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Days of Thunder

You can't outrun the thunder.

1990 · 1h 47m · PG-13 Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by Tony Scott

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Overview

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. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

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38%
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Rotten

Like the previous Simpson-Bruckheimer pictures, it's designed to give audiences an overdose of the thrill of victory; it wants us to jump out of our seats, pumping our fists in the air and roaring for the hero to pulverize his opponents.

Terrence Rafferty, New Yorker
Rotten

This is the kind of monstrously overgrown commercial movie that depends entirely on the microscopic pleasures of having one`s most routine expectations fulfilled.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Rotten

Whoosh!! Days of Thunder just streaked in, fast as a race-car paint job and about as flat.

Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Not only does Days of Thunder disappoint on the basic narrative level, it is also a peculiarly thrill-less action movie. Shot from the driver's point of view, the race sequences lose their novelty as swiftly as a video game.

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh

Days of Thunder does accomplish the job it sets out to do. It's sometimes funny, sometimes exciting and never too boring or offensive. In a disappointing movie season -- as this one has started out to be -- that can seem like quite an accomplishment.

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

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