Days of Thunder (1990)

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• Manu G

  
  You can't outrun the thunder. Very good movie! I enjoyed it from beginning to the end. Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall did an excellent screen combo. I think the supporting cast was good also. Very nice ending full of adrenaline! Days of Thunder revolved around a talented,… More
  You can't outrun the thunder. Very good movie! I enjoyed it from beginning to the end. Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall did an excellent screen combo. I think the supporting cast was good also. Very nice ending full of adrenaline! Days of Thunder revolved around a talented, hot-shot auto racing rookie, (# 46 and 51) Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise), who, after trying his hand in the American open wheel ranks, seeks to win on the NASCAR circuit. His mechanic mentor, Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), acts as his crew chief. He also develops a romantic relationship with Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), a young brain surgeon who tries to tame him. Lo and behold, just when he thought it was safe and easy to get back into a race car and drive, an arrogant and dangerous newcomer by the name of Russ Wheeler (Cary Elwes) doesn't make it easy on him as he picks on him because he knows he can get away with it since not only did he substitute drive Trickle's Pink Superflo car while Cole was in the hospital, but now he is teammates with him under the selfish, bullheaded car owner Tim Daland (Randy Quaid) as the new superstar Nascar was looking for with Rowdy Burns out.

• Conner R

  
  Very much the same style as Top Gun, a perfect match between Tom Cruise and Tony Scott. I think it's often mistaken as a mindless nascar film, when it's really much more than that. It really works on sort of an operatic level, saying a lot about trust and determination. You… More
  Very much the same style as Top Gun, a perfect match between Tom Cruise and Tony Scott. I think it's often mistaken as a mindless nascar film, when it's really much more than that. It really works on sort of an operatic level, saying a lot about trust and determination. You can't really pick anything out that is bad about this, it's just way too much fun and harmless. Tom Cruise is perfect as Cole Trickle, the greatest Nascar driver to ever live. It's also a great start by Nicole Kidman, the Australian doctor from heaven.

• KJ P

  
  This film has a great message: Never Give Up! When you try but fail, try even harder to get what you want! This movie is amazing!

• Anthony L

  
  It?s basically Top Gun in cars and I hated Top Gun.

• Jason O

  
  A waste. Perhaps Cruise's worst movie.

• Film C

  
  I liked this film, whiced surprised me when basically its about a car race driver but this is really a film and well acted so differnatly worth a watch

• Bobby H

  
  One of the best films of it's time! The fact that this movie only has a 3-star overall on flixster shows that there's a lot of people that simply, dont know what they are talking about. Tom Cruise plays a cocky winston cup driver that eventually comes to understand… More
  One of the best films of it's time! The fact that this movie only has a 3-star overall on flixster shows that there's a lot of people that simply, dont know what they are talking about. Tom Cruise plays a cocky winston cup driver that eventually comes to understand the fears and reality of driving stock-car on the most prestigeous race circut. He learns the ropes from former pit cheif of one of winston cups top drivers, Robert Davull, who coaches him along the way. You add some rivalries on the track, some friendships off the track, and a romance with a doctor whose nearly just as fearful as him and you got a plot that simply don't come better than this. It's action packed, it's comical, it's emotional, and overall its completley entertaining. There are no negatives in this one! Overall: This movie happend to be the greatest racing flim of it's time; and still is right up there with the best of them today. Starring three of Hollywoods greatest actors Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Robert Duvall your instantly awarded a movie that captures the romance, thrills, fear, and realities of the worlds highest racing circut.

• Candy R

  
  Tom and Nicole star in this movie about an ambitious racing driver. Love the car racing.

• Jani H

  
  A total waste of time. The "script" is probably written during the screenwriters first hangover beer. The racing events are totally unrealistic and where's the excitement? Only worth a look because of Robert Duvall and the audio track.

• Cassie H

  
  This was another great Cruise film,and I couldn't help,but to give it 5 stars!!!

• Tim S

  
  Top Gun in racecars.

• Keith A

  
  The most realistic movie about car racing since "Le Mans".

• Dean !

  
  Another Cruise and Kidman pairing, not one of the better ones though. Follows a similar plot to Topgun.....Nascar racer has a bad crash and needs to overcome his fears to get back in the saddle again. For real race fans only.

• danny d

  
  good movie, bad nascar movie

• Jason S

  
  Good racing flick before Tom went nuts.

• Dean M

  
  Spectacular racing action film.

• Al S

  
  an endlessly enjoyable movie ride. it goes full-speed at the pule meter. high-speed action at every corner.

• Christopher O

  
  This is really Top Gun goes Nascar but I will say the cinematography and stunt driving does make the film worth watching once. Cruise grins and grunts his way through this movie but there some decent performances from Rooker, Duvall, Kidman and Elwes. Not the worst Cruise film but… More
  This is really Top Gun goes Nascar but I will say the cinematography and stunt driving does make the film worth watching once. Cruise grins and grunts his way through this movie but there some decent performances from Rooker, Duvall, Kidman and Elwes. Not the worst Cruise film but surely not the best.

• Nicolas K

  
  It felt as if they tried to replicate the recipe of Top Gun using fast cars, but not all ingredients were right...

• Andrew P

  
  A very cool cheesy typical 80's film. It still holds up as a good enough film, well directed, great soundtrack and Tom Cruise is great as he always has been. Worth a watch for a blast back to the past.

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