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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
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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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Stroker Ace (1983)
Plot Summary:
Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, cult film
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Cannonball Run II (1984)
Plot Summary:
The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie compete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, parody, humorous, spoof, cult classic, offbeat, feel good, not serious, fast, hilarious
Similar in 86%
Cannonball Fever (1989)
Plot Summary:
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, road movie, independent film, realistic, semi serious, fast, feel good, unusual plot structure, surreal, splatter
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Fireball 500 (1966)
Plot Summary:
Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, exciting, rough, humorous, 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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Running on Empty (1982)
Plot Summary:
Mike loves his fast cars and his hot women. When he fancies the girlfriend of the local street racing king, Fox, he gets way in over his head in racing for his girl, his money and his life. Through racing, sex, nightclubs and small road trips the film depicts what it was like to be a teenager in Australia in the 1980's.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Vanishing Point (1997)
Plot Summary:
When his wife goes into a troubled labor while he is on the road over 1200 miles away James Kowalski, an ex race car driver and a former Army Ranger, attempts to elude police while trying to get home. After numerous chases he turns into a Native American reservation and reflects on his life, and his wife. He heads off to break through a police roadblock.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, road movie, suspense, grindhouse, surprise ending
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Death Race 2000 (1975)
Plot Summary:
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: road movie, grindhouse, suspenseful, cult classic, humorous, entertaining, stylized, futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic
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200 M.P.H. (2011)
Plot Summary:
When the older brother (Tommy Nash) he idolizes is run off the road by a ruthless drug dealer (Darren Thomas) during a nighttime street race known as Sepulveda Suicide, Rick Merchant (Jaz Martin) channels his grief into getting revenge behind the wheel. But to win, he’ll need to modify his trusty 1978 Datsun 280Z — with help from a pretty mechanic (Hennely Jimenez) — to get the maximum speed out of its machinery.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mockbuster, fast
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Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Plot Summary:
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, action comedy, spectacular, exciting, humorous, realistic, not serious, fast, crying, weeping
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Safari 3000 (1982)
Plot Summary:
Reporter J.J. wants to write a story about an Afrika rallye, 3000 km across desert and steppe. Unfortunately her driver and car get lost only days before the start, so she hires ex-stuntman Eddie and buys a wreck of a car from her last money. Eddie can help her to a new motor - by stealing it from the ruthless count Borgia, who from now on is their hardest and meanest competitor in the rallye.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, cult film
Similar in 89%
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Plot Summary:
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, melancholic, exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, fast, surprise ending
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Carquake! (1976)
Plot Summary:
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman (Bill McKinney), his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: road movie, cult classic, humorous, psychotronic, independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, fast, poliziottesco
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Born to Race: Fast Track (2014)
Plot Summary:
Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the track, and a terrible incident leaves Danny without a racing partner. Facing dismissal from the academy, Danny is forced to team up with an old rival. The pair must learn to set aside their differences as they vie for rookie spots on a professional racing team.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, tense, captivating, action thriller, feel good, independent film
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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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Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Plot Summary:
A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gain a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: road movie, meditative, atmospheric, grindhouse, disturbing, serious, realistic, cult classic, existential, independent film
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Michel Vaillant (2003)
Plot Summary:
Michel Vaillant is # 1 of pilots, undisputed champion in rallying in all circuits in the world. His success arouses admiration and envy. Ruth Wong, director of Team Leader, is determined to break his streak and avenge the memory of his father, founder of Leader. She is capable of anything to achieve her goal.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, action thriller, stylized
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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
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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 77%
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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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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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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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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Gran Turismo (2023)
Plot Summary:
The plot is undisclosed at this time; the project is based off of the popular video game series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: action adventure, motivational, inspirational, road movie, action packed, thrilling
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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
Similar in 81%
Rush (2013)
Plot Summary:
A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 504000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: inspirational, realistic, motivational, tense, suspense, exciting, atmospheric, scenic, intense, captivating
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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