Movies like At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film (1980)
The best movies like At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film (1980) are The Untold History Of The United States (2012), Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) and Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017). If At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film hooked you with its documentary and history, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film
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- Highest ratedSenna (2010)8.1/10 from 1,265 votes
- NewestLes 24 heures du Mans - L’histoire d’une course mythique (2026)Released 2026
The Untold History Of The United States (2012)
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & history
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBe Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTitanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)
For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCapitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRed Army (2015)
A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & history
Worth the HypeMovies like this1 (2013)
Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFerrari: Race to Immortality (2017)
The late 1950s were known as golden years in the world of motor racing, champions were made and lost on a Sunday, and no losses were greater than those of Enzo Ferrari’s Scuderia. Based on Chris Nixon’s bestselling biography Mon Ami Mate, Ferrari: Race to Immortality tells the story of the loves and losses, triumphs and tragedy of a turbulent era that shook the motor racing world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSenna (2010)
The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of Senna, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend's years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMcLaren (2016)
The story of New Zealander Bruce McLaren, who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, showing the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Seat (2025)
'The Seat' is an unprecedented inside look that led to a once-in-a-generation driver change in Mercedes and F1 history. It reveals the private conversations that led the Mercedes team and Toto Wolff, its Team Principal and CEO, to its decision to promote 18-year-old Italian-born Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 Driver, making him the third-youngest rookie in the sport's history. The film follows Kimi, in the lead up to his first Formula 1 season as he takes on his destiny.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWilliams (2017)
This sports documentary tells the story of the Williams Formula 1 team founded by the legendary Sir Frank Williams
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDirected by John Ford (1971)
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRBG (2018)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Skywalker Legacy (2020)
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisNo Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAnthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018)
Documentary on psychedelic potash mines, expansive concrete seawalls, mammoth industrial machines, and other examples of humanity’s massive, destructive reengineering of the planet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (2022)
Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” was conceived and created. Witness firsthand what it took to pull off the show’s pulse-pounding action set pieces, and discover how iconic characters from the pages of Marvel Comics such as Kate Bishop were adapted and brought to life for the six-episode series.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Realms of the Unreal (2004)
In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page manuscript along with hundreds of paintings depicting The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glodeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Cased by the Child Slave Rebellion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lotus Story Part 3 - The Golden Years (2014)
The years from 1963 to 1968 were perhaps the truly golden years for Colin Chapman and Lotus, for this was a period when the skill and ability of the late, great, Jim Clark brought the team some of the most prized awards in motorsport. In 1963 and 1965 Lotus triumphed over BRM and Ferrari, with Clark winning the championship despite a strong challenge from Graham Hill, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Lorenzo Bandini, as well as Brabham and Gurney. Across the Atlantic a similar revolution was underway in Indy Car racing. Ford made its entrance at Indianapolis, where the Americans claimed a disputed win and Clark took the honours for Lotus at Milwaukee. In this compelling programme, the third volume in this exciting Lotus Story, we continue the full and fascinating history of one of Britain’s best-loved motor racing teams. We feature Clark’s battle against the surprising Brabham resurgence and the strengthening of the link between Lotus and Ford with the Mark 1 Lotus Cortina.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & history
The Lotus Story Part 4 - The Final Chapman Years (2015)
Colin Chapman’s Team Lotus were the technological front-runners of the Seventies and Lotus enjoyed many more GP successes with racing legends Rindt, Fittipaldi, Peterson, Ickx and Andretti. Volume Four in the Lotus Story details the development of the Type 72 - the most successful GP car of all time until 1986 (when McLaren’s TAG Turbo MP4/2 took over its record), the lighter and stronger John Player Special 9, the aerodynamic Lotus 78, which showed the way ahead in producing a true ‘grounds-effect’ car and the ‘Black Beauty’ Lotus 79, a genuine classic whose innovative technology - building upon that of the Lotus 78 - totally redirected the course of all racing car design. Rindt was the 1970 World Champion, Fittipaldi 1972 Champion and Andretti lifted the crown in 1978 for Lotus and these successes brought the team a further three Constructors Championships. After this success in the Seventies, a downwards trend followed which Senna, Mansell and others could not reverse.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary & history
Carlos Sainz: The Operator (2024)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Rétro F1 2022 : Verstappen l'indomptable (2022)
Race summaries, analysis and interviews with F1 drivers... Get to the heart of the F1 paddock thanks to Canal+ !
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
0 to 60mph: Britain's Fastest Kids (2016)
Unveiling Britain’s competitive karting scene and some of Britain’s most promising young drivers, working towards their ultimate goal of reaching Formula One.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Les 24 heures du Mans - L’histoire d’une course mythique (2026)
Since its establishment in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has dominated the world of motor racing, presenting a daunting challenge for competitors who have to push themselves to their physical limits. Let's revisit the history of this legendary 13.6-kilometer circuit with drivers Kévin Estre, Antonio Fuoco, Timo Bernhard, and Mick Schumacher, son of the seven-time world champion with fascinating behind-the-scenes moments.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Velocity Into Execution (2017)
In continuous motion with no end or barrier in its way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins (2017)
In a race against time and all odds, the revolutionary F1 racing car Ferrari 312B will get back on the Monaco circuit, 46 years later, under the wing of it’s creator, the genius engineer Mauro Forghieri.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Speed is My Need (2019)
This daredevil documentary trails behind and into the minds of the biggest names in one of the world's most dangerous sports, superbike racing.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
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What are the best movies like At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film?
The closest matches to At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film are The Untold History Of The United States (2012), Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) and Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film?
Start with The Untold History Of The United States (2012), the closest match to At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film.
What is the highest-rated movie like At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film?
Senna (2010), rated 8.1/10 by 1,265 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film?
Les 24 heures du Mans - L’histoire d’une course mythique (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film?
Yes: The Untold History Of The United States (2012), Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) and Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017).
How are movies similar to At The Wheel: A History of Driving and Driving Safety Film chosen?
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