Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · 113 min · Drama
14.6 TOPICAL score · #5,084 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
Heart Like a Wheel (1983, directed by Jonathan Kaplan) has a TOPICAL score of 14.6 - ranked 5,084 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (31 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.9/10 (31 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read4,513 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia (actor #1,201), Beau Bridges (actor #1,550), Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton