Death Race (2008)

Name: Death Race
Released: 2008
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez

• Movies, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

• 105 min

6.2

Get ready for a killer race.

Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
Casting: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez, Max Ryan, Jason Clarke, Frederick Koehler, Jacob Vargas, Justin Mader, Robert LaSardo, Robin Shou, Benz Antoine, Danny Blanco Hall, Christian Paul, Janaya Stephens, John Fallon, Bruce McFee, Cory Fantie, Russell Ferrier, AnnaMarie Lea, Dan Jeannotte, David Carradine, Dick Ervasti, Nir Assayag, Abdul Ayoola, Marcello Bezina, Melantha Blackthorne, Lydie Bounay, Shane Cardwell, Pilar Cazares, Ruth Chiang, Carolyn Day, Marie France Denoncourt, Miguel Dugal, Jere Gillis, Nathalie Girard, Larry Goldstein, Gerardo Lo Dico, Ivan Perić, Sharlene Royer, Jimmy Star, Jim Dunn
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany
Premiere: 2008-08-22
Status: Released

Tags: 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

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.