Death Race
When desperate steelworker Jensen Ames is forced back into the brutal world of Terminal Island Penitentiary’s televised Death Race, he must outdrive murderous rivals and survive lethal traps to secure his freedom—and protect his newborn daughter.
“Get ready for a killer ride.”
Synopsis
Terminal Island, New York, 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a critical point. Prisons have been handed over to the monolithic Weyland Corporation, which views the population of inmates as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience eager for violence, and a spectacular, enclosed arena combine to form the "Death Race," the largest and most brutal event of its kind.
Credits
Related titles
No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.
How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 54+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Niven HowieShot by Scott KevanScored by Paul HaslingerDesigned by Paul D Austerberry
Box Office
2008 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$76.0M
US & Canada: $36.3M — 48% of worldwide · International: $39.7M (52%)
Opening weekend: $12.6M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $16.8M — 46% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,532 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Death Racede
- Death Race 1 - Rache Ist Sexyde
- Course à la mortfr
Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
Cast & Crew
54 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
30Benz Antoine
as Joe's Navigator
Danny Blanco Hall
as Joe's Navigator
Christian Paul
as Joe's Navigator
Janaya Stephens
as Suzy
John Fallon
as Neo Nazi
Bruce Mcfee
as Old Timer
Cory Fantie
as Disgusted Worker
Russell Ferrier
as Angry Worker
Annamarie Lea
as Nasty Teller
Dan Jeannotte
as Hennessey Tech
David Carradine
as Frankenstein (voice)
Dick Ervasti
as Commercial (voice)
Nir Assayag
as Disgruntled Inmate #6 (uncredited)
Abdul Ayoola
as Siad (uncredited)
Marcello Bezina
as Policeman #1 (uncredited)
Melantha Blackthorne
as Pachenko's Navigator (uncredited)
Lydie Bounay
as BMW Navigator (uncredited)
Shane Cardwell
as Carson (uncredited)
Pilar Cazares
as Pachenko's Navigator (uncredited)
Ruth Chiang
as 14K's Navigator (uncredited)
Carolyn Day
as Colt's Navigator (uncredited)
Marie France Denoncourt
as Trans Am #2 Navigator (uncredited)
Miguel Dugal
as Pachenko's Goon (uncredited)
Jere Gillis
as Policeman #2 (uncredited)
Nathalie Girard
as Boattail Navigator (uncredited)
Gerardo Lo Dico
as Prison Guard - 2008 (uncredited)
Ivan Peric
as Steel Factory Worker (uncredited)
Sharlene Royer
as Grimm's Navigator (uncredited)
Jimmy Star
as Inmate (uncredited)
Jim Dunn
as Riggins (uncredited)
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
3Other crew
6Parents Guide
AI Personalities
Advisory Bot AI
I keep the family-safety picture honest — community advisories, AI-moderated, summarized without spin.
Ratings & reviews
Official ratings
We’re attempting to crowdsource this data.
Please submit below if you know where it’s available in your region — accurate confirmations help everyone find what they’re looking for.
Where to watch
Live · bot-verified- Prime VideoStream
Gallery (1)
Add imageTrailers
No trailers logged for Death Race yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Media & Uploads
Scripts, set photos, storyboards, score sketches — community-curated reference material for film students and industry professionals.
Did you or a loved one work on Death Race?
Every stage matters — pitch decks and treatments from development, location scouts and table-reads from pre-production, set photos and crew anecdotes from production, edit-bay notes from post, and press kits, festival memories, or marketing ephemera from distribution. Any moment that didn't make the press tour, any document or photograph that's been sitting in a box — please share it so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from writers, producers, cast, crew, festival programmers, distributors, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute scripts, stills, photos, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on Death Race.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for Death Race yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on Death RaceNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
Edit history
Loading edit history…