Best Car Chases: RONIN, TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA, THE DRIVER

Ronin is a great action thriller with an amazing cast -- De Niro, Jean Reno, Stellen Skarsgard, and Sean Bean among others. Set in France, it features great car chases including this one towards the end of the film. If you haven't seen it yet, I suggest you skip this clip and just get your hands on the movie somehow.

When thinking of William Friedkin and car chases, most people usually think about Gene Hackman and the famous scene from The French Connection. While that one is certainly a classic, I personally prefer this one from To Live And Die In La. It's absolutely epic and culminates in a against-traffic freeway mayhem.

Cool soundtrack or not, I'd take The Driver over Winging Refn's Drive anyday. The latter is heavily influenced by Walter Hill's underrated gem, and it doesn't feature a young Isabelle Adjani. People often talk about Bullitt as having the best car chases in history, but I think there's a certain McQueen bias going on. This, is my favorite car movie.