The Big Wheel

Nov 4, 1949

1h 32m

★ 5.7

Roaring at you with mile-a-minute thrills!

Overview

The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.

Genres

Action

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Samuel H. Stiefel Productions

United Artists

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Cast

Billy Coy

Mickey Rooney

Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Thomas Mitchell

Vic Sullivan

Michael O'Shea

Louise Riley

Mary Hatcher

Mary Coy

Spring Byington

Happy Lee

Steve Brodie

Dolores Raymond

Lina Romay

Minnie

Hattie McDaniel

George

Allen Jenkins

Deacon Jones

Monte Blue

Reno Riley

Richard Lane

Head Waiter

Eddie Kane

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.

6.4

Days of Thunder

Jun 27, 1990

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

6.2

Viva Las Vegas

Feb 8, 1964

Lucky Jackson arrives in Las Vegas with his car literally in tow ready for the first Grand Prix — once he has the money for an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he'll lose both race and girl, problems complicated by rivalry from womanizing fellow racer Elmo Mancini.

6.8

Le Mans

Jun 23, 1971

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

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0.0

Speedhunters

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A colorful team of racers and crew get caught into high intrigue around a revolutionary technology threatening to change the world as we know it.

7.8

Initial D Legend 1: Awakening

Aug 24, 2014

Koichiro of the Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver outmaneuver rival Keisuke of the Akagi RedSuns. The race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his own co-worker, Takumi. What happens next is the stuff of street racing legend!

6.5

The Frame-Up

May 2, 1937

A detective investigates a racing scam.

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0.0

Untitled F1 Sequel

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The sequel to the 2025 film. Plot TBA.

6.9

Unpregnant

Sep 10, 2020

After discovering she can’t legally get an abortion in Missouri without her parents’ permission, teenager Veronica convinces her former best friend Bailey to take a road trip to Albuquerque to seek the procedure.

6.8

Overhaul

Aug 28, 2023

When truck racer Roger loses everything, he receives a tempting but dangerous offer: to work as the getaway driver for a gang of thieves.

5.3

Burning Up

Feb 1, 1930

Racecar-driver Lou Larrigan gets mixed up with a crooked gang of racetrack promoters, and is in love with Ruth Morgan, whose father is marked as a victim by the gang.

6.0

Misty

Jun 4, 1961

Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island and holds an auction to thin out the herd. The young children set out to raise enough money in hopes that the Phantom will be caught in this years round up. They soon realize they will get more than they bargained for when the Phantom has a surprise for everyone: a foal named Misty.

5.7

The Last American Hero

Jul 27, 1973

A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.

5.1

Fast Company

Mar 18, 1979

After his sponsor replaces him with his archrival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.

4.9

Stroker Ace

Jul 1, 1983

Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.

7.0

Champion

May 19, 2017

In the supercharged world of dirt track racing, a single mistake causes the lives of two men to change forever. One must fight for his family, the other must fight to forgive.

7.0

On Drive

Apr 9, 2026

A group of friends in frontline Kharkiv discovers abandoned cars inside a war-shuttered shopping mall and turns them into the core of an underground racing scene. What begins as an escape from reality quickly becomes a rule-free game powered by bets, clout, and danger. As adrenaline and social-media fame escalate, every race could be their last, and the stakes now include friendship, trust, and holding on to who they are.

6.4

Greased Lightning

Jul 1, 1977

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

7.3

Grand Prix

Dec 21, 1966

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.