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.
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
prison
martial arts
car race
dystopia
matter of life and death
car crash
prison guard
prison escape
exploding building
vehicle combat
street race
remake
car fire
action hero
death game
Rank
#140 in 2008·#6025 overall
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Cast
Jason Statham
Jensen Ames
Joan Allen
Warden Hennessey
Ian McShane
Coach
Tyrese Gibson
Machine Gun Joe Mason
Natalie Martinez
Elizabeth Case
Max Ryan
Pachenko
Jason Clarke
Guard Ulrich
Frederick Koehler
Lists
Jacob Vargas
Gunner
Justin Mader
Travis Colt
Robert LaSardo
Hector Grimm
Robin Shou
14K
Crew
Paul W. S. Anderson
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Screenplay
Paul Haslinger
Original Music Composer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Dennis E. Jones
Executive Producer
Jeremy Bolt
Producer
Paul W. S. Anderson
Producer
Paula Wagner
Producer
Roger Corman
Producer
Paul W. S. Anderson
Screenstory
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Doug Slater
First Assistant Art Direction
Popular Reviews
369 reviews
Sean APRO
6.0★ · 07/12/26
This was the perfect kind of bad that I really enjoyed. Didn't take itself too seriously and had satisfying plot points.
This was the perfect kind of bad that I really enjoyed. Didn't take itself too seriously and had satisfying plot points.
Lin
8.0★ · 06/18/26
Oh I love this game too coach
Oh I love this game too coach
Sam
3.0★ · 04/23/26
Despite being about killing people in cars this movie is boring as sin
Despite being about killing people in cars this movie is boring as sin
Gabe Rader
6.0★ · 03/19/26
This is literally Mad Max Fury Road without the guitar guy and instead of bald ass Furiosa you get a hot Latina
This is literally Mad Max Fury Road without the guitar guy and instead of bald ass Furiosa you get a hot Latina
Michael R
3.0★ · 03/11/26
You wanted a monster? Well, you've got one
Amazing concepts introduced and brutal action sequences are held back by bland acting and a forgettable narrative.
You wanted a monster? Well, you've got one
Amazing concepts introduced and brutal action sequences are held back by bland acting and a forgettable narrative.