List of biker films explained

This list is for films where at least one biker appears as a significant plot element. A bike in a film does not qualify for this list.

Before 1960

• The Uncontrollable Motorcycle (1909)
• Alkali Ike's Motorcycle (1912)
• A Motorcycle Adventure (1912)
• Mabel at the Wheel (1914), early Charlie Chaplin film
• A Motorcycle Elopement (1915)
• Sherlock Jr. (1924), Buster Keaton film with world-famous motorcycle scene
• No Limit (1935), starring George Formby
• Step On It (1936)
• Call the Mesquiteers (1938), directed by John English, starring Robert Livingston
• They Caught the Ferry (1948)
• Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
• Full Speed Ahead (1951)
• The Pace That Thrills (1952)
• Code Two (1953)
• The Wild One (1953)^[1]
• An American in Rome (1954)
• The Black Rider (1954)
• Teenage Devil Dolls (1955)
• Engaged to Death (1957)
• Motorcycle Gang (1957)
• Dragstrip Riot (1958)
• The Hot Angel (1958)
• Ivy League Killers (1959)
• (1959)

1960s

• Some People (1962)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• The Damned (1963)
• Roustabout (1964)
• The Leather Boys (1964)
• Scorpio Rising (1964)
• Motorpsycho (a.k.a. Motor Psycho) (1965)
• The Love Merchant (1966)
• Girls from Thunder Strip (1966)
• Outlaw Motorcycles (1966)
• Teenage Gang Debs (1966)
• The Wild Angels (1966)
• The Born Losers (1967, released 1969)
• Devil's Angels (1967)
• The Glory Stompers (1967)
• Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
• The Hellcats (a.k.a. Biker Babes) (1967)
• The Rebel Rousers (1967, released 1970)
• Wild Rebels (1967)
• Angels from Hell (1968)
• The Angry Breed (1968)
• The Great Chase, Breaking It Up (1968)
• The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
• Hell's Chosen Few (1968)
• The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)
• The Sweet Ride (1968)
• Il Profeta (1968)
• Biker Babylon (a.k.a. It's a Revolution Mother) (1968)
• The Savage Seven (1968)
• Savages from Hell (1968)
• She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
• The Cycle Savages (1969)
• Easy Rider (1969)
• Five the Hard Way (a.k.a. The Sidehackers) (1969)
• Free Grass (a.k.a. Scream Free!) (1969)
• Hell's Belles (1969)
• Hell's Angels '69 (1969)
• Naked Angels (1969)
• Run, Angel, Run! (1969)
• Satan's Sadists (a.k.a. Nightmare Bloodbath) (1969)
• Sinner's Blood (1969)
• Sisters in Leather (1969)
• Wild Wheels (1969)

Harvey Lembeck also did a parody of Marlon Brando from The Wild One as the bumbling leader of the inept Rat Pack motorcycle gang in six Beach Party films: Beach Party (1963), Bikini Beach and Pajama Party (both 1964), Beach Blanket Bingo and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (both 1965), and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966).

1970s

• (a.k.a. Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss or Female Juvenile Delinquent Leader: Alleycat Rock or Wildcat Rock) (1970), first in the 5-film Japanese Alleycat Rock or Stray Cat Rock series
• Angel Unchained (1970)
• Angels Die Hard (a.k.a. Rough Boys) (1970)
• Bigfoot (1970)
• The Black Angels (a.k.a. Black Bikers from Hell) (1970)
• Bolidi Sull'Asfalto - A Tutta Birra! (1970)
• C.C. and Company (1970)
• Devil Rider! (1970), starring Ridgely Abele as James Aldrige
• The Girls from Thunder Strip (1970)
• Hell's Bloody Devils (1970), a mashup between the unreleased 1967 film The Fakers and added biker scenes / storyline
• Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
• The Losers (a.k.a. Nam's Angels) (1970)
• No Blade of Grass (1970)
• Outlaw Bikers - The Gang Wars (1970)
• (a.k.a. Alleycat Rock: Wild Jumbo) (1970), second of the Japanese Alleycat Rock or Stray Cat Rock series
• (a.k.a. Alleycat Rock: Sex Hunter) (1970), third of the Japanese Alleycat Rock or Stray Cat Rock series
• (a.k.a. Alleycat Rock: Machine Animal) (1970), fourth of the Japanese Alleycat Rock or Stray Cat Rock series
• (a.k.a. Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71) (1971), fifth of the Japanese Alleycat Rock or Stray Cat Rock series
• Weekend with the Babysitter (1970)
• Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
• Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)
• The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)
• (1971)
• Evel Knievel (1971)
• (a.k.a. Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee’s Counterattack) (1971)
• The Hard Ride (1971)
• The Jesus Trip (1971)
• On Any Sunday (1971)
• Outlaw Riders (1971)
• The Peace Killers (1971)
• The Pink Angels (1971)
• The Proud Rider (1971)
• Psychomania (a.k.a. The Death Wheelers) (1971)
• Ride Hard, Ride Wild (1971)
• Ride the Hot Wind (1971)
• The Tormentors (1971)
• Vanishing Point (1971)
• Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
• The Wild Riders (a.k.a. Angels for Kicks) (1971)
• The Windsplitter (1971)
• Angels' Wild Women (1972)
• Bury Me an Angel (1972)
• Continental Circus (1972)
• The Dirt Gang (1972)
• Blood Freak (1972)
• Fritz the Cat (1972)
• Cancel My Reservation (1972)
• Bad, Bad, Gang! (1972)
• Girl Boss Guerilla (a.k.a. Sukeban Gerira) (1972)
• J.C. (a.k.a. The Iron Horsemen) (1972)
• The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
• The Loners (1972)
• Sleazy Rider (1972)
• The Big Score (a.k.a. A Ton of Grass Goes to Pot) (1972)
• Cycle Psycho (a.k.a. Savage Abduction) (1973)
• Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
• Camper John (a.k.a. Gentle Savage) (1973)
• Hex (a.k.a. Charms) (1973)
• Road of Death (1973)
• Horror Hospital (1973)
• Teenager (a.k.a. The Real Thing) (1974)
• La minorenne (1974)
• The Black Six (1974)
• Darktown Strutters (1974)
• Pray for the Wildcats (television film, 1974)
• Stone (1974)
• What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
• You and Me (1975)
• Act of Aggression (1975)
• Sidecar Racers (1975)
• Syndicate Sadists (1975)
• Race with the Devil (1975)
• Trip with the Teacher (1975)
• Blonde in Black Leather (1975)
• (a.k.a. Bakuhatsu! Bakuhatsu) (1975)
• (a.k.a. Bakuhatsu! Nana-han zoku) (1976)
• (a.k.a. Bakuhatsu! Boso yugi) (1976)
• Season of Violence (a.k.a. Boso no Kisetsu) (1976)
• God Speed You! Black Emperor (1976)
• The Gumball Rally (1976)
• Hollywood Man (1976)
• Northville Cemetery Massacre (a.k.a. Freedom R.I.P. or Harley's Angels) (1976)
• Killers On Wheels (a.k.a. Karate Killers on Wheels and Speed Gang) (Hong Kong, 1976)
• One Away (1976)
• Checkered Flag or Crash (1977)
• Whiskey Mountain (1977)
• Sidewinder One (1977)
• The Gauntlet (1977)
• Cosy Cool (1977)
• Viva Knievel (1977)
• Foul Play (1977)
• Animal House (1978)
• Get a Ride (1978)
• Cycle Vixens (1978)
• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• Deathsport (1978)
• Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
• Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
• Dirt (1979)
• Spree (1979)
• Mad Max (1979)
• Quadrophenia (1979)

1980s

• La Bande du Rex (1980)
• The Great Skycopter Rescue (1980)
• Pick-up Summer (1980)
• Spetters (1980)
• Hog Wild (1980)
• Intrepidos Punks (1980)
• Any Which Way You Can (1980)
• Kuruizaki sanda rodo (1980)
• Take It to the Limit (1980)
• Terrorgang (also known as Beyond Terror and Further Than Fear) (1980)
• Knightriders (1981)
• Mad Foxes (1981)
• Nomad Riders (1981)
• Mad Max 2 (also known as The Road Warrior) (1981)
• Return of the Rebels (1981)
• Silver Dream Racer (1981)
• (1982)
• The Aftermath (1982)
• Bakuretsu toshi (1982)
• Grease 2 (1982)
• (1982)
• (1982)
• The Loveless (1982)
• Megaforce (1982)
• (1982)
• Warrior of the Lost World (1983)
• 2019, After the Fall of New York (1983)
• Escape from the Bronx (also known as Bronx Warriors 2 or Fuga Dal Bronx) (1983)
• Hells Angels Forever (1983), a documentary
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• Çöl (also known as Turkish Jaws) (1983)
• Survival Zone (1983)
• Young Warriors (1983)
• Hell Riders (1984)
• Space Riders (1984)
• Purple Rain (1984)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• Reckless (1984)
• Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)
• City Limits (1985)
• The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
• Demons (1985)
• Mask (1985)
• Savage Dawn (1985)
• Street Hawk (1985)
• Restless Natives (1985)
• Eat The Peach (1986)
• Eye of the Tiger (1986)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
• The Majorettes (1986)
• Vamp (1986)
• Land of Doom (1986)
• Cyclone (1987)
• Winners Take All (1987)
• The Black Cobra (1987)
• The Danger Zone (1987)
• Raising Arizona (1987)
• Warlords of Hell (1987)
• Motorcycle Diaries (1987), a documentary
• Akira (1988)
• The Dark Side Of The Sun (1988)
• The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1988)
• Runaway Ralph (1988)
• Dead Mate (1988)
• Nightmare Beach (1988)
• Shame (1988)
• Dead End City (1988)
• Black Rain (1989)
• Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)
• Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
• Crossing the Line (1989)
• Easy Wheels (1989)
• Race for Glory (1989)
• Nam Angels (1989)
• All About Ah-Long (1989)
• (1989)

1990s

• (1990)
• Cry-Baby (1990)
• Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
• The Final Alliance (1990)
• I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)
• Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
• Masters of Menace (1990)
• A Moment of Romance (1990)
• Blood Ties (1991)
• Born to Ride (1991)
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
• The Last Riders (1991)
• Dark Rider (1991)
• Harley (1991)
• Cool as Ice (1991)
• Stone Cold (1991)
• Beyond the Law (a.k.a. Fixing the Shadow or Made of Steel) (1992)
• Double Cross (1992)
• Motor Psycho (1992)
• The Silencer (1992)
• Sweet Justice (1992)
• (1992)
• Samurai Vampire Bikers from Hell (1992)
• Chrome Soldiers (1992)
• Roadside Prophets (1992)
• A Moment of Romance II (1993)
• Running Cool (1993)
• Caro Diario (1993)
• The Last Border (1993)
• Bikers, Blondes and Blood (1993), a documentary
• Iron Horsemen (a.k.a. Bad Trip) (1994)
• Ride with the Wind (1994)
• Jailbreakers (1994)
• Trust in Me (1994)
• Rebel Run (1994)
• Wonder Seven (1994)
• Lazy Man's Zen (1994), a documentary
• She Lives to Ride (1994), a documentary
• Motorcycle Gang (1994)
• Valley of the Cycle Sluts (a.k.a. Death Riders) (1994)
• The Stranger (1995)
• Full Throttle (1995)
• Full Throttle (1995), animation film
• The Demolitionist (1995)
• Rebellious (1995)
• Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
• Barb Wire (1996)
• (1997), a documentary
• Evel Knivel's Spectacular Jumps (1997), a documentary
• Violetta la reine de la moto (1997)
• Ground Rules (1997)
• Flat Out (1998)
• Biker Dreams (1998), a documentary
• (1998), a documentary
• Zombie Cult Massacre (1998)
• CHiPs '99 (1998)
• Inferno (a.k.a. Desert Heat or Coyote Moon) (1999)
• Me & Will (1999)
• The Legend of Speed (1999)
• Steal Whells (1999)
• Murdercycle (1999)
• Point Doom (1999)
• Desert Diners (1999)
• The Privateer (1999), a documentary
• The Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers (1999), a documentary

2000s

• Hellblock 13 (2000)
• Hochelaga (a.k.a. Riders) (2000)
• Radical Jack (2000)
• (2000)
• He Would Have Rode a Harley (2000) a documentary
• Girl Gone Bad (2000) a documentary
• Biker Zombies (2001)
• Motocrossed (2001)
• Bhagaty Jao (2002)
• Lone Hero (2002)
• Biker Fantasies (2002)
• Leather and Iron (2002)
• Motorcycle Women (2002)
• Tattoo, a love story (2002)
• Biker Boyz (2003)
• Road Kings (a.k.a. Road Dogs) (2003)
• Danny Deckchair (2003)
• One Man's Island (Isle of Man) (2003)
• Faster (2003) a documentary
• Mondo Enduro (2003) a documentary
• The Brown Bunny (2003)
• Angel in Chains (2004)
• Evel Knivel (2004)
• Dhoom (2004)
• Silver Hawk (2004)
• Long Way Round (2004), a documentary
• The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
• Torque (2004)
• (2005), a feature documentary
• Dust to Glory (2005), Baja 1000 adventure/documentary
• The Rain Makers (2005)
• Supercross (2005)
• The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
• Barrio Angelz (2005)
• The Seeker (2005) a documentary
• (2005) a documentary
• Harley Speed Junkies (2005) a documentary
• Wheels of Soul (2005) a documentary
• Hessians MC (2005) a documentary
• Greed (2006)
• (2006) a documentary
• Dhoom 2 (2006)
• The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid (2006)
• Riding Solo to the Top of the World (2006) a documentary
• (2007), a documentary
• Ghost Rider (2007)
• Wild Hogs (2007), a comedy
• Hot Rod (2007)
• Long Way Down (2007), a documentary
• New Blood (2007), a documentary
• Missionary Man (2007)
• (2007)
• Vampire Biker Babes (2007)
• The Indian (2007)
• Stories From the Road, Sturgis 2006 (2007), a documentary
• One Million Motorcycles (2007), a documentary
• Brittown (2008), a feature documentary
• Freebird (2008), a comedy
• Free Style (2008)
• Exit Speed (2008)
• Hell Ride (2008)
• Heroes (2008)
• Riders (2008)
• One Week (2008)
• Outlaw Bikers (2008)
• Redline America (2008), a documentary
• The Motorcycle Diarrheas (2008), a documentary
• (2008), a documentary
• (2008), a documentary
• (2008), a documentary
• (2009), a documentary
• The Harbordtown Bobber (2009), a documentary
• Biker Mania (2009), a documentary
• Chrome Angels (a.k.a. Cyborg Conquest) (2009), science fiction
• The Harbortown Bobber (2009), a feature documentary
• The Best Bar in America (2009), a documentary
• One Crazy Ride (2009)
• (2009)
• Finding B.C. the Biker Chick (2009)
• Killer Biker Chicks (2009)
• Poker Run (a.k.a. Devil Riders) (2009)

2010

• Attack the Gas Station 2 (2010)
• Dui Prithibi (2010)
• Buyusenki Battle Chronicle (2010)
• The Kids Are All Right (2010), a comedy-drama
• (2010)
• The Violent Kind (2010), a horror movie
• Under and Alone (2010)
• Mammuth (2010)
• Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
• Born to Ride (2011)
• Quick (2011)
• Fastest (2011)
• Travellers (2011)
• Dear God No! (2011)
• I, Superbiker (2011)
• In search of Nirvana (2011)
• (2012)
• The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
• The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), a crime drama starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes
• The Best Bar In America (2013), a feature film by Eric and Damon Ristau
• Dead in Five Heart Beats (2013), a Sonny Barger movie
• Girl Meets Bike (2013)
• Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013)
• (2014)
• (2014)
• (2014)
• Morbidelli - a story of men and fast motorcycles (2014)
• Irumbu Kuthirai (2014)
• Dhoom 3 (2014)
• Road to Paloma (2014)
• Road (2014)
• (2015)
• Biker's Adda (2015)
• Cymbeline (2015)
• Frankenstein Created Bikers (2016), sequel to Dear God No! (2011) from Big World Pictures
• Mancini, the Motorcycle Wizard (2016)
• Blood Ride (2017)
• 1% (2017)
• Motorcycle Girl (2018)
• American Dresser (2018)
• Mandy (2018)
• Long Way Up (2019), a documentary

2020–present

• Roberrt (2021)
• Lost But Win (2020)
• Revenge Ride (2020)
• Luca (2021)
• The Bikeriders (2023)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nette . Andrew . 10 Great Biker Films . 23 January 2018 . . 8 April 2019.