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Death Race 2

2010 · 100 min

A loud, fast, and grimly entertaining thrill ride through a brutal prison race, with little depth but plenty of vehicular mayhem.

Directed by
Roel Reiné
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science fiction
Tagline
10 killer drivers, 20,000 rounds of ammo. 1 survivor.
Overview
In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.

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Directed by
Roel Reiné
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science fiction
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • power
  • crime
Places
  • prison
  • road trip
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

In this series

Death Race (2008) Collection

  1. Death RaceMovie · 2008
  2. Death Race 2Movie · 2010 This title
  3. Death Race: InfernoMovie · 2013
  4. Death Race: Beyond AnarchyMovie · 2018

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Genres
action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
Roel Reiné
Written by
Tony Giglio
Starring
Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, Sean Bean, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, Tanit Phoenix, Robin Shou, Joe Vaz
Music
Paul Haslinger
Cinematography
John McKay
Runtime
100 min
Country
South Africa, Germany
Languages
English

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