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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 12/28/2010
4/5
Vulgar and lowbrow, but very funny. Go to Full Review Jane Crowther BBC.com 01/08/2002
4/5
A genuinely hilarious belly-acher. Go to Full Review Rita Kempley Washington Post 01/06/2002
3.5/5
Fitfully amusing farce. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 1
1.5/4
Most of the episodes replace comic invention with shrill mimicry and random chaos. Go to Full Review 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). Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/13/2019
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven F. @SteveGotScored 21h Easily one of the funniest movies ever! See more 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). See more martin c @Reasoner Jan 18 Painful to watch. Shut it off after 20 min. See more 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. See more George K. @George52 Dec 23 Funny, can watch over and over See more Kevin S. @bLuRrRr Oct 15 Best movie to watch over & over again! All-star cast that will have you laughing the entire movie! See more Read all reviews
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Jerry Zucker

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Rowan Atkinson

Mr. Pollini

John Cleese

Donald Sinclair

Whoopi Goldberg

Vera Baker

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Owen Templeton

Seth Green

Duane Cody

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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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