Days of Thunder poster

Days of Thunder (1990)

Film · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Drama, Sports

A young stock car driver chases victory and confronts his fears in a world of speed and intense rivalries.

Earnest and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Paramount+ and Peacock.

Days of Thunder parents guide

For a PG-13, this one goes further: moderate sex and nudity. Beyond that, some strong language and some violence.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
No gore
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

What is Days of Thunder about?

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. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byTony Scott
StarringTom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker

More like Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder is on our Drama on Peacock, Action on Peacock and Sports lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

Lists with the same feel: Background.

Five more like Days of Thunder

Say the mood. Five picks with where they stream, right here.

Uses the TMDB API; not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Intensity, content, tone and pace tags are CouchRot's own.