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Plot Summary:
It is the most anticipated yearly event in Sports Entertainment, an annual pop culture touch point. For more than 25 years, WrestleMania has hosted the biggest matches, the biggest stars, and the biggest celebrities. Now for the first time ever, the story of WrestleMania is told from its early beginnings through the week-long spectacular it has become, routinely drawing fans from all 50 states and around the world. This documentary feature includes new and insightful interviews from the superstars and creative forces behind the event.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, captivating, suspense
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WWE Extreme Rules (2010)
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Extreme Rules (2010) was a PPV presented by KFC, which took place on April 25, 2010 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the second event promoted under the Extreme Rules name. There were eight matches scheduled on the event's card, all of which featured an 'extreme' stipulation, with no regular singles matches on the card. The main event was a Last Man Standing match between WWE Champion John Cena and Batista. The World Heavyweight Championship was defended by Jack Swagger against Randy Orton in an Extreme Rules match. Edge fought Jericho in a Steel Cage, Sheamus challenged Triple H to a street fight, CM Punk fought Rey Mysterio in a Hair Match, and a Gauntlet match took place for a shot at a Tag Team Title match.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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King of the Ring (2001)
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King of the Ring (2001) was the ninth annual King of the Ring PPV. It was presented by Mars' Combos and took place on June 24, 2001 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The main event was a Triple Threat match involving Chris Benoit, Steve Austin and Chris Jericho for the WWF Championship. The undercard featured the 2001 King of the Ring tournament. Other matches on the undercard included a Street Fight between Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon, a WWF Light Heavyweight Championship match between champion Jeff Hardy and challenger X-Pac and a WWF Tag Team Championship between champions Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and the challenger team of Kane and Spike Dudley.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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WWE: The Bash (2009)
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The Bash was a PPV presented by Gillette's Fusion Power, which took place on June 28, 2009 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. This was the sixth show in WWE's production lineage for The Great American Bash event (twentieth overall) and the only one to be referred to as The Bash. Two title defenses included a 3 Stages of Hell match for the WWE Championship featuring Triple H and Randy Orton and the World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defending against Jeff Hardy. John Cena fought The Miz in their first official matchup, ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer defended his title against Christian, Jack Swagger, Finlay, and Mark Henry in a Championship Scramble match, Chris Jericho wagered the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio's mask, Dolph Ziggler versus The Great Khali in a No Disqualification match, The Colóns defended the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy and Edge and Chris Jericho, and Michelle McCool challenged Melina for the WWE Women's Championship.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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WWE: Royal Rumble (2017)
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The 30th event under the Royal Rumble chronology the 2017 Royal Rumble event took place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 564
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 211 min
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WWE: Greatest Rivalries Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (2011)
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For more than a decade, Bret "Hit Man" Hart and Shawn Michaels engaged in perhaps the most storied rivalry in the history of sports entertainment, from their teams (the Hart Foundation and the Rockers), through battles for the Intercontinental Championship and the richest prize in the business, the WWE Championship. Their enmity spilled out of the ring, and led to the most infamous incident in the history of professional wrestling, The Montreal Screwjob. More than a decade later, the two men buried the hatchet as both are now WWE Hall of Famers. Now, for the first time ever, the two sit down together and rehash their intertwined destinies in Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart. These new, never-before-aired, interviews will shed new light and insight on issues and controversies fans have speculated about for years.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Action, Biography, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic
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WWE Judgment Day (2005)
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Judgment Day (2005) was the seventh annual PPV of the same name and took place on May 22, 2005 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was presented by Clearasil. The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown! program. The main event was an "I Quit" match featuring two wrestlers fighting until one stated "I Quit." WWE Champion John Cena defended the title against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In respective standard wrestling matches, Rey Mysterio fought Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle fought Booker T.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min
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Royal Rumble (2001)
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Royal Rumble (2001) was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT and took place on January 21, 2001 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The main event was the Royal Rumble match. Kane set a record for the most eliminations and the match saw Drew Carey enter the Royal Rumble. Featured matches on the undercard included a ladder match between Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a singles match between Kurt Angle and Triple H for the WWF Championship.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 177 min
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WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey (2010)
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The Heartbreak Kid is one of the most celebrated and talented superstars in the history of Sports Entertainment. Shawn Michaels’ career has spanned more than 25 years and has produced one great match after another, earning him his “Showstopper” moniker. Now fans can relive this superlative career with Shawn Michaels: His 25 Greatest Matches, a 3-disc set with more than nine hours of matches. This DVD presents Michaels’ great bouts from every phase of his life, from early tag-team matches as a member of the Rockers through his highly decorated championship reigns. The matches include new commentary and reflections from the Showstopper himself, as well as partners and adversaries throughout the years.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 546 min
Plot tags: iconic
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WrestleMania XIX (2003)
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WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania. It was presented by Snickers Cruncher and took place on March 30, 2003 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all around the world resulted in a gate attendance grossing US$2.76 million. The tagline for WrestleMania XIX was "Dare To Dream". The official theme song for the event was "Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit performed the theme song live, as well as "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" during The Undertaker's entrance. The main match on the SmackDown! brand was Kurt Angle versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. The main match on the Raw brand was the third Wrestlemania meeting between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. The predominant match on the Raw brand was for the World Heavyweight Championship between Triple H and Booker T. Other matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels versus Chris Jericho and Hulk Hogan versus Vince McMahon in a Street Fight.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, exciting, serious
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WWE Survivor Series 2000 (2000)
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Survivor Series (2000) was the fourteenth annual Survivor Series PPV. It was presented by 3DO's Warriors of Might and Magic and took place on November 19, 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida. The main event was a No NQ match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H which spilled to the backstage area. The undercard featured Dudley Boyz and Hardy Boyz versus Edge and Christian and Right to Censor in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, Kurt Angle versus The Undertaker for the WWF Championship, Ivory versus Lita for the WWF Women's Championship, The Rock versus Rikishi, William Regal versus Hardcore Holly for the WWF European Championship, Kane versus Chris Jericho, The Radicalz versus D-Generation X in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match and Steve Blackman, Crash Holly and Molly Holly versus T & A and Trish Stratus in a Six Person Mixed Tag match.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min
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WWF No Way Out 2001 (2001)
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No Way Out (2001) was a PPV event that took place on February 25, 2001 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was presented by Weider Nutrition. 2 Main events were scheduled. The first saw The Rock challenge Kurt Angle for the WWF Championship. The other main event was a Three Stages of Hell match featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. The featured bout on the undercard was a Fatal Four Way match between defending WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and X-Pac.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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WWE Survivor Series 2005 (2005)
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Survivor Series (2005) was the 19th annual Survivor Series PPV. It was presented by NovaLogic's Delta Force: Black Hawk Down and took place on November 27, 2005 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The first of the main events was an interpromotional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match, a type of elimination match, between Team SmackDown! (Batista, Rey Mysterio, John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), Bobby Lashley, and Randy Orton) and Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Carlito, and Chris Masters). The other main event was a standard wrestling match between wrestlers from the Raw brand, in which WWE Champion John Cena defended his title against Kurt Angle. Another match was a Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Ric Flair.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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WWF Rebellion (2001)
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Rebellion (2001) took place on November 3, 2001 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The main event was a WWF Championship match featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. The WCW Championship was also on the line between Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle. The WCW Tag Titles were defended by the Dudley Boyz in a Triangle match against the APA and The Hardy Boyz. The final title on the line was a Steel Cage match for the Intercontinental Title between former partners Edge and Christian.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min
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WWE Backlash (2009)
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Backlash (2009) was a PPV that took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 11th and final event under the Backlash banner, it featured talent from all three WWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. The event's card featured seven matches. The main event consisted of a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Edge competed against John Cena. The other main match scheduled on the event's card was a Six-Man Tag Team match for the WWE Championship between Triple H (champion), Batista and Shane McMahon, and The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase). Other matches included an "I Quit" match between Jeff and Matt Hardy and three singles matches: Christian versus Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship, followed by CM Punk versus Kane, and Chris Jericho versus Ricky Steamboat.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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WWE Judgment Day (2009)
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Judgment Day (2009), a PPV presented by Columbia Picture's Terminator Salvation, took place on May 17, 2009 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the eleventh and final show under the Judgment Day name and the tenth show held annually; it featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main event for the show saw Edge defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy. Two other highly-publicized matches also occurred. The first pitted WWE Champion, Randy Orton, against Batista while the other match was between Big Show and John Cena. The undercard for the show had four other singles matches: CM Punk versus Umaga, ECW Champion Christian defending the championship against Jack Swagger, John Morrison versus Shelton Benjamin, and Rey Mysterio defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
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WWE Hell in a Cell (2015)
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Action, Sport
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The Rock: The Epic Journey of Dwayne Johnson (2012)
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He electrified a generation of sports entertainment fans with his brash style, superb athleticism, and uproarious interviews. He held the WWE Championship a record seven times, and was known for legendary battles with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Triple H, Mick Foley, Undertaker, and more. And at the peak of his popularity, he made a move to conquer a new industry, becoming an enormous movie star. Now, he s back in WWE, ready to main event the biggest WrestleMania in history, "The People's WrestleMania." In the exciting buildup to WrestleMania XVIII, fans can, for the first time ever on DVD, relive the exciting life and times of the Rock. Packed with brand new interviews as well as a selection of the Rock's biggest career-spanning bouts, moments, and promos, this DVD/Blu-Ray set will electrify every member of Team Bring It!.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Action, Biography, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, iconic
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WWE Payback (2017)
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Payback (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for the Raw brand. It will take place on April 30, 2017 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. It will be the fifth event in the Payback chronology.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 238
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Country: USA
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Triple H continues to build upon his enduring legacy. From 13-time World Champion to COO, Triple H has played multiple roles spanning decades. Packed with over 3 hours of documentary footage, all-new interviews and matches, this compilation profiles Triple H's entire career as well as his current executive role with the WWE.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Action, Biography, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 192
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Country: USA
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WWE SmackDown (1999)
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The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Smackdown" brand collide each and every Tuesday on WWE Smackdown Live.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
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Country: USA
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WWE Raw (1993)
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WWE Raw is a professional wrestling television program that currently airs live on Monday evenings on the USA Network in the United States. The show debuted on January 11, 1993. WWE Raw moved from the USA Network to TNN in September, 2000 and then to Spike TV in August, 2003 when TNN was rebranded. On October 3, 2005 WWE Raw returned to the USA Network. Since its first episode, WWE Raw has broadcast live from 203 different arenas in 169 cities and towns in ten different nations. As of the show's 1,000th episode, airing on July 23, 2012, WWE Raw has become a three-hour broadcast from two-hours, a format that had previously been reserved for special episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, game show, offbeat, non fiction
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Impact Wrestling (2004)
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Impact Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. As of 2005, it airs weekly on Spike in the United States and Canada. On March 14, 2013, the company ended their almost continuous near-9-year residency at the Impact Zone and have since been filming the show live at venues across the country. Impact Wrestling originally debuted in the United States on Fox Sports Net on June 4, 2004, but after FSN did not renegotiate TNA's contract in May 2005, the show was left without a television network to broadcast on. The show began broadcasting episodes via the internet between July 1 and October 1, 2005 before securing a deal with Spike TV. The show first began airing episodes on Saturdays, however in April 2006 the show was moved to Thursday nights. Impact Wrestling briefly moved to Monday nights in 2010 but moved back to Thursdays later that year.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, game show, realistic
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Lucha Underground (2014)
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Lucha Underground introduces U.S. audiences to the high-flying, explosive moves of lucha libre. An ancient combat tradition, watch as good and evil wage war in a gritty battleground called “The Temple.”.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, semi serious, serious
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Crossover (2006)
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The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspense
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Reiss is the greatest champion to ever fight in a LEGENDS cage. But when promoter Max Black pits him against wrestling superstar Randy Stone, Reiss finds himself in the toughest fight of his life.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: inspirational, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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WWE: No Mercy (2017)
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The Raw Superstars show each other, no mercy as they fight for the chance to lay claim to being the best in the industry.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: entertaining, semi serious, exciting, tense, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Harder They Fall (2005)
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20 year old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, one rich one poor, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic
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Carman: The Champion (2001)
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Former champion boxer Orlando Leone (Carmen) is "The Preacher" at an inner-city youth center. Wanting to give something back to the community, he bought a large building for a church youth center. But the cash ran out before he could finish fixing it up and now, the mortgage company is about to foreclose. With his bills mounting he agrees to one last fight.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 845
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, christian film, sincere
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Born to Race: Fast Track (2014)
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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