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Rush (2013)

Rush
Rush
R
sport
Action
Drama
Biography

Release Date
September 27, 2013
Director
Ron Howard
Runtime
123 Minutes
Main Genre
sport
Writers
Peter Morgan
Tagline
Everyone's driven by something.

Summary

Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed—handsome English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error.

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