20 movies like Thunder Alley, ordered by similarity : Woodpeckers(2017), Step Up: All In(2014), Men With Wings(1938), Pork Pie(2017), Never Love a Stranger(1958), Rebel Without a Cause(1955), Ford v Ferrari(2019), Heavyweights(2007), The Crowd Roars(1932), Late August, Early September(1998), Racer and the Jailbird(2017), Personal Best(1982) ...
Drama
USA
1967
90 Minutes
Annette Funicello Fabian Diane McBain Warren Berlinger Jan Murray Stanley Adams Michael Mikler Maureen Arthur Kip King
race car driver rival girlfriend love interest protégé gutsy spirited melodramatic daytona, fla. racetrack auto racing stunt driving competition blackouts love triangle friendship rivalry 1960s
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. He shows Pete's daughter ... See full summary »
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Drama
USA|Canada
2014
112 Minutes
Ryan Guzman Briana Evigan Stephen "tWitch" Boss Misha Gabriel Izabella Miko Alyson Stoner Adam G. Sevani Mari Koda David "Kid David" Shreibman Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith Luis Rosado
dancer crew member friend judge rival competitor confident cool creative tense uplifting spectacular hollywood, calif. miami las vegas stage hotel dance studio competition dreams
All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
Drama
USA
1938
106 Minutes
young boy friend pilot engineer love interest newspaper owner melodramatic patriotic heartwarming passionate kitty hawk, n.c. airport university europe air force base family home aviation technology world war i love triangle
Plot #1 is the love triangle between two guys and one girl as they grow into adults and affiliate themselves in the new aircraft industry. Plot #2 is aircraft evolution from the days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to just prior to WWII.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
2017
105 Minutes
Dean O'Gorman James Rolleston Ashleigh Cummings Antonia Prebble Matt Whelan Ben Mitchell Milo Cawthorne Siobhan Marshall
outlaw cop friend boyfriend girlfriend driver amusing engaging endearing thrilling heartwarming new zealand vehicle barn road on the run big city on the run road trip protest
Accidental outlaws travel New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with the cops and the media hot on their tail.
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
91 Minutes
John Barrymore Jr. Lita Milan Robert Bray Steve McQueen Salem Ludwig R. G. Armstrong Douglas Rodgers Felice Orlandi Augusta Merighi Abe Simon Dolores Vitina
orphan friend maid love interest gangster gang members district attorney brooding dark gripping gutsy intricate melodramatic suspenseful city united states identity organized crime judaism love
Following the life of an orphan and the events that change his life and lead him into a life of crime.
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
94 Minutes
Sebastian Bezzel Antoine Monot Jr. Simon Schwarz Bastian Pastewka Michael A. Grimm Nicholas Ofczarek Lisa Maria Potthoff Liane Forestieri
carpenter friend teammate rival witty cheeky cool amusing wild oslo germany mountain forest olympics sports friendship rivalry training competition rivalry
When Charlie meets Daphne - the girl of his dreams - he never expects he'll have to battle past her pet dog "Babydoll" to woo her. And just when it seems he can't beat the beast and all is ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1932
85 Minutes
James Cagney Joan Blondell Ann Dvorak Eric Linden Guy Kibbee Frank McHugh Charlotte Merriam Regis Toomey Leo Nomis
race car driver brother mistress best friend competitor confident gutsy melodramatic racetrack club car bar indianapolis racing family accident guilt friendship drinking transformation
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
Drama
France
1998
111 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Virginie Ledoyen François Cluzet Jeanne Balibar Alex Descas Mia Hansen-Løve Arsinée Khanjian Nathalie Richard
dying person friend girlfriend lover editor emotional sad touching sultry france paris hospital countryside city mortality love triangle dying young friendship sex writing
A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Belgium|France|Netherlands
2017
130 Minutes
Matthias Schoenaerts Adèle Exarchopoulos Eric de Staercke Jean-Benoît Ugeux Nabil Missoumi Thomas Coumans Nathalie Van Tongelen Kerem Can Sam Louwyck
driver gang member wealthy woman love interest enemy suspenseful thrilling brussels, belgium racetrack city europe love danger driving gangs violence unlikely romance love rivalry escape
Set against the background of a brutal crime gang in Brussels, a tragic love story between Gigi, a high-flying gangster, and Bibi, a young racing driver with very upper-class roots.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1982
124 Minutes
Mariel Hemingway Patrice Donnelly Scott Glenn Kenny Moore Jim Moody Kari Gosswiller Jodi Anderson Maren Seidler Martha Watson Emily Dole Pam Spencer
athlete mentor coach love interest friend engaging emotional amusing california track training olympic games lesbianism women in sports love triangle growing up love rivalry 1970s
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly-ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
Drama
USA
1986
107 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Tim Pigott-Smith Alan Howard Juliet Stevenson Betsy Brantley Yves Aubert Anthony Benson Clive Panto Rupert Massey Geoffrey Chater Nicholas Fry
scientist biologist friend rival engaging spirited england cambridge university laboratory dna jim watson francis crick science competition friendship discovery quest rivalry 1950s
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Drama
USA
1950
91 Minutes
Clark Gable Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou Roland Winters Will Geer Emory Parnell Frank Jenks
race car driver opponent reporter mechanic veteran melodramatic thrilling heartwarming racetrack newsroom racing accidental death scandal journalism comeback stunt driving rivalry love transformation 1950s
A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
Drama
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Mark Harmon William Porter Jodie Foster Blair Brown Jonathan Silverman Harold Ramis John Shea William McNamara
baseball player childhood friend ex-girlfriend free spirit friend sweetheart moving touching sad spirited seaside train childhood home memory suicide adolescence nostalgia love friendship rise
Ex baseball player Billy comes home to receive his childhood darling's ashes (suicide). He reminisces.
Drama
USA
1932
104 Minutes
football player football coach rival sister roommate doctor melodramatic spirited gary, ind. new haven, conn. yale university dorm football field college athletics college life football friendship illness class conflict rivalry
Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale college. Over the four years of his ... See full summary »
Drama
France
1973
210 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Jean-Pierre Léaud Françoise Lebrun Isabelle Weingarten Jacques Renard Jean-Noël Picq Geneviève Mnich
boyfriend girlfriend lover brooding emotional sultry paris apartment love triangle love meaning of life jealousy infidelity sex discovery love rivalry 1970s
The chauvinist Alexandre balances relationships with several women, including the maternal Marie and the sexually liberated Veronika, in the post-1968 intellectual scene of Paris.
Drama
India
2008
Minutes
son twin friend father emotional shocking melodramatic passionate gutsy hilarious india city house police station love friendship rivalry discovery sacrifice growing up
Appu and Achu are twin brothers who do not get along with each other since childhood. When their enemies create misunderstandings between them, they bay for each other's blood.
Drama
UK|Spain|Germany|France
2017
113 Minutes
Emily Mortimer Bill Nighy Patricia Clarkson Hunter Tremayne Honor Kneafsey James Lance Jorge Suquet Frances Barber
widow store owner friend girl wealthy woman amusing cheeky emotional tense england bookstore house park mansion party rivalry relationships book small business grief
England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
Crime, Drama
USA
1929
66 Minutes
gangster socialite violinist friend police officer robber melodramatic gripping spirited new york city street fundraiser brooklyn bridge concert hall forced marriage financial troubles mobsters love triangle alcoholism botched crime
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.