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5 Films That Feel Like a Late-Night Drive

Windows down, city lights blurring past, no destination. These five films capture the hypnotic, slightly dangerous energy of driving alone after midnight.

Drive

2011 Nicolas Winding Refn

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The obvious pick, but it earned its spot.

Collateral

2004 Michael Mann

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Michael Mann shot Los Angeles on digital video for the first time, and the city has never looked like this before or since.

Nightcrawler

2014 Dan Gilroy

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Jake Gyllenhaal lost 30 pounds to play Lou Bloom, a sociopath who films crime scenes and sells the footage to local news.

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985 William Friedkin

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William Friedkin's neon LA, a Wang Chung synth pulse, and a wrong-way freeway chase that rewired the genre.

Thief

1981 Michael Mann

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Michael Mann's feature debut.