Le Mans

Le Mans

Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country. The country is France. The drive is at 200 MPH!

Directed by Lee H. Katzin

Produced by Cinema Center Films, Solar Productions

1971104 min6.8 / 10

A visually stunning, high-octane meditation on guilt and obsession set against the brutal spectacle of endurance racing, where speed and mechanical precision mask emotional turmoil.

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

Questions people ask

  • Is Le Mans one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Le Mans sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Le Mans end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Le Mans easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Le Mans violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Le Mans scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Le Mans

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Le Mans

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Le Mans, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Le Mans, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Le Mans, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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