Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
- 6.8
- 113 mins
- Biography
Storyline
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.—Reid Gagle
Plot Keywords
car racing, waitress, restaurant, coming of age, hotel, usa, fire, drunkenness, adultery, fight, flashback, hospital, mother daughter relationship, singer, jealousy, violence, father son relationship, family relationships, gas station, auto mechanic
Short Review
Heart Like a Wheel goes a little spongy by failing to let the protagonist force enough of the action... A charismatic leading performance remains this film's tantalizing intangible - it might have put a good movie over the top emotionally.
Trailer
Streaming Service
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