Rat Race

Rat Race (2001)

  • 44% of critics liked it
    (126 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (383,283 ratings)

A very loose remake of the classic multi-star comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), this madcap comedy is directed by Jerry Zucker, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy team and director of Ghost (1990). John Cleese stars as an eccentric casino owner who devises a contest pitting… More

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PG-13,
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Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 17, 2001 Wide
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    Fitfully amusing farce.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    An overheated, underdone farce.

  • Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

    A few decent running gags ... and an ocean of bad ones.

  • Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

    Race, which delights in bashing all manner of transportation, hits its silly stride early and never shifts into a higher gear.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    It's a mad mad mad mad world, all right, and Rat Race makes it seem all the zanier.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Film C


    I love this movie and i always have! It has a star studded cast and maybe not the most complicated or even much to the storyline, but still very much enjoyable! Its funny, really funny with some really funny characters that you cant help but fall in love with! Some of the best… More

  • Jeff "


    Rat Race is a good enough that has enough effective comedic moments to make this a film worth watching. For a remake, this film wasn't too bad, but it wasn't great either. The film has good comedy and a good cast to support the film. The film is very funny, but could have… More

  • Directors C


    I think because Jerry Zucker's other films Airpane and The Naked Gun didn't really have any genuinely good actors and just got straight to the gags "formula" was the reason people were dissapointed with Rat Race. It didn't stick to it and instead used real… More

  • Lady D


    A full star cast with a fun race and bet, great characters - although I don't think I will ever enjoy Rowan Atkinson being Mr Bean like in mostly everything he does. Enjoyed the spin off stories, good fun and entertaining.

  • Bethany M


    There's no other words except outrageously funny!

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