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In the mid-1970s, charismatic English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) share an intense rivalry in Formula 1 racing. Driving vehicles that are little more than gas-filled, rolling bombs, Hunt and Lauda burn up the track, all the while pushing themselves to the breaking point of physical and mental endurance. Meanwhile, the women (Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara) in their lives can only watch as both drivers risk death with every lap.
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A sleek, slick, well-oiled machine, Rush is a finely crafted sports drama with exhilarating race sequences and strong performances from Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.

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Wendy Ide Times (UK) Howard creates a persuasive sense of the time and place, and the race sequences are impressively mounted. This is thrillingly tense stuff, even if you know how the story panned out. Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online While it has its moments of sentimentality, the film as a whole is rather shallow and fails to capture the soul of either man. Rated: C Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk This thrilling drama is no more for petrol-heads only than Titanic is solely of interest to historic ship enthusiasts. Rated: 4/5 Sep 5, 2017 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film Rush is the year's biggest surprise that almost feels like it came out of left field. For a sport that is anything but popular in the U.S., Ron Howard captures the thrill of Formula-1. Aug 12, 2024 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …an excellent two-man biopic from a literate Peter Morgan script… Rated: 4/5 Aug 10, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Filmed with flash and gusto, “Rush” mixes common sports movie techniques with its more serious dramatic focus. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen L Ron Howard’s Rush is an exhilarating and sharply focused biopic that captures the high-stakes rivalry between Formula 1 legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda with remarkable clarity and intensity. The film moves with the same velocity as the cars it depicts — sleek, aggressive, and purposeful — but never loses sight of its characters. Hemsworth embodies Hunt’s recklessness and charisma without overplaying it, while Brühl’s layered performance as Lauda brings a dry wit and intensity that anchors the film emotionally. Visually, Rush is stunning. The racing sequences are some of the best committed to film — visceral, clean, and tense without ever feeling overedited. But what elevates it is how well it blends thrill with reflection. It's a story about competition, respect, and obsession that never forgets to be entertaining. One of Howard’s most exciting directorial efforts in years. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Skywalker G Um dos melhores filmes de carro que eu já vi na minha vida mas a maioria das pessoas que critica esse filme não tem a dignidade de dizer isso para quem ama automobilismo de verdade sabe que isso é um dos melhores filmes de automobilismo já feito e também tem um documentário do Ayrton Senna que é incrível a maioria dos críticos de cinema criticam sem entender o significado do filme mesmo sendo especializados para isso eu como pessoa afirma que isso é o melhor filme de automobilismo já feito. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Julian P Astonishing casting to get the two leads working together like this and they are wonderfully directed in a great script to produce a real tension and dynaminism. The action is off the charts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Thomas G This is one of best racing movies made Great racing tech, however the film presents much more in terms of the contrast of their personalities and professionally racing styles Great acting all around, these 2 guys had great chemistry throughout the film See it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Dani G Very nice depiction of a great rivalry, especially one F1 season, with great blend of the sport action, but centered on the drama and the characters, without saturating it to become just a sports movie Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Tom G A really immersive watch, and follows a very interesting story; cleverly done by Howard in terms of getting us to have mixed emotions about both of the films main characters, with both acting like protagonists and antagonists at throughout the film. Where this film slightly falls short is through its provision of a *slight* exaggeration on the personality and bawdiness of James Hunt, as well as subtly feeling somewhat like a documentary instead of a creative piece of work at times. Other than that, an excellent film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the mid-1970s, charismatic English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) share an intense rivalry in Formula 1 racing. Driving vehicles that are little more than gas-filled, rolling bombs, Hunt and Lauda burn up the track, all the while pushing themselves to the breaking point of physical and mental endurance. Meanwhile, the women (Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara) in their lives can only watch as both drivers risk death with every lap.
Director
Ron Howard
Producer
Andrew Eaton, Eric Fellner, Brian Oliver, Peter Morgan, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Screenwriter
Peter Morgan
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Revolution, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title Films
Rating
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre
Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 27, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.9M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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