Redline
A daredevil racer and his rivals barrel through a lawless interstellar competition where speed, style, and survival collide.
Overview
In a galaxy where speed is everything, racers push their limits to claim victory in the ultimate tournament.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- exhilarating
- irreverent
- bombastic
- action movie night
- anime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agree that its exhilarating animation, imaginative designs, soundtrack, and memorable characters outweigh its minimal plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film emphasizes breathtaking hand-drawn racing movement, imaginative vehicles, creatures, and chaotic action set pieces.
The Redline event structures the story around numerous racers competing in the galaxy's most popular race.
The racers, vehicles, alien environments, and criminal factions are rendered with unusually elaborate and expressive designs.
Critics repeatedly highlight the film's insanely exhilarating pace, techno soundtrack, and visually chaotic racing action.
Films like Redline, and why
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
high-energy stylized animation, irreverent humor, vivid visual design, and kinetic action
Redline
anime racing spectacle, colorful futuristic worlds, and exuberant competition
Wacky Races
stylized tournament racing, eccentric competitors, and broad comic energy
Gurren Lagann: The Movie
visually inventive science fiction animation centered on speed, danger, and imaginative worlds
Movie Details
- Director
- Takeshi Koike
- Release Date
- 2009-08-14
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (602)
Cast
- Takuya Kimura
- Yu Aoi
- Tadanobu Asano
- Takeshi Aono
- Tatsuya Gashuin
- Unsho Ishizuka
- Kenta Miyake
- Yoshiyuki Morishita
- Cho
- Yoshinori Okada
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Redline about?
- A daredevil racer and his rivals barrel through a lawless interstellar competition where speed, style, and survival collide.
- What is Redline like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Redline as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Redline violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Redline as graphic.
- What did critics think of Redline?
- Critics broadly agree that its exhilarating animation, imaginative designs, soundtrack, and memorable characters outweigh its minimal plot.
- Which films are like Redline?
- Films with a similar feel include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Redline, Wacky Races, and Gurren Lagann: The Movie.
- How long is Redline?
- Redline runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Redline?
- In United States, Redline is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
