10 Great Car Films

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4. Christine (1983)

This classic is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Christine follows the story of Arnold “Arnie” Cunningham, as he restores a 1957 Plymouth Fury, only not everything is as it seems. As Arnie works on the car, he starts changing, becoming more aggressive. At first it seems like maybe he’s just becoming arrogant due to the cool car he now has, but it turns out it’s the car itself. As time goes on the car become itself becomes sentient, and starts killing. Stephen King’s twisted story about a murderous car is enhanced by both John Carpenter’s directing style and his creepy music score. Other films have tried to pull off the “possessed car” concept, but none execute as perfectly as Christine.