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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004 · 92 min

A heartfelt, old-fashioned biopic that mixes racing thrills with quiet family drama, building to a somber, respectful finish.

Overview
A biopic of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr., documenting the driver's career from his earliest days onward and also looking at the family he built along the way. Earnhardt's death in 2001 rocked the sport, but his seven championships and 76 wins made an impact on NASCAR forever.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • grief
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
tv movie, drama
Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
Robert Eisele
Starring
Barry Pepper, Elizabeth Mitchell, Andrea Powell, J.K. Simmons, Joe Chrest, Sean Bridgers, Teresa Delgado, Tony Devon
Music
Louis Febre
Cinematography
James Chressanthis
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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