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Racing Dreams

Play trailer Poster for Racing Dreams PG,  2010,  1h 37m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 93% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Marshall Curry goes behind the scenes of the World Karting Association, a youth racing league that often serves as a springboard to NASCAR. Curry documents the skills and challenges of three teen racers -- Josh Hobson, Brandon Warren and Annabeth Barnes. Along with exciting race footage, the audience is provided background on the racers and their unique situations: Hobson's professionalism, Warren's anger issues and Barnes' struggle with commitment.
Racing Dreams

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Critics Consensus

Racing Dreams offers an absorbing peek at the lives of young NASCAR hopefuls that should resonate with racing enthusiasts as well as viewers with no connection to the sport.

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Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend Aug 13, 2010
4.5/5
NASCAR enthusiast or not, it's a universally touching and charming film with the power to capture the heart of any viewer. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Jul 23, 2010
3/5
Curry's impressionable, charismatic young subjects are impossible not to care about. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times Jul 9, 2010
3.5/5
That said, Racing Dreams is one of the rare documentaries you leave wishing it was a little bit longer. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 20, 2020
3.0/4.0
Deeply personal and extraordinarily insightful. Go to Full Review
Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Jan 28, 2015
4/5
Tweens in Go-Karts race for glory in lively docu. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Jul 12, 2011
65/100
It's impossible to watch these kids struggle in their daily life and not have some rooting interest in their on-track success. Go to Full Review
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Marshall Curry

Director

Annabeth Barnes

Actor

Marshall Curry

Writer

Benjamin Goldhirsh

Executive Producer

Dany Garcia

Executive Producer

Dwayne Johnson

Executive Producer

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Racing Dreams

Director Marshall Curry on the set of "Racing Dreams." (L-R) Executive producer Dwayne Johnson, Brandon Warren and Annabeth Barnes. A scene from the film "Racing Dreams." (L-R) Annabeth Barnes and her father Darren Barnes in "Racing Dreams." Brandon Warren in "Racing Dreams." Director Marshall Curry. Josh Hobson in "Racing Dreams." View more photos

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Synopsis Marshall Curry goes behind the scenes of the World Karting Association, a youth racing league that often serves as a springboard to NASCAR. Curry documents the skills and challenges of three teen racers -- Josh Hobson, Brandon Warren and Annabeth Barnes. Along with exciting race footage, the audience is provided background on the racers and their unique situations: Hobson's professionalism, Warren's anger issues and Barnes' struggle with commitment.
Director
Marshall Curry
Producer
Bristol Baughan, Marshall Curry
Screenwriter
Marshall Curry
Distributor
Hannover House
Production Co
Marshall Curry Productions LLC
Rating
PG (Brief Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 7, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.6K
Runtime
1h 37m
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