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Best Car Movies: Quick Overview

There are so many streaming options that it’s hard for us gearheads to know where to watch our favorite flicks (we have a tendency to scroll endlessly through movies trying to pick something!).

Though movies can appear and disappear occasionally, here are the five best car movies you can stream right now. These selections are available on streaming providers like Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix. Some are classics, and some are newer, but any one of them will make for a great movie night.
#1: Grand Prix

John Frankenheimer’s mid-century masterpiece follows the lives of four racers and their teams across the entirety of a season when racing was at its most dangerous. There’s romance and team politics, but the on-track action is the gold standard that makes Grand Prix one of the best car movies ever.

Stellar Cast

If there?s a single lead, it?s James Garner as the American racer, Pete Aron. Yves Montand plays Jean-Pierre Sarti, very French, very fast. The legendary Toshirô Mifune is Izo Yamura, a Japanese racing boss who will win, no matter the cost.

The love interests are played by Eva Marie Saint (as Louise Fr...