Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- glamorous
- melodramatic
- witty
- bollywood movie night
- weekend entertainment
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s stylish presentation, music, commercial energy, and plot twists while finding its action and plotting uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on successive revelations involving the half brothers, Shaina, murder, contract killing, and the investigation.
The stud farm, fashion-world characters, fast cars, stylized presentation, and music define the film’s visual appeal.
Ranvir and Rajiv’s half-brother relationship drives the romantic betrayal, suspicion, and criminal escalation.
Romantic sacrifice, alcoholism, suspicion, murder, and contract killing are presented with heightened Hindi commercial-cinema intensity.
Films like Race, and why
Movie Details
- Directors
- Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla
- Release Date
- 2008-03-20
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (142)
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan
- Akshaye Khanna
- Bipasha Basu
- Katrina Kaif
- Anil Kapoor
- Sameera Reddy
- Dalip Tahil
- Kiku Sharda
- Gloria Allred
- Johny Lever
Common questions
- What is Race about?
- A glossy Hindi crime thriller turns a half-brothers’ romantic rivalry into a maze of murder, betrayal, and flamboyant reversals.
- What is Race like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Race as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Race violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Race as moderate.
- What did critics think of Race?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s stylish presentation, music, commercial energy, and plot twists while finding its action and plotting uneven.
- Which films are like Race?
- Films with a similar feel include Baazigar, Ajnabee, and Dhoom 2.
- How long is Race?
- Race runs 161 minutes.
