The 40 Greatest Car Movies Ever Made

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This list was originally published on August 15, 2017. As new car movies cruise into theaters, we add the ones that make it to the front of the pack — including this week’s F1: The Movie.

It seems like a good bet that the car movie will always be with us. Of course, a “car movie” can mean many things — from a racing flick to a road movie to, well, a film that’s just set among cars in general.