Rat Race
563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!
563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!
Adventure, Comedy
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2001
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In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
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Details
Runtime:
112 min
Release date:
17 Aug 2001
Country:
CA, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$48,000,000
Revenue:
$85,498,534
Awards:
3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
A few decent running gags ... and an ocean of bad ones.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
21 Aug 2001
fresh:
Fitfully amusing farce.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
6 Jan 2002
rotten:
An overheated, underdone farce.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug 2001
rotten:
Race, which delights in bashing all manner of transportation, hits its silly stride early and never shifts into a higher gear.
– Susan Wloszczyna,
USA Today,
17 Aug 2001
fresh:
It's a mad mad mad mad world, all right, and Rat Race makes it seem all the zanier.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
17 Aug 2001