Race to Witch Mountain

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Race to Witch Mountain

PG

Released Mar 13, 2009

1h 39m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Sci-Fi

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Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson), a Las Vegas taxi driver, is swept up in the adventure of a lifetime when he meets Sara (AnnaSophia Robb) and Seth (Alexander Ludwig), a pair of extraterrestrial youths who possess paranormal powers. In order to prevent an invasion of Earth, Jack must help the youths reach their spaceship, which is buried within Witch Mountain. But the task will not be easy, for government operatives and an alien bounty hunter are fast on their trail.

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Critics Consensus

Despite the best efforts of a talented cast, Race to Witch Mountain is a tepid reboot that lacks the magic of the original.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B

Feb 18, 2012

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Christine Champ

Film.com

Rated: B-

May 6, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Shouldn’t a family film be about entertaining the family, and not just the youngest common denominator?

Rated: 2/4

Dec 2, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It is better than the last action comedy involving a taxi.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 29, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Dwayne Johnson simply misses the mark.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Daniel B

Lacks 100% of the charm of the original films.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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thiago s

Filme bacaninha, para mim quando o the rock começou a falar com a mulher no evento, o filme começou a ficar chato, parece que a ação do filme ficou fraca depois disso, de resto ficou bacaninha

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Jerod S

The reboot is better than the original to me, even though the CG could've been a lot better for 2009. The Rock is the alien friendly cab driver.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Audience Member

15 years old and this is essentially a reboot of the franchise. There are updated special effects and action but the whole affair feels like an empty experience. Anna Sophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig play two children just like the older movie; two extra terrestrials land on Earth in search of a science experiment that will save their dying world. But their population is split on the matter…one half wants a scientific solution to bring breathable atmosphere back and the other created a bounty hunter to eliminate them both. If both children fail or the assailant kills them both then Earth faces an invasion with them taking over. They run into a cab driver Jack Bruno with a record and a female scientist specializing in UFOS. They are both of course stunned by the discovery these kids are aliens given they have telepathy and able to move objects with their minds. All the while government is hunting them down viewing them as a threat. The original movie is a bonafide classic, I watched it several times as a kid. This one slightly changes things up but it does feel very hollow in the end. The film should’ve been in 3D cause certain set pieces stand out. Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino make a good team even if they’re not written to the best degree. There’s an odd cameo by Gary Marshall, too. But this serves as a decent time killer for the family. Plus the child actors are the best parts given they show human emotion but also high intelligence from beyond the stars. Nothing very special but passes the time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Eye C

The 1975 moving objects effects were more believable than this made in 2009, but the worse is that it's just boring.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Shay C

It's not bad, but not really worth your time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/23

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Synopsis

Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson), a Las Vegas taxi driver, is swept up in the adventure of a lifetime when he meets Sara (AnnaSophia Robb) and Seth (Alexander Ludwig), a pair of extraterrestrial youths who possess paranormal powers. In order to prevent an invasion of Earth, Jack must help the youths reach their spaceship, which is buried within Witch Mountain. But the task will not be easy, for government operatives and an alien bounty hunter are fast on their trail.

Director: Andy Fickman
Producer: Andrew Gunn
Screenwriter: Matt Lopez, Mark Bomback
Distributor: Disney
Production Co: Gunn Films
Rating: PG (Frightening Situations|Dangerous Situations|Sequences of Action|Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.1M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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