10 Great Car Films

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8. The Hitchhiker (1953)

Before the Michael Mann thriller Collateral, there was The Hitchhiker. One of the all-time great film noirs, this 1953 thriller was directed by Ida Lupino. Based on the true story of psychopathic murderer Billy Cook, The Hitchhiker is a gripping film. The opening line “This is the true story of a man and a gun and a car. The gun belonged to the man. The car might have been yours….” will grab your attention and refuse to let go. Two men on their way to Mexico for a fishing trip pick up a hitchhiker, who turns out to be a psychotic killer. Held hostage and forced to drive him to California, the killer taunts and toys with his hostages, and he tells them he will kill them once the trip is over. The film is claustrophobic and the tension is off the charts, if you haven’t seen this film, go and watch it, you won’t regret it.