Death Race

Death Race

Get ready for a killer ride.

R 2008 · 105 min · ★ 6.3 (4K) · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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 · Written by Paul W. S. Anderson

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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

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