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.
Casts Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, Lane Smith, Ed Lauter, William Smith, Gregory Walcott, Art Lund
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Two for the Money
Stick It
White Men Can't Jump
In the Heat of the Night
Waitress
Hothead
Journeyman
When Saturday Comes
The Miracle of Bern
Fried Green Tomatoes
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IMDB 3.5 | Mar , 1932
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IMDB 8 | Dec , 2004
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.Match Point
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2005
Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola.Pelé: Birth of a Legend
IMDB 7.4 | May , 2016
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.Bushido Sixteen
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 2010
Kaori is an intense kendo fighter who has been training since she was young. Sanae is a girl who has only participated in kendo casually, but somehow manages to beat Kaori in the final tournament of junior high school. Although Sanae doesn’t particularly care about it, Kaori holds a grudge, setting up a rivalry that bleeds over into high school.The Big Blue
IMDB 7.4 | May , 1988
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.East of Eden
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1955
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IMDB 9.3 | Nov , 2012
Boxer
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2024
With only his wife by his side, a promising young boxer flees communist Poland to chase his dream of becoming the greatest fighter in history.Running on Empty
IMDB 5.2 | Aug , 1982
Mike loves his fast cars and his hot women. When he fancies the girlfriend of the local street racing king, Fox, he gets way in over his head in racing for his girl, his money and his life. Through racing, sex, nightclubs and small road trips the film depicts what it was like to be a teenager in Australia in the 1980's.Two for the Money
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2005
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.Stick It
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2006
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IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1992
Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.In the Heat of the Night
IMDB 7.6 | Aug , 1967
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.Waitress
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2007
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IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1979
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 2018
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IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 1996
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IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2003
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1991
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