Days of Thunder

About Days of Thunder

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars.

Days of Thunder is a 1990 action adventure film directed by Tony Scott. Its themes are rivalry, car crash, underdog, and racing.

Tom Cruise appears as Cole Trickle, Robert Duvall as Harry Hogge, Nicole Kidman as Dr. Claire Lewicki, and Randy Quaid as Tim Dalander. It runs 107 minutes and was released in June 1990.

The screenplay is by Robert Towne. Produced by Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

Ford v Ferrari, F1, and Race 1 make useful companions to Days of Thunder, all filed under motorsport and race car driver. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 1,809 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.