Rush
Directed by Ron Howard
James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two extremely skilled Formula One racers, have an intense rivalry with each other. However, it is their enmity that pushes them to their limits.
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- Vincent Reggiannini27 December 2025I am really hard to please when it comes to movies about racing. To me most of what you see is just ridiculous Hollywood nonsense, and tired old tropes about impossibly perfect people with cartoon personalities and unrealistic racing. Rush is certainly not perfect, but it comes close. The cars look good, the period facts about the safety (or lack thereof) of that era and the risks drivers took back then is spot on. Sure there are some un-needed Hollywood embellishments but they get the emotional aspects right. Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl are both charismatic and believable as the two lead characters, but the physical and emotional trauma each of them portrayed is indeed worthy of being the center of attention here. For all of James Hunt’s charisma and his living life on the edge it was easily Lauda who proved to be the true champion in life, and in history. Human beings have an alarming proclivity to gravitate towards the more attractive and palatable people in life, but it’s people who are truly dedicated to their craft and focused who are truly worthy of the championships and legacy they earn. If you want to watch a movie about Formula One do yourself a favor and ignore the more recent Brad Pitt cartoon being pumped up by social media. This is the movie that deserves more attention.
Rush Trivia
Rush was released on 12 September 2013.
Rush was directed by Ron Howard.
Rush has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Rush was produced by Andrew Eaton, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Brian Oliver, Eric Fellner, Peter Morgan.
James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two extremely skilled Formula One racers, have an intense rivalry with each other. However, it is their enmity that pushes them to their limits.
The key characters in Rush are James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth), Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl), Suzy Miller (Olivia Wilde).
Rush is rated 15.
Rush is a Drama, Action, Biography film.
Rush has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
Rush had a budget of US$38M.
Rush has made US$90.2M at the box office.