Rush (2013 film)

Rush
Rush
	British release poster
Directed by	Ron Howard
Written by	Peter Morgan
Produced by	Andrew Eaton; Eric Fellner; Brian Oliver; Peter Morgan; Brian Grazer; Ron Howard;
Starring	Chris Hemsworth; Daniel Brühl; Olivia Wilde; Alexandra Maria Lara; Pierfrancesco Favino;
Cinematography	Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by	Daniel Hanley; Mike Hill;
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; companies	Cross Creek Pictures; Exclusive Media; Working Title Films; Imagine Entertainment; Revolution Films; Egoli Tossell Film;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures; (United States); StudioCanal; (United Kingdom); Universum Film; Buena Vista International; (Germany); Exclusive Media; (Overseas);
Release dates	2 September 2013 (London); 13 September 2013 (United Kingdom); 20 September 2013 (United States); 3 October 2013 (Germany);
Running time	123 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Germany; United States;
Languages	English; Austrian German
Budget	$38 million
Box office	$98.2 million

Rush is a 2013 biographical sports film directed by Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan. It is centred on the rivalry between two Formula One drivers, James Hunt and Niki Lauda, during the 1976 Formula One season. The film stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Lauda.

The film premiered in London on 2 September 2013 and was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival before its United Kingdom release on 13 September 2013. The film received positive reviews from critics for Hemsworth and Brühl's performances, Howard's direction, the racing sequences, and Hans Zimmer's musical score.