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Name: Speed Racer
Director: Lana Wachowski
Genre: action, adventure, comedy, family
Released: 2008
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Rating: 6.1

Speed Racer has an iRankMovies score of 51.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Speed Racer (2008)

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Release:2008

Runtime:2h 15m

Country:United States

Director:Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureComedy

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Keywords

Car RaceLoss Of Loved OneChimpanzeefamilyDuringcreditsstingerWoman DirectorLive Action RemakeBased On Tv Series

iRank52

Speed Racer rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.1/10· 83K votes

Rotten Tomatoes42%

Metacritic37%

TMDb6.359/10· 2K votes

With 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb and 37/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Speed Racer

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Cast of Speed Racer

Emile Hirsch
as Speed
Christina Ricci
as Trixie
John Goodman
as Pops
Susan Sarandon
as Mom
Matthew Fox
as Racer X
Roger Allam
as Royalton
Paulie Litt
as Spritle
Benno Fürmann
as Inspector Detector
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Mr. Musha
Rain
as Taejo Togokahn
Richard Roundtree
as Ben Burns
Kick Gurry
as Sparky

Speed Racer facts

Budget: $120M
Box office: $93.9M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Wachowskis deliver euphoric visual style translating anime sensibilities
•Family adventure theme provides wholesome heart beneath spectacle
•Car racing competition delivers vibrant action sequences and kinetic excitement