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Heart Like a Wheel

“She did something women were forbidden to do, and became a World Champion.”

1983 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
BiographyDramaRomance

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer in a male-dominated sport, and fights for her career.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jonathan Kaplan's biopic, with Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges, is solid and warm, and Bedelia is excellent.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (1,745 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.