# What are the most iconic sneakers in movie history?

> Some of these shoes laced themselves, some ran across America, and one pair got stepped on in Brooklyn. Which pair stole the scene?

*By YPB Team · Published October 7, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-are-the-most-iconic-sneakers-in-movie-history*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Nike Mag** — score 1000/1000
   Marty McFly's self-lacing sneaker from Back to the Future Part II (1989).
2. **Air Jordan 4** — score 609/1000
   The shoe Buggin' Out has scuffed in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989).
3. **Converse Chuck Taylor All Star** — score 473/1000
   The 'vintage 2004' pair Will Smith's detective shows off in I, Robot, set in 2035.
4. **Air Jordan 11** — score 473/1000
   Michael Jordan's patent leather shoe worn in Space Jam (1996), later sold as the 'Space Jam' colourway.
5. **Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66** — score 401/1000
   The yellow trainers Uma Thurman wears with the jumpsuit in Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003).
6. **Air Jordan 1** — score 316/1000
   The sneakers Miles Morales wears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
7. **Nike Cortez** — score 316/1000
   The running shoe Forrest Gump receives from Jenny in Forrest Gump (1994).
8. **Vans Checkerboard Slip-On** — score 215/1000
   Jeff Spicoli's shoes in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
9. **Nike Bruin** — score 0/1000
   The Nike shoes Marty McFly wears in Back to the Future (1985).

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