Rush

"Everyone's driven by something."

2013 2h 3m EN

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 8,088

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Synopsis

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In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

“Everyone's driven by something.”

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Cast

Chris Hemsworth
James Hunt
Daniel Brühl
Niki Lauda
Olivia Wilde
Suzy Miller
Alexandra Maria Lara
Marlene Lauda
Pierfrancesco Favino
Clay Regazzoni
David Calder
Louis Stanley
Natalie Dormer
Nurse Gemma
Stephen Mangan
Alastair Caldwell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Peter Morgan
Languages: English, German, Italian, French
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, German, Italian, French.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ron Howard, shot by Anthony Dod Mantle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel P. Hanley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl and Olivia Wilde carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everyone's driven by something.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ron Howard directs. Anthony Dod Mantle behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Daniel P. Hanley cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, German, Italian, French.

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1Released 13 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, German, Italian, French.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Ron Howard, shot by Anthony Dod Mantle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daniel P. Hanley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl and Olivia Wilde carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Everyone's driven by something.".
9IMDB entry: tt1979320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "car race", "sports", "world champion", "based on true story".

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Daniel P. Hanley
Production design: Mark Digby
Costume design: Julian Day
Makeup / hair: Fae Hammond
VFX supervisor: Jody Johnson
Sound: Martin Steyer
Stunt coordinator: Niki Faulkner
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $38,000,000
Box office: $90,200,000
Return: 237% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Rush (2013)

Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Editing

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fernandocbl2013-09-16
Awesome, the best racing movie since grand prix 👍
The Movie Mob2022-11-20
★ 7/10
Rush isn’t just a good racing movie. It’s an excellent film, period. Ron Howard pumps adrenaline straight into your veins with rivalry, risk, and high-stakes racing. The cinema and storytelling make the audience feel the intensity and danger of every race. Drivers are horribly disfigured and even die, forcing characters to stare their own mortality down every time they sit behind the wheel. Each character responds differently as they grapple with the peril of doing what they love. I didn’t expect to enjoy this movie, but the true story of Niki Lauda and James Hunt, told with Howard’s powerful realism and grit, was incredibly captivating. The racing scenes are beautifully filmed and framed with compelling character-driven storytelling. Be wanted, the R-rating results in some nudity and sex scenes, but if you are willing to fast forward or skip ahead, the rest of the film is worth it. I mean, Thor vs. Baron Zemo in race cars? What’s not awesome about that?
CinemaSerf2026-08-29
★ 7/10
You needn't be an F1 fan, or even a sport fan in general, to really enjoy Ron Howard's look at this clash of personalities that had much of the world engrossed back in 1976. James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) - the smoking, flamboyant, womanising upstart challenging Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) the methodical, measured Champion. There is plenty of expertly created race photography including some actuality and at times you can almost smell the fumes from the pit lane; but this is essentially a well structured story about two men whose styles and attitudes to just about everything collide. Both actors deliver strongly, encapsulating the drive that kept them both risking their lives each time they got into their cars - frequently in pretty grim conditions. Were they perfectionists, egotists and/or just selfish, thoughtless and self-indulgent? What sets this apart from other sport-based biopics is that there is a bit of a real-time narrative from Lauda which lends authenticity and credibility to this recreation of their largely long forgotten vendetta. The pace is almost as frantic as one of the races, and it really packs a great deal of humanity - good and bad - into 2 hours. It is not, however, a documentary - which makes for a much more compelling piece of entertainment - but inevitably leads to a bit of creative licence. That does it no harm whatsoever.