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Rat Race

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In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
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Rat Race moves from one sight gag to another, but only a handful of them are genuinely funny.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Vulgar and lowbrow, but very funny. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Jane Crowther BBC.com A genuinely hilarious belly-acher. Rated: 4/5 Jan 8, 2002 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...the film stands as a frequently gut-busting comedy that falls just short of greatness (or, at the very least, consistency). Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 23, 2021 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens You'll laugh. You'll laugh so hard you cry. You'll hold you're sides from laughter. And then, you'll laugh some more. And after you've seen it once, you'll "race" back to the theater and see it twice just to make sure you get all of the jokes. Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) Ruthlessly dumb people--but funny, too. Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Daniel N Absolutely brilliant. Was great fun when it was first released and is still great fun today. Easy to watch with plenty of laughs Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review John A Infantile and slapstick humour which is a shame since some of the actors/actresses are quite talented, like Whoopie Goldberg, Rowan Attkinson, and John Cleese. But the script reduces their talent to slapstick “comedy”. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Amanda S This movie made me laugh out loud. I watched it in 2025 - 20 years after it was made and wonder how Ive never come accross it before. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Jimmie R Genius comedic writing and casting. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/25/25 Full Review Eddie K THEY HAD SMASH MOUTH AT THE END!!!!!!!!!!! PEAK CINEMA THIS DESERVES MORE LOVE Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/25 Full Review Sandy B I saw this movie as a kid and I loved it. I re-watched it recently hoping it would hold up and it definitely did. FANTASTIC ensemble cast, there's not a single storyline that isn't hilarious. Also big shout out to Kathy Bates: SHOULD'VE BOUGHT A SQUIRREL! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
Director
Jerry Zucker
Producer
Sean Daniel, Janet Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Screenwriter
Andy Breckman
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Seven Arts Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Rat Race USA Inc., Alphaville Films
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude Humor|Partial Nudity|Sexual References)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.6M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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