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Right on Track

2003 · 89 min

A gentle, encouraging underdog story that coasts on family warmth and small victories rather than real danger.

Directed by
Duwayne Dunham
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Beverley Mitchell, Brie Larson, Jon Lindstrom
Overview
Based a on a true story about two sisters who came out on top of a man's sport. The story is based on Erica and Courtney Enders, two sisters who get in to junior drag racing and make it all the way to the top. The two sisters fight a battle of fellow racers who are against having girls race with them therefore it pushes them harder to compete against their competition. Erica becomes stressed when her racing life becomes mixed with her social life and academic goals, and decided to quit racing, until she realizes racing is what she truly wants to do. Finally towards the end of their teen years the Enders sisters come out on top to win the junior drag racing national title. They continue to race throughout high school and college, and still do so today.

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Directed by
Duwayne Dunham
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Beverley Mitchell, Brie Larson, Jon Lindstrom
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • gender
  • coming-of-age
  • sport
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Duwayne Dunham
Written by
Sally Nemeth, Bruce Graham
Starring
Beverley Mitchell, Brie Larson, Jon Lindstrom, Jodi Russell, Marcus Toji, Ruby Chase O'Neil, Eric Jacobs, Briana Shipley
Music
Phil Marshall
Cinematography
Robert Seaman
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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