Death Race

2008 · 105 min · EN · R · 6.3 (4,305 votes)

Dir. Paul W. S. Anderson · Starring Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez, Max Ryan · Music Paul Haslinger · Death Race (2008) Collection

“Get ready for a killer ride.”

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Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

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This is a raw, high-octane thrill ride, drenched in a gritty, dystopian aesthetic. It feels like a relentless, visceral explosion of metal and mayhem, where survival is the only currency. Expect adrenaline-fueled vehicular combat and a nihilistic spectacle of violence that never lets up.

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