Rat Race

2001 "563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!"
6.5| 1h52m| PG-13| en
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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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Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation
Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Kings_Requiem LOL! That is the one term I can come up with that perfectly describes this flick. I haven't laughed this much while watching a comedy in a very long time. Most people will knock this movie because they say it's too over the top or the laughs don't last but I'm here to call "BULLCRAP" on that criticism.Classic direction, a brilliant script, and one of the best comedic ensemble cast ever assembled come together to create quite possibly one of the funniest movies ever made.Also be on the lookout for two of the greatest credit sequences ever put to film (you will be cracking up before the actual wild and crazy ride begins).
stevejohnson2 I found this to be one of the most falling out of your chair laughing movies in recent memory. The main thing I want to tell people is how close "Rat Race" is to a movie released 38 years earlier, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". I just re-watched IAMMMMW and I'm certain now that Zucker watched it too. I believe he said, "Let's make this movie again, with only 1/10 as many huge comedian stars, and with much funnier stunts and twists." And he succeeded at doing just that. The radar tower stunt, the aviation stunts, the people remotely watching and betting on the racers, and especially the "You should have bought the squirrel" scene are all directly traceable to scenes in IAMMMMW.
Ben Sweett A great nutty comedy from start to finish. Didn't start the movie with high hopes but as soon as the race began it got good and fast. A classic comedy in my books and its in my top 10 must see comedies. I recommend it to anyone who likes witty jokes and jackass like stunts. Lots of big time stars makes it hilarious and the movie does a great job of introducing all the characters. My only complaint is the ending gets a little soft. It has a good morale but has a lot less humour in it than the rest of the movie. Also there was room for more romance between characters that could have been displayed better/more humorously. Final Verdict: 8/10
kylehaines96 After Watching the 1963 film It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World and the 2001 Film Rat Race back to back I started to notice that these movies are very very similar in plots you could almost call this one a remake but in fact it is a semi remake.The film starts out with introducing the cast which includes Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer and Amy Smart who are in a competition to New Mexico to be the first to get $2,000,000.The film is directed by Jerry Zucker and is very hit and few miss. One thing that I hate is the ending. I thought it was complete crap and more ridiculous than the ending of Scream 3. But all in all a very funny movie with creative ideas and A-list cast. Besides the horrible ending, I Say Definitely check this out.Rated PG-13 For Sexual References, Crude Humor, Partial Nudity And Language.1hr 52 min/112min.1 use of the F-word.***1/2/****