Death Race

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Death Race
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R,1hr 45min
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Released:
August 22, 2008
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Synopsis: The Transporter star Jason Statham takes the wheel in director Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the Roger Corman classic about a hyper-violent cross-country race that breaks all of the traditional rules of the road. The time is the not-so-distant future, and as America's prisons begin overflowing with violent criminals, the powers that be devise a grisly game that will free up space in the cells and entertain the masses at the same time. Jensen Ames (Statham) is a three-time speedway champion with ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
The movie is legitimately greasy, authentically nasty, with a good old-fashioned sense of laying waste to everything in sight -- including the shallow philosophizing and computer-generated fakery that have overrun the summer blockbuster. Full Review
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43
Mixed or Average Reviews
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Featured Cast
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Jason Statham in "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
Joan Allen and Jason Statham in "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
Jason Statham in "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
Jason Statham in "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
Jason Statham in "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
A scene from "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
A scene from "Death Race" (Universal Pictures)
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