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Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support of grizzled former driver .. Read more

Starring	Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid
Director	Tony Scott
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sport

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- A flashy, pre-packaged racing picture featuring stock cars and stock situations. Veteran crew chief Duvall's efforts to... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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- - 3
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  A true classic for boys of the 90`s
  
  For any man who was a teenage boy in the 90`s then this is the film for you. If you like racing and fast cars, the story is ok and holds together but the true ... read more »
  
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  - Peter Hallett
  - Somerset, England
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 23:56
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  cars, racing and a little eye candy
  
  We got this movie as my boyfriend loves racing/cars and has seen this movie thousands of times before - but never in blu ray so of course we needed to see it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 25 Aug 2011 at 19:06
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  I'll race you!
  
  Top Gun with cars... I'm not so sure. I can just about see the comparison in some respects, though this is nowhere near in the league of Top Gun!
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- - studleydave
  - 165 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 21 Jul 2010 at 11:01
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  A good, easy film to watch
  
  If your looking for a film to watch that does not tax the mind too much then this is the film for you. A little trashy typical for era it was made in. There are... read more »
  
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- - spike1983
  - 4 reviews
  - Hereford
  - 15 Apr 2009 at 15:45
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  crash and burn
  
  this might not be his best, but it's still very watchable as many tom cruise films tend to be. he just seems to have the knack of playing likeable ... read more »
  
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- 636664
- - showmethemoney
  - 415 reviews
  - South Wales
  - 29 Sep 2008 at 18:49
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  Brill
  
  Another film where tom cruise is at his best !!!!!
  
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- - Ethomson2002
  - 7 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 08 Dec 2007 at 09:47
- - 0
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  Days of Thunder - Tom Cruise
  
  Fast racing, cool action throughout as Ton Cruise stars as COLE, hot racing driver who wants to be at the top. Star cast performed really well, script okay, ... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 29 May 2007 at 12:48
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  Need For Speed
  
  I remember watching this all those years ago when it first came out at the cinema.
  
  Awesome film, and awesome sound.
  
  If you are into fast ... read more »
  
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  - Berkshire, England
  - 02 Oct 2006 at 22:02
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  thunder it does
  
  An all time classic and Cruise at his best.Follows a familier storyline of the hero comes good in the end but very well presented for car action fans and a film... read more »
  
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  - durham/england
  - 01 Jun 2006 at 15:50
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  utter rubbish
  
  I know it's a young Tom Cruise but I think he would want to keep quiet about this one. Some of the worst acting I've seen employed in a film with poor ... read more »
  
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  - uk
  - 28 May 2006 at 20:11
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  EXPLOSIVE
  
  Excellent action/romance film
  
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  - Cheshire, England
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 22:45
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- - 3
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  A true classic for boys of the 90`s
  
  For any man who was a teenage boy in the 90`s then this is the film for you. If you like racing and fast cars, the story is ok and holds together but the true ... read more »
  
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  - Peter Hallett
  - Somerset, England
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 23:56
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  Tom Cruise, where it ...
  
  Tom Cruise, where it all began. Film that shot him and Nicole to fame. If you liked Top Gun then you will love this.
  
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- - Jamesie#1
  - LONDON
  - 11 May 2004 at 20:37
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  A good film with the ...
  
  A good film with the development of a racing drivers career. A bit unbelivable that this guy can jump in a NASCAR and straight away be competing for wins. As ... read more »
  
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- - Tim#16
  - WALSALL
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 13:28
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  Top film good story ...
  
  Top film good story good acting from tom and nicole.Well betrayed on how fast and dangerous the sport is.
  
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  - MANCHESTER
  - 30 Apr 2004 at 10:21
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  Days of Under.....
  
  A racing-driver movie meant to re-create the mood captured in the racing pilots' film 'Top Gun', this film deservedly flopped at the box office. ... read more »
  
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- - noirpanther
  - 218 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 15:08
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  Days of Thunder
  
  An enjoyable movie with good performances from Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Well worth renting to reminisce about the days when they were the perfect Hollywood... read more »
  
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  - Poole, Dorset
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 12:13
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  really good
  
  this film was really good, we enjoyed it, it's a film worth watchin.
  
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  - shropshire
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 12:31
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  good
  
  brilliant movie loved it tom cruise is just fantastic
  
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  - england
  - 06 Sep 2005 at 14:06
- - 0
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  sub standard re-make of TopGun
  
  An attempt to come up with the same impact that TopGun made using Tom Cruise. It's an easy to watch film, but I wasn't blown away. It will never have ... read more »
  
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- 185882
- - a customer
  - Exeter
  - 19 Dec 2005 at 11:33
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  EXPLOSIVE
  
  Excellent action/romance film
  
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- 199554
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  - Cheshire, England
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 22:45

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  Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ...

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  Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ...