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- DirectorEric BanaStarsEric BanaJeremy ClarksonSteve CoadWhat if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter, in the hope that you could tell a great car story of the likes of "Grand Prix", "Le Mans" or "Mad Max". Then one day you happened to open your garage door and sitting there, right in front of you, was the film you had been searching for. This is what happened to Eric Bana and this time around, the co-star is his very own Ford GT Falcon Coupe- THE BEAST. Eric realized the story was in fact, about him, his first car, a lifetime of ownership and a lifetime of friendship. He set about documenting his own 25 year long love story. A simple tale of one man's ongoing relationship with his very first car. After years of precious restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the car into one of the most grueling and dangerous motor races that exists: The Targa Tasmania Rally. This would be a personal Everest for both man and machine, until...on day 4 of the race, tragedy strikes. The man who was hell bent on trying to convey how much he and those around him loved "THE BEAST", had just destroyed it. Eric has now unwillingly cast himself in his own real life drama. We follow him from inside the race car to the surreal world of the red carpet. This compelling true story follows Eric's progression as a car lover, and as a person conflicted by what he has done. The personal and social pressures mount up in the face of re building a car that means so much to him. Along the way Eric seeks guidance and wisdom from not only the inner sanctum of his 3 life long friends but also Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson, and Dr Phil.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsKiefer SutherlandTony StewartMatt KensethA big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing.
- DirectorDavid WintersStarsPaul NewmanMario AndrettiStephen BoydPaul Newman hosts and narrates this documentary from 1971 on the history of auto racing.
- DirectorIan McArthurStarsDavid GilmourNick MasonLa Carrera Panamericana is a documentary of the Carrera Panamericana automobile race in Mexico. The film directed by Ian McArthur, included a soundtrack entirely of music by the band Pink Floyd, as the band's guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason and manager Steve O'Rourke competed in the race in 1991. During the the race Gilmour crashed, and while he was unharmed, Steve O'Rourke (his map-reader and Pink Floyd's manager) suffered a broken leg. Nick Mason finished eighth overall with his co-driver, English auto racer Valentine Lindsay.
- DirectorRory KarpfMike VineyStarsMarshall BrooksRichard ChildressDale Earnhardt Jr.Archival race footage, outtakes, home videos and interviews Dale Earnhardt's friends, family, and competitors are used in this documentary on the racing legend who won seven NASCAR championships before his death in 2001 at the Daytona 500.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn BisignanoA documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
- DirectorMark NealeStarsEwan McGregorValentino RossiMax BiaggiFilmed around the world in 2001 and 2002, Faster captures the rise of MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi amid ferocious competition, especially from his bitter rival Max Biaggi.
- DirectorFrank SimonRoman PolanskiStarsJackie StewartRoman PolanskiGrace KellyFilmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers.
- DirectorStephen LowStarsPaul NewmanRichard GarneauJim PaulsonFollow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season.
- DirectorPaul TaubliebStarsMichael WaltripDarrell WaltripRichard PettyAn inside look at 2001's Daytona 500 featuring Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBarry PepperElizabeth MitchellErnest WhittedBarry Pepper portrays legendary race car drive Dale Earnhardt, who died in 2001 during the last lap of the Daytona 500.
- DirectorPaul CrowderStarsMichael FassbenderLewis HamiltonNiki LaudaSet in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
- DirectorBruce BrownStarsSteve McQueenDave AldanaMark BrelsfordDocumentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
- DirectorMarshall CurryStarsAnnabeth BarnesJosh HobsonBrandon WarrenThese kids are racing to make their NASCAR dreams a reality.
- DirectorRob GehringStarsGreg CreamerHowden HaynesJason StathamThe follow-up film to the original Truth in 24, where the Audi Sport Racing team again attempts to cross the finish line first at the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- DirectorKeith CossrowBennett ViseltearStarsJason StathamUlrich BaretzkyFrank Biela"Truth in 24" chronicles the Audi Sport racing teams as they attempt to win a record fifth consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans. The films gives viewers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes view of the strategies engineers and drivers use as they set out to make history against local favorite, Team Peugeot. "Truth in 24" rides alongside drivers Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Dindo Capello as they prepare for the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans contest. Unlike any sports production, the film brings out all the drama and emotion of the 76-year old race and the people trying to win it.
- DirectorRichard SymonsStarsCharles AgapiouBob BondurantPeter BrockThe Snake and the Stallion tells the story of motor-sports legend, Carroll Shelby, a bankrupt chicken farmer who, alongside a team of Southern Californian hot-rodders, created the AC Cobra and took on the might of Enzo Ferrari and his iconic Ferrari GTO.
- DirectorPhilip BondStarsJim ClarkDamon HillGraham HillThe film, a reference to the nine races that Jim Clark and Graham Hill won, was made as a promotional film for the Ford Company. It includes race footage and much engineering detail on the Lotus-Ford car with its three litre V8 engine designed by Colin Chapman and Keith Duckworth. Includes race footage from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone where Clark won and the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Also footage of Graham Hill's family including Damon Hill.
- DirectorLotfy NathanStarsCocoPugFunmi SodipoPug, a young boy growing up on a combative West Baltimore block, finds solace in a group of illegal dirt bike riders known as The 12 O'Clock Boys.