Four-wheeled film stars for Hot August Nights

Choice cinematic cars

Cars and cinema share a rich heritage, so with Hot August Nights in full swing, we thought it would be fun to look at some of the greatest classic car films of all time.

Some of our picks, such as the Stephen King thriller “Christine,” have a car at the heart of the plot. Others, like “Rebel Without a Cause” and “The French Connection,” simply feature cars in pivotal scenes. In compiling the list, our main concern was that the film include a classic car or two and that it demonstrate just how important automobiles have become in film culture.