Rat Race

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Rat Race

PG-13

2001

1h 52m

Comedy

Action

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

12/28/2010

4/5

Vulgar and lowbrow, but very funny.

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Jane Crowther

BBC.com

01/08/2002

4/5

A genuinely hilarious belly-acher.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

01/06/2002

3.5/5

Fitfully amusing farce.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 19

3/5

while not the best example of the road race genre, it’s a guilty pleasure that does have some genuinely surprising bits of business.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sep 1

1.5/4

Most of the episodes replace comic invention with shrill mimicry and random chaos.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

01/23/2021

2.5/4

...the film stands as a frequently gut-busting comedy that falls just short of greatness (or, at the very least, consistency).

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 19

Easily one of the funniest movies ever!

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Par H

@Parhwy Feb 11

Rat Race is a silly, enjoyable romp over an incredible 112 minutes. Incredibly, it’s 1963 progenitor, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World ran for as long as 202 minutes. A broadly known cast give us expected and not-so-expected characters. I enjoyed the "rats" as well as some of the bit players (Cleese’s teeth fall into this category; Dean Caine does not). I enjoy Vince Vieluf. His tongue-ring mutism and screeching, yelling is just so anarchic, cathartic. His brother, Seth Green, is… Seth Green. Rental Car Trainee is just iconic (he’s pretty fly for a white guy). Whoopie plays against the grain of her oeuvre: she’s trusting, naïve. For a comedy which is nearly two hours long, I cannot think of much of anything which is redundant or unenjoyable. Maybe the Amy Smart cutting sick on Dean Cain scene? Maybe the cow/balloon scene? The film is easy to watch, a good dose of laughter (well, aside from the now awks sex/gender jokes).

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martin c

@Reasoner Jan 18

Painful to watch. Shut it off after 20 min.

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Splash Point P

@Randii Jan 17

Watchable to pass the time, but pointlessly silly. When I mean silly, I don't mean laugh out loud Dumb and Dumber silly, but eye rolling stupidity that will have you questioning why some powerhouse comedic actors thought it was worthy of their talents, silly. I'm 'still watching it for the first time, nearing the end, and felt compelled to review it as I write this, and I've only laughed aloud a few times' silly. Fire up Cannon Ball run instead.

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George K.

@George52 Dec 23

Funny, can watch over and over

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Kevin S.

@bLuRrRr Oct 15

Best movie to watch over & over again! All-star cast that will have you laughing the entire movie!

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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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