Film Language Tag: chase sequence
A sequence (as in a movie) in which the characters pursue one another.
"Pretty Fly", The Night of the Hunter
John (Billy Chapin) and Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce) accidentally reveal the $10,000 is stashed in Pearl's doll and escape from Harry (Robert Mitchum).
10086 Sunset Boulevard , Sunset Boulevard
After giving the repo-men the slip, Joe (William Holden) stumbles upon old Hollywood actress Norma Desmond's (Gloria Swanson) mansion.
A Date with the Porter, The Third Man
When Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) and Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli) arrive at the Porter's place, the Porter is already dead. The crowd believes Martins was involved and chase him down the street.
A Gathering in the Square, The Dust of Time
Eleni (Irène Jacob) and Spyros (Michel Piccoli) take a tram to a town square gathering for the death of Stalin.
All Off, Roman Holiday
Joe (Gregory Peck) follows 'Anya' (Audrey Hepburn) as she explores Rome and gets a hair cut.
An Abduction, Eternity and a Day
Alexandre (Bruno Ganz) watches the boy (Achileas Skevis) get abducted and drives off the rescue him.
Anna's Death, The Conformist
Anna is chased and killed by fascist agents.
Bombing The Train, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert bombs an incoming train carrying supplies for Franco's army.
Buster and His Girl, The General
Finally back on his train The General, Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton) and his fiancé Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack) are chased by a pair of Union trains.
Capturing Klaue, Black Panther
After discovering that Ulysses Klaue plans to sell stolen vibranium in Korea, T'challa, Okoye, and Nakia disrupt his plans and embark on a chase through the streets of Busan.
Carmen Tries to Escape , Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (Dorothy Dandridge) runs from Joe (Harry Belafonte), who has been instructed to take her to jail.
Cesare Visits Jane, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare (Conrad Viedt) abducts Jane (Lil Dagover) from her home and carries her away.
Chase in the Sewers, The Third Man
Harry Lime (Orson Welles) flees from the British Police through the sewers of Vienna. He shoots and kills Sergeant Paine (Bernard Lee) and is badly injured. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) kills Lime as he's trying to escape.
Chase Through Harlem, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Jones (Raymond St. Jacques) chase the robbers and Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), and a bale of cotton falls out of one of the cars.
Chiron Meets Juan, Moonlight
Young Chiron (Alex R Hibbert) is chased into an abandoned building, where he is found by Juan (Mahershala Ali).
Closing Sequence, Pan's Labyrinth
Ofelia makes the ultimate sacrifice and Vidal receives an appropriate punishment.
Closing Sequence, Don't Look Now
John follows the red-hooded figure while Laura races to catch up to him.
DELOS Systems Destroyed, Wonderful Days
Shua (Choi Ji Hoon) and Jay (Eun Yeong Seong), with Cade’s (Oh In Seong) sacrifice, destroy the DELOS systems.
Deus Ex Machina, Adaptation.
Susan and Leroache chase Charlie through the swamp.
Discovering Acrophobia , Vertigo
Chasing a criminal over San Franciscan rooftops, detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) slips and, hanging from a gutter, watches as his fellow policeman dies trying to save him.
Ethan Pursues Debbie, The Searchers
Ethan chases Debbie after she runs away.
Final Battle, Perfect Blue
Mima is confronted by her roommate Rumi, who has adopted Mima's pop idol persona and seeks to kill and replace her.
Final Confrontation, Foxy Brown
With the help of the Neighborhood Black Task Force, Foxy Brown (Pam Grier) gets her revenge on her brother's killers.
First Contact, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) is sent to investigate power outages but experiences something strange on his way.
Fort Point, Vertigo
Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.
Free France, Casablanca
A French resistance fighter carrying visas and papers is chased and shot.
Gus chases Flora, The Birth of a Nation
Gus chases Flora after she rejects his marriage proposal, resulting in fatal consequences.
Il giardino di Asdrubale, Cabiria
Maciste hides himself and Cabiria from the Carthage mob in the gardens of Hasdrubal. He convinces Massinissa and Sophonisba (in disguise) to take Cabiria under their protection.
In the Catacombs, Metropolis
Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) chases Maria (Brigitte Helm) into the catacombs and kidnaps her.
On the Production Line, Modern Times
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) gets stuck in his role on the assembly line and suffers a nervous breakdown.
One Little Girl, The Matrix
Trinity battles policemen and agents as she attempts to flee the Matrix
Opening Sequence, Chungking Express
He Qiwu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is struggling with a breakup when he first bumps into a woman in a blonde wig.
Protecting the Kid, The Kid
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) fights off men from the orphanage who want to take the Kid (Jackie Coogan) away from him.
Pursuit and Boxers, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Sam and Guilia are attacked and chased by an unknown accomplice of the assailant, but after outrunning him, Sam loses him to a crowd of similarly-dressed men at a boxing convention.
Reveal & Chase Scene, Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Pyare (Rehman Khan) comes to Aslam’s (Guru Dutt) house to find him and happens upon a moment between Aslam and Jameela (Waheeda Rehman), making him realize that Jameela is in fact the woman that he saw at the beginning of the film, who he thought he was marrying.
Sally's Chase Scene, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sally runs away from Leatherface.
Sergeant Rutledge Saves the Cavalry, Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge (Woody Strode) gives his testimony to the court about what happened during the ambush.
Shua and the Hot Dogs, Wonderful Days
Shua (Choi Ji Hoon) and the Hot Dogs begin their attack on Ecoban and its DELOS systems.
Stalker Attack, Perfect Blue
A strange-looking Mima superfan attempts to rape and murder Mima as per his instructions in emails from "the real Mima."
The Bell Tower, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) brings Madeleine (Kim Novak) to the mission in her dreams.
The Escape, Pinky
Two white men attempt to sexually assault Pinky (Jeanne Crain) after discovering that she lives in a primarily black neighborhood.
The Prince, The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Prince Achmed and Pari Banu fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by the sorcerer, who lures Achmed away from his beloved into a pit, where he is attacked by a giant serpent.
Velociraptors in the Kitchen, Jurassic Park
After velociraptors invade the visitors’ center of Jurassic Park, Tim (Joseph Mazzello) and Lex (Ariana Richards) Murphy must escape and reunite with Alan (Sam Neill) and Ellie (Laura Dern).
