Movies like Running on Empty 1982

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Running on Empty (1982)
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Running on Empty (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 83 min.
Story: 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.
Style: road movie, realistic, semi serious, independent film
Plot: car, love triangle, car chase, carsploitation, speed, automobile, racing, love and romance, rivalry, factory, ambition, contests and competitions, wooing, gangster, race, police officer, police, violence, motorcycle, truck, female nudity, sex scene, blonde, photographer, bully ...
Time: 80s
Place: australia, sydney australia
Keyword: gangsters, sport

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, independent film, serious and exciting films with plots about rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, father son relationship, racing, car and carsploitation mostly in Drama, Action and Sport genres. Some movies like Running on Empty: Rolling Vengeance (1987), Driven (2001), Le Mans (1971), Breaking Loose: Summer City II (1988), Red Line 7000 (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Rolling Vengeance (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A truck driver builds a special, eight-ton truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family and raped his girlfriend.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, bleak, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: truck, revenge, carsploitation, car, murder, rape, vigilante, trucker, automobile, redneck, car chase, car crash ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 4.6
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Driven (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's ...
Style: intense, serious, realistic, stylized, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: racing, car chase, auto racing, race, competition, rivalry, contests and competitions, lifestyle, chases and races, car race, career, ambition ...
Time: year 2001
Place: toronto ontario canada, miami, tokyo, detroit, rio de janeiro ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 6.7
 12K
Le Mans (1971)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Steve McQueen is ideally cast as a champion race car driver, participating in the famed 24-hour race headquartered in Le Mans, France. Though dedicated to Going for the Gold, McQueen finds time to romance widowed Elga Andersen. The dramatic angle to ...
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, entertaining, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: racing, car racing, race, car, car chase, race car, racecar driver, auto racing, driving, speed, rain, car accident ...
Time: year 1971, year 1970, 20th century, 70s
Place: france, maine, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Breaking Loose: Summer City II (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A young man leaves home in search of his fathers backgound in a small country town and gets mixed up with all sorts of weird and wild characters.
Style: independent film
Plot: drag racing, frame up, father son relationship, police station, police, party, mother daughter relationship, dog, violence, beach, friendship between men, lie ...
Place: sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Red Line 7000 (1965)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée Holly, but before she arrives, he dies in a race. Since ...
Style: spaghetti western, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: auto racing, car, racing, automobile, car chase, race, motor racing, car racing, carsploitation, hicksploitation, rivalry, ambition ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
 6.0
 2K
Winning (1969)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
Style: realistic, semi serious
Plot: racing, auto racing, car, automobile, motor racing, car racing, motor sport, car chase, cheating wife, auto mechanic, driving, fast car ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: indiana, indianapolis indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Days of Thunder (1990)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: 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. ...
Style: exciting, inspirational, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: racing, car race, car chase, rivalry, car, hotshot hero, auto racing, motor sport, chase, nascar, athlete's life, contests and competitions ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california, alabama, phoenix arizona, florida ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
 5.5
 267
The FJ Holden (1977)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Suburban Australia in the late 70s. It was the era of the drive-in movie, the Chico Roll girl and the beloved FJ Holden. Boasting drunken fist fights, back seat sex, illegal drag racing, a classic Oz rock soundtrack (featuring Ol'55, Skyhooks ...
Style: road movie, independent film
Plot: carsploitation, car, teenage girl, bare butt, teensploitation, television reporter, gas station, italian man, sex in car, security guard, police sergeant, tv reporter ...
Place: sydney australia, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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The Gold and the Glory (1984)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Steve Lucas is a nineteen year old who is filled with the burning resentment of being forced to live in his brother's shadow. His brother Adam, is burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, independent film
Plot: swimming, running, reflection, motorcycle accident, sibling rivalry, family relations, underdog, domineering father, training, endurance, obsession, plantation ...
Time: 80s
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
 6.4
 416
Heatwave (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A woman attempts to stop a redevelopment plot which she thought was the cover-up for fraud and other criminal activity.
Style: neo noir, retro, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot: heat wave, christmas, redheaded woman, injustice, against the odds, fighting the system, rivalry, society, state affairs, rebellion, father daughter relationship, party ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 8.1
 510K
Rush (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
Style: inspirational, realistic, motivational, suspense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: racing, race, car race, race car, racecar driver, rise to the top, motor sport, success, formula 1, car racing, world champion, rivalry ...
Time: 70s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1976, year 1970 ...
Place: europe, britain, australia, usa, monte carlo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Silver Dream Racer (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: David Essex stars as Nick Freeman, a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, twist ending, surprise ending
Plot: motorcycle, biker, bike, race, racing, motorcyclist, racecar driver, ambition, hopes, rivalry, contests and competitions, underdog ...
Time: year 1980, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 5.5
 6K
BMX Bandits (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, colorful, anamorphic ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: bicycle, cycling, chase, teenage girl, heist, robbery, buddies, bike, anti hero, teenage life, breaking the law, teenager ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.3
 358
Thunder Alley (1967)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit.
Style: psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: auto racing, car, swing, carsploitation, striptease, motor racing, circus, car chase, teenage life, ambition, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time: year 1967, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 6.5
 5K
Thrashin' (1986)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks ...
Style: independent film, period piece, colorful, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: skateboard, rivalry, teenager, punk, gang, blonde, ford mustang, skater, martial arts, extreme sports, affair, motivation ...
Time: year 2016, 80s
Place: southern california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Michel Vaillant (2003)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Michel Vaillant is # 1 of pilots, undisputed champion in rallying in all circuits in the world. His success arouses admiration and envy. Ruth Wong, director of Team Leader, is determined to break his streak and avenge the memory of his father, ...
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car race, racing, car, family relations, competition, blind ambition, contests and competitions, uninhibited rivalry, chases and races, rally, race, father son relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe, maine
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 6.3
 18K
Convoy (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
Style: road movie, surprise ending, exciting, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: truck, car chase, chase, on the road, police, rebellion, carsploitation, road trip, car, trucker, classic car, redneck ...
Time: 70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place: texas, austin texas, albuquerque new mexico, arizona, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 6.9
 1K
The Club (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film
Plot: football, exodus, stoner, sex crime, sport team, politics, power relations, against the odds, high school life, workplace situations, high school, moral dilemma ...
Time: year 1980, 70s
Place: australia, melbourne
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Windrider (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.
Style: realistic, sentimental, serious, melancholic, disturbing ...
Plot: surfing, love affair, love and romance, contests and competitions, ambition, father son relationship, competition, night, beach, island, skater, sex ...
Time: 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 5.8
 59K
Over the Top (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life ...
Style: intense, inspirational, serious, action packed, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: father son relationship, arm wrestling, truck driver, underdog, truck, athlete's life, road trip, on the road, custody, contests and competitions, ambition, death of mother ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Young Racers (1963)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A film constructed around footage shot of actual Grand Prix races in Europe.
Style: grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Plot: carsploitation, racing, auto racing, motor racing, car, race, fast car, tough heroes, friends, couples, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: monaco
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.2
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Fast Talking (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
Style: independent film, detective
Plot: motorcycle, con artists, teenage boy, school expulsion, troubled teen, stealing a car, running from police, ex convict, corporal punishment, teacher student relationship, school principal, drug dealing ...
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Cannonball Fever (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? ...
Style: humorous, road movie, independent film, fast, semi serious ...
Plot: car chase, racing, auto racing, race, classic car, chase, car, carsploitation, car race, on the road, satire, fast car ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Gleaming the Cube (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when his adopted Vietnamese brother dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was ...
Style: cult classic, neo noir, colorful, sexual, tense ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: skateboard, punk, murder, culture clash, revenge, skater, teenager, urban, city, violence, tribe, vietnam war ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, year 1988
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.7
 7K
Rad (1986)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A BMX racer who lives in a small town with his mother and sister is faced with a tough decision, qualify for Helltrack or take his SAT's in order to attend college.
Style: semi serious, captivating, touching, disturbing, colorful ...
Audience: kids
Plot: bicycle, underdog, teenage protagonist, human spirit, teenage girl, cycling, contests and competitions, rivalry, youth, against the odds, single mother, businessman ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 5.9
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Born to Race (2011)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Born To Race is the story of Danny Krueger, a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal street race, he is sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When ...
Style: exciting, realistic, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: car race, car, street racing, drag racing, rivalry, racing, chases and races, parents and children, youth, mechanic, undisciplined, high school ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 5.1
 632
Fireball 500 (1966)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race.
Style: grindhouse, independent film, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: auto racing, car, carsploitation, hillbilly, racing, motor racing, car chase, car race, special agent, love triangle, cross country, on the road ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
Place: usa, north carolina, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 7.2
 2K
Phar Lap (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Style: anamorphic, sentimental, realistic, serious
Plot: horse, racehorse, horse race, biopic, equestrian, attempted murder, great depression, greed, gambling, friendship, friends, love and romance ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 1920s
Place: mexico, latin america, sydney australia, melbourne, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Split Decisions (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, sincere
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, martial arts, fight, ambition, conflict, gangster, power relations, family relations, parents and children, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 4.1
 908
Unrivaled (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: On these streets everyone is fighting for a way out, but after a lifetime of hard knocks, a down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the MMA world champion during a massive competition. ...
Style: uplifting, exciting, serious, rough, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mixed martial arts, martial arts, rivalry, ambition, lifestyle, contests and competitions, athlete's life, heroes, underdog, fight, sex scene, competition ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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