Death Race

Release Date: 2008-08-22

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.289 / 10

Cast

Jason Statham

as Jensen Ames

Joan Allen

as Warden Hennessey

Ian McShane

as Coach

Tyrese Gibson

as Machine Gun Joe Mason

Natalie Martinez

as Elizabeth Case

Crew

Paul W. S. Anderson - Screenplay
Paul W. S. Anderson - Screenstory
Paul W. S. Anderson - Director
Paul W. S. Anderson - Producer
Scott Kevan - Director of Photography

Reviews

Gimly:

A massive departure from the original, _Death Race_ keeps the cars and kills and forgoes virtually everything else from _2000_. Fun in a very different manner, but still fun, and that's what counts. ...

JPV852:

Loud and brash but ultimately entertaining thanks mostly to Jason Statham and some decent racing sequences (well, when the camera wasn't jittery or quick edits). Also some love for Joan Allen making f...