Rush (2013)

Release date: 2013-09-27
Country: UK|Germany|USA
Language: English|German|Italian|French|Spanish
Director: Ron Howard
Production Co: Exclusive Media Group, Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Biography
Rating: 8.1/10
Length: 2h 3min

Storyline

Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die.

Plot Keywords

rivalry, 1970s, racecar driver, female rear nudity, based on true story, car racing, professional rivalry, playboy, burn victim, race car, punched in the face, based on real person, based on real events, ferrari, hospital, burning car, race track, car crash, divorce, fire

Short Review

An entertaining movie with two solid performances that only occasionally stalls because of its sometimes heavy-handed treatment of Hunt and Lauda's differences.