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Overcoming racism at home and abroad, track and field superstar Jesse Owens competes for Olympic glory in 1936 Berlin.
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Race is nowhere near as thrillingly fleet or agile as its subject, but the story -- and a winning central performance from Stephan James -- are enough to carry it over the finish line.

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Candice Frederick AWFJ.org 09/29/2021
Just when I was beginning to lose hope when it comes to Hollywood's disturbing penchant for seeing black characters as victims, Race comes along. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow AWFJ.org 09/29/2021
Race is a long overdue film about Jesse Owens with excellent performances and a thoughtful portrayal of documentarian/propagandist Leni Riefenstahl. Go to Full Review
Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act 04/12/2017
Race isn't a bad film or biopic for that matter. It's beautifully shot, informative, and has some fantastic actors helming it. However, that's exactly what you'd expect. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jul 28
4/5
"Race" is a stirring and winning accomplishment that earns its place as one of the best sports films of recent memory. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film 08/02/2024
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While the real-life story of Jesse Owens is spectacular and absolutely film worthy, Race doesn’t quite have enough working in it’s favor to finish on a strong note. It starts off the starting line fast, stumbles early on and isn’t ever able to recover. Go to Full Review
Anne Brodie AWFJ.org 09/29/2021
Race concerns Jesse Owens the barrier-breaking Olympian. An incredible story, well told. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 4 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Sharang L @Sharang Mar 10 A straightforward, no-frills telling of an amazing tale. See more william s @SillyBommers Jan 2 A well done, but somewhat predictable sports movie. If you like sports movies, as I do, you are probably going to have a good time with this. It hits all the major beats and moments you look for in the genre, but doesn't really give you much of anything new. The closest it comes to having something really stand out is probably the relationship between Owens and the German Olympian - Carl "Luz" Long. While being a true story, there was something in the execution of their moments that felt a bit more inspired. See more Scott W 11/13/2024 Great, great story , not a great movie but glad I watched it . See more Chris K 11/06/2024 Not bad, it's pretty good. I think this is pretty close to the best they could do with what they had to work with. I don't know that you could do much more to show how meaningful it was, track and field just doesn't matter anymore, and you'd have to make it a 4 hour ordeal to really get people now to understand. See more Deontae D 08/13/2024 Great movie, good acting too, The actor that played Jesse Owens did a great job, I like the Olympics🇺🇲 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Overcoming racism at home and abroad, track and field superstar Jesse Owens competes for Olympic glory in 1936 Berlin.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Producer
Jean-Charles Levy, Luc Dayan, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Dominique Séguin, Stephen Hopkins, Kate Garwood, Karsten Brünig, Nicolas Manuel
Screenwriter
Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Forecast Pictures, Trinity Race, Solofilms
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 19, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.1M
Runtime
2h 14m
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