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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   33,951 votes
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Director:
Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers (WGA):
Paul W.S. Anderson (screenplay)
Paul W.S. Anderson (screen story)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
22 August 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
Get ready for a killer ride. more
Plot:
Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(380 articles)
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User Comments:
hot women and fast cars, death race is a man's movie more (170 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death Race 3000 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
Runtime:
USA:111 min (unrated version) | 98 min (theatrical version)
Country:
USA | Germany | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Originally written as a sequel to Death Race 2000 (1975) titled Death Race 3000, a race around the world with futuristic hovering, invisible and transformer cars, but had to be rewritten due to production costs. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Joe asks his partner's driver to light his cigar he is lighting up, but in the next take the cigar is not lit. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Case: [while being shot at during Death Race] Damn it!
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Movie Connections:
References Grand Prix (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Click Clack more

FAQ

Is this movie a remake or a sequel to Death Race 2000?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
What Year Does 'Death Race' Take Place?
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64 out of 101 people found the following comment useful.
hot women and fast cars, death race is a man's movie, 20 August 2008
7/10
Author: knapp1991 from United States

I just saw this film last night at a premier in Portland Oregon.Im not gonna give away any of the story because there isn't much of one which is fine in this case. Explolsions and murder and hot women plus Jason statham equals good movie. I went into this film expecting it to be disaster,and i say this only because I'm anonymous... it was good. Plenty of wow moments to cringe at and not just me but the whole audience. The driving does get a little repetitive but kudos to the director Paul w.s. Anderson for mixing it up. Plus it is a revenge story which everyone loves. BOTTOM LINE if you want to be entertained and don't mind a some violence see it it is worth the price of admission.

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