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Plot Summary:
A Southern stock-car driver puts his rising career in the hands of a race promoter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Hot Rod (1979)
Plot Summary:
A drag-racer enters a local championship race. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son wins the race.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
Similar in 86%
Speedtrap (1977)
Plot Summary:
After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in a private investigator to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend who's more than willing to help him out in any way she can.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, detective
Similar in 78%
Hi-Riders (1978)
Plot Summary:
Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, independent film
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Deuce Coupe (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers are seperated by the love for the same woman - but they get united again by their fascination for speed and racing cars.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film
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King of the Mountain (1981)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Hill.".
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Six Pack (1982)
Plot Summary:
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, light, romantic, road movie, sexy
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Burnout (2014)
Plot Summary:
For all who remember Cannonball Run. Here is a modern twist on the subject. The longest, wildest and funniest car race, ever. From Oslo to the North Cape. The only rule is getting there first!.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, exciting, humorous, realistic, road movie, fast
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Biker Boyz (2003)
Plot Summary:
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: entertaining, intense, realistic, rough, serious, thought provoking, exciting, road movie, sexy, feel good
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Initial D (2005)
Plot Summary:
After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, scenic, manga, anime, realistic, weird
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The Young Racers (1963)
Plot Summary:
A film constructed around footage shot of actual Grand Prix races in Europe.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, sincere, realistic, talky, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Circuit (2008)
Plot Summary:
Al Shines, former king of the US race car track circuit, has a hard time starting his own team, once he's fired by his sponsor Robin Cates. Robin hired Al's immature daughter Kylie Shines instead. She resents Al's inevitable 'absence' as a widowed father, as well as the reigning champion, equally young but professionally vetted Kid Walker. Kylie tries to prove herself against Kid while having an on-off affair with him. Cates's marketing strategy dictates his intentions to manipulate Walker and both Shines racers.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, captivating, melancholic, teen
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Trading Paint (2019)
Plot Summary:
A stock car racing legend is drawn back to the dirt track when his son, an aspiring driver, joins a rival racing team.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, captivating, emotional, realistic
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The Wild Racers (1968)
Plot Summary:
Promising young racing car driver Joe Joe Quillico leaves the stock car racing scene in the United States in order to pursue Grand Prix racing in Europe. After limited success he manages to win the Spanish Grand Prix. His love life however, is much less successful and his winning on the track only serves to alienate the woman he loves - with unhappy consequences.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic
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Thunder Alley (1967)
Plot Summary:
Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious
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Pit Stop (1969)
Plot Summary:
Richard Davalos plays Rick Bowman, a drag racing street punk who comes to the attention of car enthusiast Grant Willard. Willard bails him out of jail and offers him sponsorship as a race car driver. Bowman eventually accepts and becomes entranced by the tricky "figure eight" track Willard introduces him to. The king of the track is cocky and talented hot dogger Hawk Sidney (Hill regular Sid Haig in one of his most memorable and entertaining roles). Bowman and Sidney clash and Bowman sets his sights on knocking the latter of his perch while stealing his girl Jolene. This is just the beginning for the ruthless Bowman who will let nobody stand in his way and will attempt to destroy any man, and seduce any woman who crosses his path. Pretty soon he has his eyes on Ellen McLeod the wife of champion racer Ed McLeod who he befriends. Will he betray his friends and colleagues on the eve of The Big Race, or will he finally discover he has a conscience?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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The Speed Lovers (1968)
Plot Summary:
A stock car racer gets involved with gangsters trying to fix a race.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Lay It Down (2001)
Plot Summary:
The two Destin brothers are about to collide with eternity. When older Ben chooses the narrow road, he forces his younger brother Pete, and the people around him, into a head-on encounter with life and death.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Drama, Family, Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: christian film, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Nitro (2007)
Plot Summary:
Max leads a good life with Alice and their son Théo; that is until Alice is threatened with death while waiting for a heart transplant. Max promises Théo that he will save Alice, but to keep his word he must find a heart, and fast. Since time is running out and he must find a solution, Max decides to reconnect with his troubled past. His decision will change his life in ways he could never imagine.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, road movie, rough, bleak, serious, realistic
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Dirt (2018)
Plot Summary:
In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: inspirational, thought provoking, captivating, suspense
Similar in 84%
Days of Thunder (1990)
Plot Summary:
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, inspirational, intense, serious, realistic, suspense, psychological, romantic comedy, cult classic, action adventure
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Red Line 7000 (1965)
Plot Summary:
The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée Holly, but before she arrives, he dies in a race. Since she hasn't got the money to travel back, she stays. The young and very ambitious talent Ned Arp joins the team and immediately starts wooing Pat's sister Julie. Third in the team is womanizer Dan McCall, who brings with him his current girlfriend Gabrielle from Paris. So the basic theme of this soap is "Who with whom?" Written by Tom Zoerner.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 76%
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Plot Summary:
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: inspirational, uplifting, touching, serious, realistic
Similar in 81%
Le Mans (1971)
Plot Summary:
Steve McQueen is ideally cast as a champion race car driver, participating in the famed 24-hour race headquartered in Le Mans, France. Though dedicated to Going for the Gold, McQueen finds time to romance widowed Elga Andersen. The dramatic angle to this plot wrinkle is that McQueen may well have been responsible for the death of Andersen's husband during a previous car pile-up. Director John Sturges, who'd previously helmed Steve McQueen's legendary motorcycle chase scenes in The Great Escape, was originally slated to direct Le Mans, but withdrew from the project; it was then taken over by Lee H. Katzin.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, serious, road movie, entertaining, independent film, atmospheric, thought provoking, clever, enigmatic
Similar in 83%
Redline (2007)
Plot Summary:
A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, sentimental, feel good, entertaining, serious, realistic, fast
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The Last American Hero (1973)
Plot Summary:
A backwoods bootlegger decides to put the driving skills he developed evading the law to good use. He becomes a race car driver, and eventually, one of the fastest drivers in history.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, serious, sincere, fast
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Winning (1969)
Plot Summary:
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious
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Born to Race (2011)
Plot Summary:
Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When Danny decides to enter the NHRA High School Drags, he's forced to seek his father's help in taking down the local hot shot.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, tense, captivating, independent film, fast, serious
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Greased Lightning (1977)
Plot Summary:
This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing champion in America.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: black comedy, exciting, realistic, semi serious
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Driven (2001)
Plot Summary:
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: intense, serious, realistic, stylized, fast, freeze frame, exciting, romantic, sexy, feel good
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Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Plot Summary:
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 447000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: inspirational, exciting, realistic, captivating, motivational, historical drama, retro, feel good, epic, emotional