Highest-Rated Movies about 'Car Racing'

Rush (2013), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Nashville (1975), The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), The Bucket List (2007), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), The Great Race (1965), Vanishing Point (1971) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Car Racing movies.

#16. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Storyline: Los Angeles street racer Dominic Toretto falls under the suspicion of the LAPD as a string of high-speed electronics truck robberies rocks the area. Brian O'Connor, an officer of the LAPD, joins the ranks of Toretto's highly skilled racing crew undercover to convict Toretto. However, O'Connor finds himself both enamored with this new world and in love with Toretto's sister, Mia. As a rival racing crew gains strength, O'Connor must decide where his loyalty really lies.

Plot Keywords: undercover cop, police, car, hijacking, trucker, street racing, gang ...

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#18. Le Mans (1971)

Storyline: Almost in breadth and depth of a documentary, this movie depicts an auto race during the 70s on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France. The race goes over 24 hours on 13.4 kilometers of cordoned country road. Every few hours the two drivers per car alternate - but it's still a challenge for concentration and material. In the focus is the duel between the German Stahler in Ferrari 512LM and the American Delaney in Gulf Team Porsche 917. Delaney is under extraordinary pressure, because the year before he caused a severe accident, in which his friend Lisa's husband was killed.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: france, very little dialogue, racing, crew, tire, weather, car accident ...

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#19. Cars 3 (2017)

Storyline: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage!

Plot Keywords: technology, wagon, interview, paparazzi, ferrari, smoke, collision ...

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#20. Dance With a Stranger (1985)

Storyline: Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.—Mattias Thuresson

Plot Keywords: murder, dance hall, hostess, murderess, revenge, execution, courtroom ...

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#21. Race (2008)

Storyline: Ranvir and Rajiv are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in South Africa. Ranvir is a very shrewd and aggressive man while Rajiv is laid back, and a chronic alcoholic. Sophia, Ranvir's personal secretary adores and loves him. Ranvir is unaware of her feelings. Shaina, an Indian ramp model in Durban loves Ranvir but through a twist of fate gets married to his younger brother Rajiv. When she discovers that Rajiv is a chronic alcoholic, her world is shattered. Ranvir too is disturbed as he has sacrificed his love for his younger brother because Rajiv had promised to leave alcohol for good if he marries Shaina. In a weak moment Ranvir and Shaina come very close to each other. When Rajiv starts suspecting, all hell breaks loose. A murder is committed, a contract killing is issued. A sharp tongued detective R.D., getting wise on the proceedings, starts an intriguing investigation with his brainless bimbo assistant Mini.

Plot Keywords: hitman, jockey, presumed dead, insurance, surveillance footage, sexy woman, faked death ...

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#22. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Storyline: NASCAR stock car racing sensation Ricky Bobby is a national hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo -- "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges "Shake" and "Bake" for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver.

Plot Keywords: hot tub, southern accent, police chase, father son estrangement, bar, frat pack, advertising ...

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#23. The Love Bug (1968)

Storyline: Meet Jim Douglas, a down-on-his-luck race car driver who lives in an old run-down fire house in San Francisco with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, a occasional drunk mechanic. One day, Jim goes to a luxury car dealer and sees a strange Volkswagen Beetle with a unusual problem: it tends to drive on its own, as if it were sentient. The little Bug follows Jim home but Jim believes that the owner of the car dealership, Peter Thorndyke, is playing a trick on him. Jim decides to try out the car, and experiences its magical nature, fahrvergnügen, if you will, for himself. Jim repairs the little car and Tennessee names the him "Herbie". Behind the wheel of Herbie, Jim becomes more successful in racing. Thorndyke wants Herbie back, but Jim refuses and Thorndyke decides to race against him. Thorndyke sabotages Herbie before a big race known as the "El Dorado" - an obvious parody of the then-new "Baja 1000" race in Mexico. Jim and Tennessee along with Thorndyke's former assistant (and ...

Plot Keywords: car, volkswagen beetle, hippie, ghost town, rivalry, golden gate bridge, entrepreneur ...

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#24. Turbo (2013)

Storyline: After a freak accident infuses him with the power of super-speed, Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: competing in the world's fastest race, the Indianapolis 500. With the help of his tricked-out streetwise snail crew, this ultimate underdog puts his heart and shell on the line to prove that no dream is too big, and no dreamer too small.

Plot Keywords: title spoken by character, car crash, injury, victory, referee, car mechanic, french canadian ...

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#27. The Cannonball Run (1981)

Storyline: This comedy movie brings Burt Reynolds, Sir Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and an all-star cast to the starting line of the ultimate auto race, a madcap cross-country scramble that roars full-speed ahead. This action-comedy was inspired by an actual event: the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an anything goes, all-stops-out, and very much illegal, competition that has grown to legendary proportions within the last ten years.

Plot Keywords: highway, road trip, exploding car, car racing, part of trilogy, toy gun, sheikh ...

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#28. Racer and the Jailbird (2017)

Storyline: When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. Passionate. Unconditional. Fiery. But Gino hides has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger your life and the lives of those ones around you. Gino and Bénédicte will have to fight against fate, reason and their own weaknesses to save their love.—Polly_Kat

Plot Keywords: racecar driver, sex scene, female police officer, voice over, cage, escape from prison, death of girlfriend ...

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#29. The Gumball Rally (1976)

Storyline: A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally across the USA.—Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

Plot Keywords: car racing, car, three word title, road movie, new york city, cult film, car race ...

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#30. Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)

Storyline: In an international car rally, competitors must travel from various points in Europe to Monte Carlo, then race their cars. Things are complicated by smuggling, cheating, honor, inventions, medicine, and love at first sight...—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: independent film, skinny dipping, swimming in underwear, girl stripped down to panties, slapstick comedy, place name in title, reference to casanova ...

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