The Human Race
An abducted cross-section of humanity must obey lethal race rules in a bloody science-fiction survival contest.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- eerie
- violent
- late night horror
- genre movie marathon
What critics said
Critics found an intriguing, eerie survival premise and committed performances, but broadly considered the low-budget execution haphazard and insufficiently developed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The abducted participants hear rules requiring them to keep racing, avoid the grass, stay on the path, and prevent being lapped twice.
Eighty people from radically different social and physical backgrounds are forced into a race where endurance determines survival.
The premise and critical reception emphasize violent deaths, including exploding heads and an extremely bloody survivalist action style.
Participants are ripped from everyday life and reappear in an undisclosed location without explanation or consent.
Films like The Human Race, and why
Death Race
death-game premise, brutal survival competition, and heightened action violence
The Hunger Games
ensemble survival contest, rigid lethal rules, and escalating social conflict
Circle
ordinary people trapped in a lethal competition governed by mysterious rules
Exam
claustrophobic survival thriller built around an unexplained deadly test
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Hough
- Release Date
- 2013-04-10
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 4.9 / 10 (180)
Cast
- Paul McCarthy-Boyington
- Eddie McGee
- Brianna Lauren Jackson
- B. Anthony Cohen
- Trista Robinson
- T. Arthur Cottam
- Fred Coury
- Noel Britton
- J. Louis Reid
- Celine Tien
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- XLTV Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Human Race about?
- An abducted cross-section of humanity must obey lethal race rules in a bloody science-fiction survival contest.
- What is The Human Race like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Human Race as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Human Race violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Human Race as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Human Race?
- Critics found an intriguing, eerie survival premise and committed performances, but broadly considered the low-budget execution haphazard and insufficiently developed.
- Which films are like The Human Race?
- Films with a similar feel include Death Race, The Hunger Games, Circle, and Exam.
- How long is The Human Race?
- The Human Race runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Human Race?
- In United States, The Human Race streams on XLTV Amazon Channel .
