# Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

> A reformed Las Vegas cab driver protects two superpowered alien siblings from government agents and an extraterrestrial assassin while racing to stop an invasion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8085

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
- Director: Andy Fickman
- Cast: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Billy Brown
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075417/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brisk, playful, earnest, family movie night, weekend adventure viewing

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- [Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/8820)
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- [Red One (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/248997)
- [A-X-L (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/296478)
- [Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/21314)

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