Rush Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Everyone's driven by something.

Dec. 14, 2013

Rush

Release Date: Friday, September 27, 2013 Nationwide

Tim Bevan, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Dormer, Daniel Bruhl, Christian McKay, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Olivia Wilde, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Eric Fellner, Peter Morgan, Brian Oliver, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino

Set against the golden age of Formula 1 racing, RUSH portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed— James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

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Set against the golden age of Formula 1 racing, RUSH portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed— James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Plot

What's the story about?

Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed—handsome English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). Taking us into their personal lives on and off the track, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error. If you make one mistake, you die.

Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Rush.

Chris Hemsworth
... James Hunt

Transformers One, Thor: Love and Thunder
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Alexandra Maria Lara
... Marlene Knaus

Geostorm, Suite Francaise
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Daniel Bruhl
... Niki Lauda

Burnt, The Cloverfield Paradox
Olivia Wilde
... Suzy Miller

Don't Worry Darling, Babylon
Natalie Dormer
... Gemma

The Wasp, The Forest
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Christian McKay
... Alexander Hesketh

The Young Messiah, Florence Foster Jenkins
J
Julian Rhind-Tutt
P
Pierfrancesco Favino
... Clay Regazzoni

Maria, The Count of Monte Cristo

Crew Behind the Film

The Rush behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ron Howard last directed Jim Henson Idea Man and Thirteen Lives. The film's writer Peter Morgan last wrote Solace and In the Heart of the Sea.

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
Producers: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Brian Oliver

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Cross Creek Pictures; Imagine Entertainment; Working Title Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for sexual content, nudity, language, some disturbing images and brief drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Everyone's driven by something.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Rush movie trailers and clips.

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Rush International Trailer

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Rush Theatrical Trailer #2

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Rush Theatrical Trailer

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Rush Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Production Details

What we know about the Rush movie production.

Key Facts

Billed as a "re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda."

Production Updates

Mar 2013

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Aug 2012

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Mar 2012

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Sep 2011

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Set to start principal production in the next few months.

Jul 2011

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Rush was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, September 27, 2013. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Don Jon and Morning.

Movie Theaters

2013-09-27 Nationwide

United States

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