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Race

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
38K
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Stephan James in Race (2016)
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
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Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan ... Read allJesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
38K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Stephen Hopkins
  • Writers
    • Joe Shrapnel
    • Anna Waterhouse
  • Stars
    • Stephan James
    • Jason Sudeikis
    • Eli Goree
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stephen Hopkins
  • Writers
    • Joe Shrapnel
    • Anna Waterhouse
  • Stars
    • Stephan James
    • Jason Sudeikis
    • Eli Goree
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 103User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos22

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:32
    Trailer #1
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 0:16
    Teaser Trailer
    What To Do
    Clip 1:00
    What To Do
    I See It Coach
    Clip 1:03
    I See It Coach
    You Dont Have To
    Clip 0:56
    You Dont Have To
    Politics Has No Place In Sport
    Clip 0:53
    Politics Has No Place In Sport
    Want Me To Do It Again
    Clip 1:08
    Want Me To Do It Again
    Do You Want To Win Extended
    Clip 1:03
    Do You Want To Win Extended
    Do You Want To Win
    Clip 0:33
    Do You Want To Win
    We Must Not Go To These Games
    Clip 1:13
    We Must Not Go To These Games
    Clip
    Clip 0:54
    Clip
    Race
    Featurette 1:48
    Race

    Photos170

    Stephen Hopkins, Jason Sudeikis, and Stephan James in Race (2016)
    Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, and Stephan James in Race (2016)
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    Shanice Banton and Stephan James in Race (2016)
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    Stephan James in Race (2016)
    Jason Sudeikis in Race (2016)
    Stephan James in Race (2016)
    Jeremy Irons and Stephan James in Race (2016)
    Shanice Banton and Stephan James in Race (2016)
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    Race (2016)

    Top cast

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    Stephan James
    Stephan James
    • Jesse Owens
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Larry Snyder
    Eli Goree
    Eli Goree
    • Dave Albritton
    Shanice Banton
    Shanice Banton
    • Ruth Solomon
    Carice van Houten
    Carice van Houten
    • Leni Riefenstahl
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Avery Brundage
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Jeremiah Mahoney
    David Kross
    David Kross
    • Carl 'Luz' Long
    Jonathan Higgins
    Jonathan Higgins
    • Dean Cromwell
    Tony Curran
    Tony Curran
    • Lawson Robertson
    Amanda Crew
    Amanda Crew
    • Peggy
    Barnaby Metschurat
    Barnaby Metschurat
    • Joseph Goebbels
    Chantel Riley
    Chantel Riley
    • Quincella
    Vlasta Vrana
    Vlasta Vrana
    • St-John
    Shamier Anderson
    Shamier Anderson
    • Eulace Peacock
    Jesse Bostick
    Jesse Bostick
    • Ken Seitz
    Moe Jeudy-Lamour
    Moe Jeudy-Lamour
    • Mel Walker
    Gaetan Normandin
    • Frank Wykoff
    • Director
      • Stephen Hopkins
    • Writers
      • Joe Shrapnel
      • Anna Waterhouse
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Snyder buys Owens new shoes from shoemaker Adi Dassler, who would later found Adidas.
    • Goofs
      A sportscaster says Snyder used to be "a hell of an athlete." In 1933, anyone who used the word "hell" on the radio, outside of a religious context, would've been fired immediately.
    • Quotes

      Jesse Owens: In those ten second, there's no black or white, only fast or slow.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Jason Sudeikis/Kelly Rohrbach/Matthew Heineman (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey
      Written by Hughie Cannon

      Arranged by Wycliffe Gordon

      Published by Chesky Productions, ASCAP

      Courtesy of Manhattan Production Music and Chesky Records

    User reviews103

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    By-The-Numbers Bio-Pic
    RACE is a "by-the-numbers" bio-pic of Jesse Owens and his 4 Gold Medals won at the 1936 Olympics in the heart of Nazi Germany. A perfectly agreeable - and instantly forgettable - movie that skims the surface, but never really delves into, the events that transpired.

    Director Stephen Hopkins has mainly worked in television and it shows as this film was nice, hitting on some controversial topics of race and politics, but never really hitting them too hard. As soon as the movie hits on a topic, it moves on to some sort of "feel good" moment, mostly of Owens winning a race.

    While the stakes in the world were high at the time, the stakes in this movie never really seemed high. Partly, I blame the director, but there should also be fault found in the two lead performances of Stephan James (as Jesse) and Jason Sudekis as his coach, Larry Snyder. They both do some good "TV" acting, in that they hit a note of contemplation, or angst or sadness right before they jump to another scene and the previous scenes emotions were completely forgotten.

    A case in point was the championships where Owens hurts his back right before competing. There's a confrontation scene between Owens and Snyder where the coach declares "I'm going to scratch you" from this very big race. Owens glares and says "no way" and then competes and sets all types of records and the injury was never spoken of, or referred to, or even was a factor in the race.

    All in all a "fine" motion picture, one that I will forget that I saw when I look back at the films that I viewed in 2016.

    6 (out of 10) stars and you can take that to the Bank (of Marquis
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    • Feb 22, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Germany
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Đua
    • Filming locations
      • Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Forecast Pictures
      • ID+
      • Jesse Race Productions Quebec
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,206,207
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,353,922
      • Feb 21, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,070,261
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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