Speed Racer

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Speed Racer

PG

2008

2h 15m

Action

Adventure

Comedy

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Born into a family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hot stars. Sitting at the wheel of his Mach 5, he consistently deflates the competition. When Speed turns down an offer from the head of Royalton Industries, he uncovers a secret. Powerful moguls fix the races to boost profits. Hoping to beat the executive, Speed enters the same arduous cross-country race that killed his brother.

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Critics Consensus

Overloaded with headache-inducing special effects, Speed Racer finds the Wachowskis focused on visual thrills at the expense of a coherent storyline.

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William Goss

Film.com

May 29, 2013

Amid the overly earnest tone, (almost) squeaky-clean humor and familiar messages about teamwork and integrity is the rare film family that's as strong at the start as they are by the end.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Oct 18, 2008

2/5

You have to be 12 to like it, and I have to say there is little or nothing here to remind us why we were all quite so excited about The Matrix.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

Oct 18, 2008

Twelve-year-old boys should be wowed, but for the rest of us, it will depend on your appetite for eye candy.

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Ventana Indiscreta

Sep 2, 2026

4.5/5

An exercise in virtual visual experimentation and a representation of what today's digital blockbusters could be if they dared to take more risks. [Full review in Spanish].

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

May 20, 2026

2.5/5

Speed Racer dazzles the eyes but crashes under the weight of its storytelling.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 19, 2026

2.5/4

To complain about the excesses of Speed Racer would be like bitching that there are too many rib eyes kept on ice at your local steakhouse or that there are too many references to God in the Holy Bible.

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lizandro

Jul 30, 2026

The audio/sound affects were great, very colorful and a lot of action.

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Ian

Apr 29, 2026

Amazing and beautiful movie that is still impressively visually stunning and interesting and manages to tell more through its visuals than most modern movies storytelling.

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Rusty Shakleford

Apr 27, 2026

favorite movie, damn shame we only got one movie

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Ms Hudson

Apr 27, 2026

one of my favorites!!

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mauricio

Apr 27, 2026

Best Movie in the history, finally got to see it on the big screen

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Holden McGroin

Apr 26, 2026

Classic! Love it. Still holds up

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Synopsis

Born into a family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hot stars. Sitting at the wheel of his Mach 5, he consistently deflates the competition. When Speed turns down an offer from the head of Royalton Industries, he uncovers a secret. Powerful moguls fix the races to boost profits. Hoping to beat the executive, Speed enters the same arduous cross-country race that killed his brother.

Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Producer: Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Screenwriter: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Entertainment, Silver Pictures
Rating: PG (Language|Brief Smoking|Sequences of Action|Some Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.9M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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