Movies and TvShows featuring "stock-car" theme.
An ambitious young woman with a traumatizing past targets an Italian man, the distant son of a wealthy Brazilian family.
After the tragic death of his father, 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comté cheese made in the western part of the French Alps.
Days of Thunder is a drama about a hot-shot stock car driver, Cole Trickle, who gets recruited to race for a team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Cole faces a rivalry with his teammate, Rowdy Burns, and seeks revenge after an intense car crash. Along the way, he deals with personal and professional challenges while trying to prove himself as a skilled racer.
Vanishing Point (1971) follows a man who takes on a bet to deliver a car from Colorado to San Francisco within a short time. As he speeds across the country, he becomes an iconic figure and attracts the attention of the police. In his journey, he picks up a hitchhiker and encounters various challenges, including a rattlesnake and racist encounters. The man's haunted past and the pursuit of freedom drive him towards his ultimate fate.
When a television news producer is assigned to manage her ex-husband and a smooth-talking news anchor, she must navigate through a series of hilarious and chaotic situations.
Speedway is a 1968 comedy musical film about race car driver and singing sensation Elvis Presley who finds love and deals with comedy and shenanigans at the racetrack.
The Last American Hero is a drama film set in the world of stock car racing in the Deep South. It follows the story of a young man who rebels against his small town and becomes a legendary stock car racer. With his family relationships strained and facing numerous challenges, he must navigate the dangerous world of moonshine, police pursuits, and rival racers to achieve his dreams.
Greased Lightning is a semi-biographical movie based on the life of Wendell Scott, a black race car driver in the deep south during the 1960s. Despite facing racism and discrimination, Scott becomes a successful stock car driver in the NASCAR circuit.
Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit.
Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters
Bruna and Rosa, tough girls from the Brazilian countryside, enter a pickup truck race to show their driving skills to their friends.
Six Pack is a hilarious comedy film that tells the story of a famous car racer who becomes the unexpected guardian of six orphaned children. As he deals with the challenges of taking care of the kids, he also rediscovers what truly matters in life. With lots of laughter and heartwarming moments, this movie is a must-watch for the whole family.
Through a powerful visual metaphor, Camille Vigny gives a first-person account of the domestic violence she suffered. The images and text interact with remarkable precision to convey the devastating impact of the cataclysm. It's a political gesture, brimming with courage, an icy cry that takes your breath away.
Petrol station owner Karin is angry. Not only are constantly rising gas prices spoiling her good mood. Her boyfriend, car enthusiast Wolfgang, is also constantly cheating on her. Now she's had enough. With her friend and Wolfgang's last lover, Christl, she sets off for London to pick up an oil sheikh.
Riding with Death (1976) is a gripping action-packed TV movie adapted from the novel by H.G. Wells. It follows the thrilling story of a CB radio operator who becomes invisible and gains superhuman powers after being exposed to radiation from an explosion. With his newfound abilities, he teams up with a helicopter pilot to take on an evil scientist and his henchmen in a stock car race. Will they be able to stop the scientist's diabolical plans and save the day?
A short documentary produced by the Ford Motor Company about the stock car rally on ice sequence in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
Stock car racer Brad Carlton (Greg Evigan) throws the Mishaw family into a tailspin the night heiress Helen Mishaw slams her car into his motorcycle. He gets romantically involved with Helen Milshaw (Mitzi Kapture), and helps multi-million dollar Milshaw Industries win a valuable government military contract. However, when Brad becomes the victim of sabotage and strange accidents, he realizes someone want to stop him cold - dead cold!
Carolinian Blake Beckett (Pepper Sweeney), the son of a stock car racing legend, is a 4-time short track racing champion. Blake never made it to the speedways of the National Cup Racing circuit, but surely he could still have a shot? The daily life experiences of Blake's family and crew are exposed through unique characters that work and play through the weeks that culminate in 120 mph Saturday nights.
After serving time in prison for attempted murder of the man who caused his wife's death, hard-luck loser Lonnie comes home to find that all of his belongings have been sold and his two boys have been given to strangers to raise. He sets out across the country to find them and possibly to find himself.