The 25 Best Movie BMWs

Movie: PCU (1994)
Behind The Wheel: Rand McPherson
Actor: David Spade
Complex Says: Don't let the fact that obnoxious yuppie Rand McPherson drove a 325i Cabrio in PCU give you a bad opinion. It's not the car's fault that it's much cooler than its owner.

Movie: The Dead Pool (1988)
Behind The Wheel: Samantha Walker
Actor: Patricia Clarkson
Complex Says: This 325i is how Dirty Harry's (Clint Eastwood) local reporter contact Samantha Walker rolled. Our hopes of seeing it in a chase sequence were sadly not realized in the film.

Movie: Nothing But Trouble (1991)
Behind The Wheel: Chris Thorne
Actor: Chevy Chase
Complex Says: Consensus said this comedy, which also starred Demi Moore, John Candy, and Dan Aykroyd, failed to be funny or engaging. That may be true, but we think that just gives you more reason to pay attention to the 733i that played such a major role in this film.

Movie: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Behind The Wheel: Unknown
Actor: Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer
Complex Says: What do you do when a 320i comes tearing past you and crashes into a lake, with no one driving and a body in the trunk? If you're Val Kilmer, you shoot at it--but if you're Robert Downey, Jr., you open the trunk and attempt rescue.

Movie: Reality Bites (1994)
Behind The Wheel: Lelaina Pierce
Actor: Winona Ryder
Complex Says: Right after Lelaina Pierce delivered a huge speech about how much she hated consumerism, her dad presented her with his wife's old 733i. Funnily enough, Lelaina agreed to drive it until she could afford “a normal car.”

Movie: Marked For Death (1990)
Behind The Wheel: Screwface's unnamed henchman
Actor: Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
Complex Says: This 745i performed admirably in a chase scene with Steven Seagal. Unfortunately, the Bimmer met an untimely end in a huge crash into a jewelry store, which was then followed by an epic gunfight.

Movie: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Behind The Wheel: Blake
Actor: Alec Baldwin
Complex Says: While you never see Blake drive this car, its mere existence plays an important role in this brilliant, dialogue-driven film. Blake starts off one of the most famous speeches in the film with, “You know why, mister? 'Cause you drove a Hyundai to get here tonight. I drove an $80,000 BMW. That's my name.”

Movie: The Score (2001)
Behind The Wheel: Nick Wells
Actor: Robert DeNiro
Complex Says: When you're a talented thief who's about to retire, like Nick Wells, you have to have something like this 850i to show for it. Wells's only desire at the start of the film is to live the good life with his girlfriend Diane (Angela Bassett)--until he's convinced to do one last job with young thief Jack Teller (Ed Norton).

Movie: The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Behind The Wheel: Jason Bourne
Actor: Matt Damon
Complex Says: Unfortunately, Jason Bourne has no chase sequences in this car. However, we really like the way he stole the 5 Series in the first place: simply walking with the key fob and squeezing the button until he heard the answering chirp of the corresponding car. Classy thievery.

Movie: Invictus (2009)
Behind The Wheel: Nelson Mandela's driver
Actor: Uncredited
Complex Says: This 7 Series may not have done any cool stunts. But we think the fact that it carried Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) everywhere is more than enough to make it cool.

Movie: GoldenEye (1995)
Behind The Wheel: James Bond
Actor: Pierce Brosnan
Complex Says: Bond's Z3 wouldn't have been complete without the stinger missiles behind the headlights. As you can see here, it also had a handy parachute that deployed out the back.

Movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Behind The Wheel: Griff Tannen
Actor: Thomas F. Wilson
Complex Says: Throughout the Back to the Future trilogy, it's clear that the Tannens and McFlys don't get along. While it's no time-traveling DeLorean, we have to admit that Griff Tannen's future ride is pretty sweet.

Movie: Cry Freedom (1987)
Behind The Wheel: Donald Woods
Actor: Kevin Kline
Complex Says: This 2500 is apparently what you drive when you're a journalist on the run in South Africa because you're anti-apartheid in the 1970s. It goes off-roading admirably well, so we give it props. The film starred Denzel Washington in a pivotal role, as Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko.

Movie: Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)
Behind The Wheel: Dick Morrison
Actor: James Woods
Complex Says: Cat's Eye was a compilation of three King short stories turned into films. “Quitters, Inc.” featured an angry James Woods aggressively driving his 320i in one memorable scene. We approve.

Movie: The World is Not Enough (1999)
Behind The Wheel: James Bond
Actor: Pierce Brosnan
Complex Says: Nothing that 007 drives is ever ordinary. Even his 1999 Z8 had surface-to-air missiles.

Movie: Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
Behind The Wheel: Smith
Actor: Clive Owen
Complex Says: Use your turn signals, or you'll make Smith rant about you as he road rages in his 740iL.

Movie: Mission: Impossible--Ghost Protocol (2011)
Behind The Wheel: Ethan Hunt
Actor: Tom Cruise
Complex Says: Two words: electric supercar. BMW will be calling it the i8, with an expected release for the 2014 model year.

Movie: Speed Zone (1989)
Behind The Wheel: Charlie Cronan
Actor: John Candy
Complex Says: Originally intended as the third Cannonball Run movie, this zany comedy saw Charlie Cronan do some crazy stunts with Leo Ross's (Eugene Levy) silver 735i. We're pretty sure the stunts and the car are more memorable than the film itself.

Movie: The China Syndrome (1979)
Behind The Wheel: Jack Godell
Actor: Jack Lemmon
Complex Says: When Jack Godell tried to publicize dangerous conditions at his nuclear power plant, he received a massive chase in his 2002 for his trouble. Luckily, his Bimmer was up to the task--both he and the car survived.

Movie: The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Behind The Wheel: Joe Hallenbeck
Actor: Bruce Willis
Complex Says: We're happy that you get to hear a lot of the V12 in the 750iL. Smart move of this film to capitalize on the naturally mean sound of that engine in this scene.

Movie: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Behind The Wheel: James Bond
Actor: Pierce Brosnan
Complex Says: Aside from the usual array of baddie-thwarting devices, Bond had the ability to drive this 750iL with his cell phone. So he climbed into the back seat, and did exactly that.

Movie: The Transporter (2002)
Behind The Wheel: Frank Martin
Actor: Jason Statham
Complex Says: This 735i is a fantastic, capable car in Martin's hands--until it meets a bad end. But really, what car could stand up to explosives--other than an armored tank?

Movie: The Hire: Beat The Devil (2002)
Behind The Wheel: The Driver
Actor: Clive Owen
Complex Says: All of BMW's The Hire short films featured top directors and starred Clive Owen as the driver of different BMWs in wild scenarios. Beat the Devil included Gary Oldman, Danny Trejo, and the legendary James Brown. Yes, please.

Movie: The Chase (1994)
Behind The Wheel: Jack Hammond
Actor: Charlie Sheen
Complex Says: Need a distraction for the police next time you break out of jail? You could do worse than kidnapping Kristy Swanson and driving her 325iS on a wild, nationally televised chase across California.

Movie: Ronin (1998)
Behind The Wheel: Deirdre
Actor: Natascha McElhone
Complex Says: Thief and explosives expert Deirdre really put the 535i through its paces in an epic car chase toward the end of Ronin. Pursued by Sam (Robert DeNiro) in a Peugeot, the 535i is plenty quick and nimble, until one of its rear tires gets shot--not the car's fault.