# Death Race (2008)

> A wrongly imprisoned steelworker must survive a televised armored-car death match while turning the prison’s manufactured champion myth against its creators.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5560

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
- Cast: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez, Max Ryan, Jason Clarke, Frederick Koehler
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452608/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brutal, propulsive, bleak, action movie night, car chase marathon

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