-17
The Wizard of Oz (1939) Hot Air Balloon and a flying house
Twelve O’Clock High (1949) B-17s
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Submarine
