Highest-Rated Movies about 'Race Car Driver'

Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), The Last American Hero (1973), Driven (2018), Winning (1969), Days of Thunder (1990), Bobby Deerfield (1977), The Racers (1955) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Race Car Driver movies.

#1. Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)

Storyline: The 1950's - the iconic Scuderia Ferrari battle to stay on top in one of the deadliest decades in motor racing history. Cars and drivers were pushed to their limits, and the competition for the world championship meant racing on a knife edge where one mistake could take a life. At the centre of it all was Enzo Ferrari, a towering figure in motor racing who was driven to win at any cost. Amidst the stiff competition within his Ferrari team, two of its British stars, Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn, put friendship first and the championship second. Ferrari: Race to Immortality tells the story of the loves and losses, triumphs and tragedy of Ferrari's most celebrated drivers in an era where they lived la dolce vita during the week and it was win or die on any given Sunday.

Plot Keywords: racing, documentary, automobile, history, biography, sports, speed ...

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#4. Driven (2018)

Storyline: After he's busted for smuggling coke on his plane, Jim Hoffman has a chance to start over in a lush, affluent suburb of San Diego. Jim and his wife, Ellen are surprised to find maverick auto mogul John DeLorean lives in a glamorous house down the street. Soon an unexpected friendship forms between the two men, just as John's new venture--the DeLorean Motor Company--is taking off. But with the FBI pushing Jim to inform on his flashy former dealer, Morgan Hetrick and John's financing falling through the cracks, things are far from idyllic...and about to take a dark turn. Based on the real events that would become the celebrity scandal of its generation.—Lauren G

Plot Keywords: racing, biography, sports, inspirational, true story, competition, speed ...

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#5. Winning (1969)

Storyline: 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.—J A Ollinger <jao@speedlink.com>

Plot Keywords: sports, inspirational, father-son relationship, competition, victory, american film, 1960s ...

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#9. Speedway (1968)

Storyline: After his manager, Kenny Donford (Bill Bixby), loses money gambling on horse races, slick stock car driver Steve Grayson (Elvis Presley) must earn enough on the track to keep Kenny out of jail. With the help of his mentor, Abel Esterlake (William Schallert), Steve does his best to win a series of races at Charlotte Speedway. Along the way, he begins to fall for Susan Jacks (Nancy Sinatra), the beautiful Internal Revenue Service agent assigned to Kenny's case.

Plot Keywords: racing, musical, elvis presley, romance, comedy, 1960s, american film ...

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#10. Stroker Ace (1983)

Storyline: 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.—Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

Plot Keywords: racing, comedy, action, sports, adventure, 1980s, american film ...

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#11. Driven (2001)

Storyline: 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.

Plot Keywords: racing, action, sports, drama, biography, true story, competition ...

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