The Last Race

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The Last Race

Released Nov 16, 2018

1h 14m

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A small-town stock car track and the drivers that call it home struggle to hold on to an American racing tradition.

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

A gallery of vivid, socially conscious photography, The Last Race owes much of its artful strength to the filmmaker's resistance to being prescriptive about his unambiguous socio-economic message.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 16, 2018

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

"We don't look good, but we like to go fast," one driver says, summing it all up, a fitting tribute to a proud but imperiled subculture and the surprising film that wants to ensure it is not forgotten.

Nov 15, 2018

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Auto racing is noisy and not great for the environment. But it's also responsible for a lively, eccentric culture. The director of this brisk documentary, Michael Dweck, clearly considers it lively and eccentric...

Nov 15, 2018

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Marisa Carpico

The Pop Break

Still, while the world The Last Race shows is in decline, perhaps it deserves to survive.

Rated: 8.5/10

Dec 22, 2018

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

This is old school car culture, not much different than it was in the 1950s, real, raw Americana. It shows average people who are passionate about their cars. What could be more American than that?

Rated: C+

Dec 3, 2018

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Nathan Crawford

Film Inquiry

The Last Race is a beautiful film that is impressive in what it is able to do aesthetically and rhetorically. It is able to find beauty in this Long Island community while still remaining clear-eyed and thoughtful.

Nov 27, 2018

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dave d

Best watched stoned, 'The Last Race' goes round in circles albeit for a short period in time. This looked more like a college film project than a feature documentary. It's stretched and I do mean stretched to 75 minutes. I'm not sure if the filmmaker was looking at his subjects with reverence or disdain. There are instances of his making people who were interviewed look foolish. Why? Great question. The more I think about this the more it annoys me so wrap this. Final Score: 5.3/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Gives a deep look into what racing is all about and who has your trust. The film could have been longer to give more depth to the story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/19

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Audience Member

This movie was a very insightful movie of the whole racing culture. If anyone wants to get into the whole racing culture, and needs a few insights of how the culture operates and socializes, this movie is definitely able to provide that for you. The best thing about this movie was the perspectives provided in the movie. The perspectives were from different sides of the community. They had the orator, the computers, the collectors, and others. it was very ideal, because of the perspectives and how these people contribute to the entire culture.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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david f

A great documentary about a racetrack on Long Island that's a holdout in a world of encroaching development and lessening interest in cars.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A small-town stock car track and the drivers that call it home struggle to hold on to an American racing tradition.

Director: Michael Dweck
Producer: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
Screenwriter: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Blunderbust Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.8K
Runtime: 1h 14m

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