A massive departure from the original, Death Race keeps the cars and kills and forgoes v...
Death Race
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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Death Race
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Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 22, 2008
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
User Score
63%
Original Title
Death Race
Production Companies
Impact Pictures, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Cruise/Wagner Productions, H2S2 Filmproduktionsgesellschaft, Scion Films
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$76,000,000
Description
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.