List of films about bicycles and cycling

This is a list of films about bicycles and cycling, featuring notable films where bicycles and cycling play a central role in the development of the plot.

List Title Year Genre Type Notes6 Day Bike Rider1934ComedyVelodromeTo impress a girl, a clumsy bumpkin (Joe E. Brown) enters a marathon indoor race.Bicycle Thieves1948DramaBicycle theftA father and son search Rome for a stolen bicycleCinq Tulipes rouges (Five Red Tulips)1949Murder mysteryTour De FranceDuring the Tour de France, five champions, all wearing the yellow jersey, are assassinated. Each time, the murderer leaves a red tulip close to the victim as a signature. (French, no subtitles)Skid Kids1953DramaCycle speedwayA Children's Film Foundation film. 'Swanky' and his chums take on bike thieves.Onna Keirin-ō1956KeirinVive le Tour1962ShortTour De FranceFor A Yellow Jersey1965ShortThe Stars and the Water Carriers1974DocumentaryRoad racingChronicles the 1974 Giro d’ItaliaA Sunday in Hell1977DocumentaryRoad racing Chronicles the 1976 Paris–Roubaix race. Breaking Away 1979 Comedy-drama Road racing and Little 500 Four Bloomington, Indiana friends team up in Little 500 race. Golden Globe winner and five Oscar nominations.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982AdventureAmerican science fiction film, in which the bicycle plays a key role in outrunning the forces of law and order, culminating in the "flying bicycle" chase scene enabled by the eponymous characterBMX Bandits1983AdventureBMX racingAustralian children's film, featuring Nicole Kidman.American Flyers 1985 Drama Road racing Kevin Costner as a world-class long-distance racer.Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985 Comedy Bicycle Theft Paul Reubens as a man-child on a quest to find his stolen customized bicycle.Rad1986BMX racingA boy risks college future to enter Helltrack race.Quicksilver1986DramaKevin Bacon as a stock broker who becomes a bike messengerThe Cyclist1987DramaIranian film.Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar1992DramaIndian film about sporting rivalry between three schools.Il grande Fausto1995Road racingTempo1996Bike courierA story about a young bike courier in Vienna who gets mixed up between his daydreams and a real adventure.The Unknown Cyclist1998Drama2 Seconds1998DramaDownhill racingLaurie takes a job as a bike courier in Montreal after being fired from her previous job as a professional downhill racer.El Amateur1999Road racingArgentina film.Beijing Bicycle2001DramaBicycle TheftA country boy trying to make a living as a courier in Beijing tries to get his company bike back after it is stolen and sold to a city boy.Road to Paris2001DocumentaryRoad racingA look at the training and success of Lance Armstrong.Cyclomania2001Road racingFinland film.Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert2001ComedyRoad racingThe story of Lambert, a modest Belgian bike racer in the '70s.Nasu: Summer in Andalusia2003AnimeRoad racingJapan film.Triplets of Belleville2003AnimatedA grandmother seeks a kidnapped Tour de France cyclist.Cycling Chronicles; LandScape The Boy Saw2004Hell on Wheels2005DocumentaryRoad RacingGermany film about 2003 Tour de France.Overcoming2005DocumentaryRoad racingJoe Kid on a Stingray2005DocumentaryBMX RacingAmerican film about 70's BMX.The Flying Scotsman2006DramaTrack CyclingBased on life and career of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree.Island Etude2006DramaTaiwan film.Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes2006DocumentaryClorophilla2006FreerideItaly film.The Cycling Genius Is Coming2008Bicycle Dreams2009DocumentaryRoad racingA look at 3,000-mile Race Across America. The Birth of Big Air 2010 Documentary BMX Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the life and career of Mat Hoffman.Ride the Divide2010DocumentaryEndurance racingRace along the Great Divide from Banff, Canada, to the U.S.-Mexico border.The Last Kilometer2012DocumentaryRoad racingA portrait of road cycling. With Ignazio & Francesco Moser, Davide Rebellin, Gianni Mura, Didi Senft.Premium Rush2012Action FilmMessenger bikingFollows a bicycle messenger chased around New York City by a corrupt police officer who wants an envelope the messenger has.Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist2013DocumentaryRoad racingThe Armstrong Lie2013DocumentaryRoad racingA portrait of Lance Armstrong as he trains for his eighth Tour de France victory and the events leading to his downfall.La grande boucle2013ComedyRoad racingA French amateur cyclist decides to take part in the Tour de France. Bicycle 2014 Documentary History The rise and fall of the bicycle and bicycle culture in Great Britain from its origins to modern day. Slaying the Badger 2014 Documentary Road racing Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Examines rivalry between Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault ("The Badger") as teammates during 1986 Tour de France.Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE2014AnimatedRoad racing To the Fore 2015 Drama Road racing Hong Kong-Chinese film.Yowamushi Pedal Re: ROAD2015AnimatedRoad racingYowamushi Pedal: The Movie2015AnimatedRoad racing The Program 2015 Drama Road racing An adaptation of David Walsh's book Seven Deadly Sins depicting his battle to expose Lance Armstrong. Le Ride 2016 Documentary Road racing A look back at the 1928 Tour de France, and particularly the four-member Australasian team that rode in it, interspersed with a modern-day attempt by the film's director Phil Keoghan and a riding partner to retrace the 1928 route, holding to the original race schedule and riding on 1928-vintage racing bikes. Blood Road 2017 Documentary Mountain biking Covers the 2015 ride of mountain bike endurance champion Rebecca Rusch to visit the site where her father died when his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War—a 1,200-mile journey along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Tour de Pharmacy 2017 Comedy Road racing HBO mockumentary short film starring Andy Samberg, about a 1980s Tour de France competition beset by doping and bad behavior.Time Trial2017DocumentaryRoad cyclingBritish documentary film about the final season of David Millar's professional cycling career.Icarus2017DocumentaryRoad RacingBrian Fogel, a competitive amateur bicyclist and documentary filmmaker, attempts to make a film about the prevalence of performance-enhancing drug abuse in bicycle racing, a project that connects him with the head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory just as the scandal around Russian doping at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games begins to unfold.The Ride2018DramaBMXBased on a book with the same title, the inspiring true story of extreme sports legend John Buultjens, The Ride follows John McCord, an athletically gifted youth who triumphs over a troubled upbringing. Starring Ludacris.The Climb2019ComedyRoad cycling LANCE 2020 Documentary Road racing Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Two-part examination of the life, career, and controversies of Lance Armstrong. The Racer 2020 Sports film Road racing At the start of what will probably be his last Tour de France, Dom is unceremoniously expelled from the team he dedicated his whole life to. As he prepares to return home, a massive doping scandal knocks another teammate out of the Tour and Dom has to get back in the saddle.Cape to Cape 2021 Documentary A documentary about the fastest unsupported continental bicycle crossing. The Limit is Just Me 2022 Documentary Endurance The film follows adventurer and multiple world record holder Jonas Deichmann as he completes the longest triathlon of all time.The Last Rider2022Documentary Road racing Documentary about the career of Greg LeMond, and the 1989 Tour de France Kurangu Pedal2022Drama - TamilLove of cyclingA heartfelt drama that explores a child's quest to learn cycling against the backdrop of a father's unfamiliarity with it, highlighting a generation's emotional bond with bicycles and evoking nostalgia through the innocence and camaraderie of childhood.Hard Miles2023DramaTouringA beleaguered coach named Greg rallies a group of disgruntled teenage inmates of a correctional facility for a transformative 1,000-mile (1,600 km) bicycle ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon, where they must battle obstacles and each other.Tour de France: Unchained2023-2025DocumentaryTour de FranceBehind-the-scenes Netflix documentary following some of the sport’s leading teams.Anywhere Anytime2024DramaBicycle theftAn African immigrant searches Torino for his stolen bicycle.Crossing America 2024 Documentary A documentary about the Jonas Deichmann's duathlon across USA.

List of highest grossing bicycle and cycling films The following is a list of bicycle and cycling films that surpassed $1 million.

+ Rank Film Worldwide gross Year Ref 1 Pee-wee's Big Adventure $41,047,344 1985 2 Premium Rush $31,083,599 2012 3 Breaking Away $20,000,000 1979 4 The Triplets of Belleville $14,776,775 2003 5 Quicksilver $7,246,979 1986 6 The Program $3,335,613 2015 7 Rad $2,015,882 1986 8 American Flyers $1,420,355 1985 9 The Flying Scotsman $1,260,553 2006 10 The Climb $1,027,043 2020

See also List of highest-grossing sports films List of sports films

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