The 25 Best Movie Mustangs

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The Ford Mustang has a long history of being a favored car in movies and TV. Everyone from Sly Stallone to Farrah Fawcett has gotten around in one. Heck, the car itself has been a character in a few films. Here are our favorite silver sceen 'stangs.

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25. Fear

Year And Model: 1966 Convertible
Character: Steve Walker
Actor: William Petersen
Complex Says: Mark Wahlberg won an award for "Best Villain" for his portrayal of a creepy, possessive, Mustang-destroying weirdo. It was a sad death for a beautiful car.

24. Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974)

Year And Model: Modified 1971 Mustang
Character: Maindrian Pace
Actor: H.B. "Toby" Halicki
Complex Says: The first Gone in Sixty Seconds featured the original Eleanor, a modified 1971 Mustang. Some people love it, while others hate it.

23. The Princess Diaries

Year And Model: 1966 Mustang
Character: Mia Thermopolis
Actor: Anne Hathaway
Complex Says: A princess who is working to fix up her classic Mustang before her 16th birthday? Sounds like she's just a few years away from being the world's most eligible bachelorette.

22. Lock Up

Year And Model: 1965 Mustang
Character: Frank Leone
Actor: Sylvester Stallone
Complex Says: Sly is the king of cheesy cool, and no cheesy cool American would ever be complete without his Mustang.

21. 2 Fast 2 Furious

Year And Model: 2003 Saleen S281SC
Character: Street Racer
Actor: Unknown
Complex Says: It only played a minor part in the film, but it sure went out with a crunch.

20. Hollywood Homicide

Year And Model: 2003 Saleen S281SC
Character: Sgt. Joe Gavilan
Actor: Harrison Ford
Complex Says: This Saleen S281SC beat out the one in 2 Fast 2 Furious for two reasons: Harrison Ford is the cooler driver, and it wasn't crushed by a semi.

19. Crash and Burn

Year And Model: 2006 Shelby GT-H
Character: Kevin Hawkins
Actor: Eric Palladino
Complex Says: What's hilarious about the two GT-Hs that appear in Crash and Burn is that they were rented from Hertz for the movie. Low-budget films are awesome.

18. I Am Legend

Year And Model: 2007 Shelby GT500
Character: Robert Neville
Actor: Will Smith
Complex Says: If you were one of the last un-mutated men alive and you needed a fast ride to escape from all of those who wish you harm, you could do worse than a Shelby GT500.

17. Transformers

Year And Model: 2007 Saleen S281 Extreme
Character: Barricade
Actor: Jess Harnell
Complex Says: We like Saleen 'stangs. They're fast, and they handle well. But they also exhibit a level of interior refinement not usually seen in muscle cars. This one also has the distinction of having a 50mm chain gun and a giant circular saw for close combat.

16. The Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift

Year And Model: RB26DETT Powered 1967 Mustang Fastback
Character: Sean Boswell
Actor: Lucas Black
Complex Says: Authenticity aside, the idea of splicing together two beaten-up, broken-down cars to make a race winner appeals to us greatly.

15. Death Race

Year And Model: 2008 Mustang GT "Frankenstein's Monster"
Character: Jensen "Frankenstein" Ames
Actor: Jason Statham
Complex Says: Frankenstein's monster, a battle-ready 2008 GT, makes Mad Max's lineup of vehicles look like something an old lady would drive. This thing is an ass kicker with a motor.

14. Starman

Year And Model: 1977 Cobra II
Character: Starman
Actor: Jeff Bridges
Complex Says: Jeff Bridges might play the role of an alien who can make himself look like a dead person and bring deer back to life. But he's not out of touch with what is cool on this planet. The Cobra II is cool on this planet.

13. Charlie's Angels (1976)

Year And Model: 1976 Cobra II
Character: Jill Munroe
Actor: Farrah Fawcett
Complex Says: What's better than a hot woman? A hot woman known for a free nipple policy in a 1976 Mustang Cobra II.

12. Fastlane

Year And Model: 1968 Bullitt Replica
Character: Wilhelmina "Billie" Chambers
Actor: Tiffani Thiessen
Complex Says: The Mustang from Bullitt is awesome enough that a replica of it is cool enough to make this list.

11. Diamonds Are Forever

Year And Model: 1971 Mach I
Character: James Bond
Actor: Sean Connery
Complex Says: James Bond is most known for driving Aston Martins and Lotuses. The 1971 Mustang Mach I is in good company.

10. Team Knight Rider

Year And Model: 1997 SVT Cobra "Domino"
Character: Jenny Andrews
Actor: Christine Steel
Complex Says: Domino might be a cheesy girly gossip car in this cheesy-beyond-belief "Knight Rider" successor. But it's also an intelligent '97 SVT Cobra. We could forgive any personality dysfunctions for a car like that.

9. Back to the Future II

Year And Model: 2015 Fox Body
Complex Says: In the not-terribly-distant future, Mustangs will look like Mustangs from the '80s with a gigantic spoiler. It could be worse.

8. War of the Worlds

Year And Model: 1966 Shelby GT350H
Character: Ray Ferrier
Actor: Tom Cruise
Complex Says: The new War of the Worlds may have been mediocre at best, but Ray Ferrier's GT350H sure wasn't. It's always sad when a car is the best part of a movie that's not a "car movie."

7. Knight Rider (2008)

Year And Model: 2008 Shelby GT500KR "KITT"
Character: Michael Knight
Actor: Justin Bruening
Complex Says: The Shelby GT500KR is an epic, bad-ass vehicle. Adding artificial intelligence, an EMP pulse weapon, and chameleon paint makes the newest KITT extra epic and bad-ass.

6. Goldfinger

Year And Model: 1964.5 Mustang Fastback, 1964.5 Mustang Convertible
Character: Auric Goldfinger
Actor: Gert Fröbe
Complex Says: We're used to seeing crazed Saudis gold-plating Bugattis and Ferraris. But Auric Goldfinger's gold Mustang looks pretty good in its ostentatious finish.

5. Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

Year And Model: 1964.5 Mustang
Character: Geneviève Grad
Actor: Nicole Cruchot
Complex Says: Nicole Cruchot holds the distinction of being the first person to drive a Mustang on film.

4. Bull Durham

Year And Model: 1968 Shelby GT350
Character: "Crash" Davis
Actor: Kevin Costner
Complex Says: It's a baseball movie with Kevin Costner, which may or may not be your thing. Shelby GT350s damn well better be your thing, though.

3. Thomas Crown Affair

Year And Model: 1968 Shelby GT350
Character: Thomas Crown
Actor: Pierce Brosnan
Complex Says: Brosnan knows how to project an aura of cool as well as anyone. He was James Bond, you know. The perfect accessory to said aura of cool might just be this lovely Shelby GT350.

2. Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

Year And Model: 1967 Shelby GT500 "Eleanor"
Character: Memphis Raines
Actor: Nicolas Cage
Complex Says: Eleanor is now a legend in the Mustang world. It may be a little over the top in the body-kit department, but the brash awesomeness more than makes up for it.

1. Bullitt

Year And Model: 1968 GT390 Fastback
Character: Detective Frank Bullitt
Actor: Steve McQueen
Complex Says: This isn't just the definitive movie Mustang--it's the definitive car chase. Bullitt is a must-see film for every car buff.