A foot chase in a movie can happen for a variety of reasons. While car chases can be an adrenaline rush to watch, there is something about foot chases that is more thrilling.

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While viewers watch foot chases, they are on the edge of their seats to see if characters can escape from danger and what would happen if they get caught. Some of the best foot chases are from the action genre, but comedy movies can't be left out of this category.

10 Fast Five Ditches Its Cars For A Foot Chase

Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson's characters square it off in Fast Five

The Fast Five family ditches their cars in this epic rooftop foot chase scene. This Fast and Furious franchise installment is more focused on action and less on car races, as it only features one car race in the entire film.

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Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker), and Mia (Jordana Brewster) run across the rooftops in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. They are running from Hobbs (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and a team of Diplomatic Security Service Agents. This chase is riddled with guns and hand-to-hand combat.

9 Tom Cruise Is Back At It Again with Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) peeking around a corner in Mission Impossible Fallout.

Tom Cruise has been known for his thrilling chase scenes in the Mission: Impossible franchise. One of the most intense ones comes from the 2018 film Mission: Impossible- Fallout. Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise's character, quickly runs after August Walker, Henry Cavill's character, in another rooftop chase.

Ethan Hunt is forced to jump out of a window to catch up to Walker. Tom Cruise even manages to break his ankle during a stunt in this foot chase and makes it into the final cut.

8 Jackie Chan Tries To Catch a Kidnapper in Rush Hour

Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan in Rush Hour

Rush Hour is a buddy-action comedy film with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. They are sent on a mission to rescue a Chinese diplomat's 11-year-old daughter who was kidnapped. A team of agents travel to a location that they discovered from a phone call with the kidnapper but are set up and the building explodes.

It was supposed to be where the $50 million ransom would have been given in exchange for the girl. Chan and Tucker notice the kidnapper and quickly run after him, but he manages to escape.

7 Matt Damon Returns with Bourne Ultimatum

Matt Damon in The-Bourne-Ultimatum

Matt Damon returned as Jason Bourne in the third film, The Bourne Ultimatum. This foot chase occurs in Tangier, a city in Morocco, and adds another element to the mix: a second pursuer.

While Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) runs from an assassin that was sent to kill her and Bourne, Bourne attempts to run after her to save her from her death; however, the Tangier police are chasing after Bourne. The chase begins on a motorcycle, but later transitions to another epic rooftop chase on foot.

6 The Matrix's Suspenseful Foot Chase Is Unforgettable

Trinity and Neo in Matrix

In the first installment of The Matrix franchise, Neo (Keanu Reeves) is being chased by Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). Neo is new to the Matrix Universe in this 1999 film. What puts this foot chase on a whole different level than the others is the ability of Agent Smith.

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Smith can transform into any person, which keeps viewers' eyes glued to the screen. It's the unknown of where Smith really is that keeps the suspense at such a high level. This foot chase is across hallways and even garbage chutes.

5 Point Break Features Swayze In A Reagan Mask

Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves converse in Point Break

The 1991 film Point Break features another chase scene with Keanu Reeves, but this time he is the pursuer, and the pursued is Patrick Swayze in a Ronald Reagan mask. FBI Agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is chasing down Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) because he is the leader of a bank robbery gang called the "Ex-Presidents."

This chase occurs in the suburbs of Los Angeles through neighborhoods and backyards. The cameraman deserves extra props for filming this foot chase because the camera weighed a total of 18 pounds.

4 Leo DiCaprio Is On The Run In Inception

Leo Dicaprio holding a gun in Inception

This foot chase takes place in another sci-fi film: InceptionDom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, makes a living by being an information thief in people's dreams. Cobb is facing a murder charge in the United States and has been on the run. This chase takes place in Mombasa.

Cobb tries to lay low in a restaurant during the chase but fails to do so. He fits through a tiny alley and gets away in a car. This film is filled with chase scenes on foot, in a car, and even on skis.

3 Daniel Craig Makes His Bond Debut In Casino Royale

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale

Casino Royale is a 2006 film that was set during the beginning of James Bond's spy career. It is the first film that Daniel Craig is recruited to play James Bond for. This foot chase takes place at a construction site in Madagascar but was actually filmed in Nassau.

Bond is in pursuit of a bomb-maker named Mollaka. Mollaka kicks a worker off a building to their death but Mollaka ends up being killed by 007. This scene features extreme instances of parkour and was filmed 100 feet in the air.

2 Ferris Bueller Runs Home Before His Parents Get There

While in his dressing gown, Ferris Bueller peeks through the door directly at the camera

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is the exception to the "best foot chases are in action movies" argument. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is regarded as one of the most easily recognized movies of the '80s and is one of the most referenced.

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While Ferris is not necessarily running away from any criminals, it's a high-stakes situation because he has to beat his parents home. His parents think he was sick at home, but in reality, he skipped school and had an adventure with his friends around Chicago and even attends a Cubs game at Wrigley Field. This becomes an even more intense chase when Ferris runs into his sister driving and runs through backyards to make it home before his parents.

1 Ansel Elgort Runs From Cops In Baby Driver

Ansel elsgort baby driver

Baby Driver, like the Fast and Furious series, is another high-stakes, action-packed movie that is centered around cars. Ansel Elgort plays a getaway driver named Baby in this Edgar Wright film. Baby is pursued by cops after a failed bank robbery and the robbers are caught in a gunfight with the police.

After running on foot, Baby steals a car and returns to his apartment. He is later sentenced to 25 years in prison after surrendering.

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