5 Score

2008 • 2h 15min • PG • Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Speed Racer

"A world built for speed."

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

IMDb 6.1

RT 41%

MC 37

Director

Lana Wachowski

Writers

Lana Wachowski

Lilly Wachowski

Composer

Michael Giacchino

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Emile Hirsch

Speed Racer

Christina Ricci

Trixie

John Goodman

Pops Racer

Susan Sarandon

Mom Racer

Matthew Fox

Racer X

Benno Fürmann

Inspector Detector

Hiroyuki Sanada

Mr. Musha

Rain

Taejo Togokahn

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Christina Ricci Trixie

John Goodman Pops Racer

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Hiroyuki Sanada Mr. Musha

Rain Taejo Togokahn

Richard Roundtree Ben Burns

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Ariel Winter Young Trixie

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