A fan of motorcycles is not just a lover of riding. To become a full-fledged motorcyclist, it is not enough to subscribe to motorcycle magazines, to buy a leather jacket and some equipment and to fall in love with a specific model or a particular rider. No, to be a full-fledged biker, you have to soak up the character, the culture . Looks really aren’t everything.

To allow you to get into the shoes of the perfect biker, we have prepared a list of cult films that every self-respecting two-wheeler lover must have seen at least once in their life.

1/ Action movies

2/ Biopic movies

3/ Comedies

4/ Documentaries

5/ Dramatic films

6/ Detective films

7/ Science Fiction Movies

8/ Thriller

9/ Youth

1/ Action movies

Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz Poster

Release date: 2003

Duration: 1h50

Main cast: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones

Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood

Genre: Action / Drama

Released in 2003, Biker Boyz features the Black Knights club which brings together the best bikers in California. Led by Smoke, the club will integrate a new 18-year-old biker named Kid. This one will try to dethrone Smoke, without success, and will therefore form his own club… As for the film Torque, Biker Boyz stages overpowered two-wheelers. Smoke rides a Suzuki GSX 1300 R, while Kid drives a Suzuki GSX R 750. But it is also possible to see a Ducati 996S, a Yamaha YZF R1 and a Kawasaki ZX12R. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s time to fill your film library!

Dhoom

Dhoom movie poster

Release date: 2004

Duration:  2h09

Main actors: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham (II)

Director: Sanjay Gadhvi

Genre:  Action

Dhoom is an Indian action/thriller film released in 2004. It takes us to the heart of the city of Mumbai, where the police are led to pursue a gang of bikers who begin to multiply robberies before fleeing on powerful motorcycles. Deputy Commissioner Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) decides to make a deal with a thief named Ali Khan to set a trap for the criminals. Will he be able to capture them? And for Bollywood film lovers, the adventure continues in Dhoom 2 and 3!

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider movie poster

Release date: 2007

Duration: 1h50

Main cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Genre: Action / Fantasy

Fantasy action film telling the story of Johnny Blaze, a stuntman who sold his soul to the devil to save his father’s life. Human by day, he is forced to become the Rider by night to hunt down souls escaping Hell. Only, to protect his girlfriend, Johnny decides to use his powers to turn against his master. With actors such as Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes, you can only appreciate this masterpiece.

knightriders

Knightriders Poster

Release date: 1981

Duration: 2h26

Main cast: Ed Harris, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll

Director: George A. Romero

Genre: Action / Adventure

A sublime parody of Arthurian chivalry in modern times, this action film will leave no lover of adventure indifferent! What happens when ideals from bygone times collide with modern reality based on financial value? Find out through the ups and downs of a motorcycle gang led by the brash Billy, in this 1981 production directed by George A. Romero, starring Ed Harris, Tom Savini and Amy Ingersoll.

Savage Dawn

Wild Dawn movie poster

Release date: 1985

Duration: 1h42

Main cast: George Kennedy, Richard Lynch, Karen Black

Director: Simon Nuchtern

Genre: Action / Drama

The Creed of Violence (The Born Losers)

This action film mixed with drama released in 1985 is an original representation of the fight between the forces of good, embodied by the two friends Stryker (Lance Henriksen) and Tick (George Kennedy), against a reign of terror perpetrated in the city of Aqua Dulce, Texas by the wanton biker gang the “Savages”. A moving story that abounds in human values ​​such as friendship, love and sacrifice and that tears us away from the monotony of cinematographic works with superficial scripts.

Poster The Creed of Violence

Release date: 1968

Duration: 1h53

Main cast: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jane Russell

Director:  Tom Laughlin

Genre: Action

A 1968 action film directed by TC Frank, it is a reflection on the status of Native Americans in America and the discrimination against this increasingly suppressed minority group. Billy Jack, a young half-Indian boy and Vietnam War veteran proclaims himself a small-town California hero as he stands up against the injustices committed by a gang of unscrupulous bikers. Ironically, played wonderfully by Tom Laughlin.

Devil’s Angels

Hell’s Angels Poster

Release date: 1967

Duration: 1h24

Main cast:  John Cassavetes, Beverly Adams, Mimsy Farmer

Director: Daniel Haller

Genre: Action / Drama

What if the law was no longer made by the representatives of order, but by gangsters and criminals? It is this scary scenario that arouses our curiosity that this action film directed by Daniel Haller in 1967 presents. John Cassavetes, in the role of Cody, embodies the character of a motorcyclist leader of a group of off-road bikers. the-law called the “Skulls” and who tries to join the utopia of Hole-in-the-Wall, a paradise for criminals where the police would not exist.

Demons of Violence (Hell’s Angels 69′)

Poster The Demons of Violence

Release date: 1969

Duration: 1h37

Main cast: Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate, Conny van Dyke

Director: Lee Madden

Genre: Action / Drama

This American action film penetrated by the spirit of rebellion of the 60s and 70s delivers the story of the two brothers Chuck and Wes (respectively Tom Stern and Jeremy Slate) obsessed with their objective of robbing the César Palace in Las Vegas. They will go so far as to use the famous group of Hell’s Angels bikers from Oakland to achieve their ends. However, their ingenious scheme will not go as planned… A realization by Lee Madden released in 1969.

madmax

Mad Max poster with Mel Gibson

Release date: 1979

Duration: 1h25

Main cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne

Director: George Miller

Genre: Action

Another film that marked an entire generation! Released in 1979, Mad Max features a violent biker gang that sows terror in a post-apocalyptic world. A policeman, Max Rockatansky played by Mel Gibson, is given the mission to restore order, helped by “the Gorilla”, a nice biker. The originality of Mad Max is to offer totally futuristic vehicles for the time, whether cars or motorcycles. But as it is the latter that particularly interest us, let’s remember the flagship machine of the film: a magnificent Kawasaki KZ 1000. This is the model driven by both the biker gang and the police forces.

Zero limit point (Vanishing Point)

zero limit point poster

Release date: 1971

Duration: 1h37

Main cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger

Director: Richard C. Sarafian

Genre: Action

This 1971 road movie is especially suitable for lovers of American landscapes, given its terrific scenic filming across the southwestern United States. It’s the story of a Vietnam War veteran, ex-racing and motorcycling driver named Kowalski (played by Barry Newman), who engages in a race against time to deliver a Dodge Challenger R/T from Denver to San Fransisco in fifteen hours, chased by police for the duration of his journey.