

Rat Race
2001-08-17 · 112 min · ★ 6.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- Jerry Zucker
- Production companies
- Fireworks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Alphaville Films, Zucker Productions
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 48,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 85,498,534
Top Cast
Gloria AllredGloria Allred
Breckin MeyerNick Schaffer
Cuba Gooding Jr.Owen Templeton
Lanei ChapmanMerrill Jennings
Amy SmartTracy Faucet
Seth GreenDuane Cody
Vince VielufBlaine Cody
Whoopi GoldbergVera Baker
Rowan AtkinsonEnrico Pollini
John CleeseDonald P. Sinclair
Jon LovitzRandy Pear
Kathy NajimyBeverly Pear
Dave ThomasHarold Grisham
Dean CainShawn Kent
Paul RodríguezGus the Cabbie
Andrew KavovitRichie
Anaya FarrellLucy
Peggy Jo JacobsLucyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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