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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Alameda Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Alameda Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary Eighty strangers from all walks of life are ripped out of their daily lives and forced to participate in a brutal race to the death. The rules are simple; follow the arrows or you will die, step on the grass and you will die, get lapped twice and you will die. Only one participant will survive. Race or die. There can only be one winner, ...

Directed By: Paul Hough

Written By: Paul Hough

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Alameda Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Alameda Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m

The Human Race

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
32
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 28 User Ratings
7.2
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Summary Eighty strangers from all walks of life are ripped out of their daily lives and forced to participate in a brutal race to the death. The rules are simple; follow the arrows or you will die, step on the grass and you will die, get lapped twice and you will die. Only one participant will survive. Race or die. There can only be one winner, ...

Directed By: Paul Hough

Written By: Paul Hough

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
32
14% Positive
1 Review
43% Mixed
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43% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
32
14% Positive
1 Review
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
43% Negative
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70
Jun 12, 2014
Though the dialogue is pretty basic and the narrative dots don't always quite connect, The Human Race, in its own gutsy, grindhouse-movie way, manages style, vision and tension.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 27, 2014
Compensating for its less than convincing special effects with some intriguing plot twists and bracingly nihilistic situations, The Human Race is a reasonably compelling low-budget genre item.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 28 User Ratings
7.2
68% Positive
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11% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 28 User Ratings
7.2
68% Positive
19 Ratings
11% Mixed
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21% Negative
6 Ratings

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10
Sabir
Jun 13, 2014
Last night I felt bore .Then I decided to watch movies . This movie was not in my watched list .Then I decided to watch it. This movie gave me heavy enjoyment. :)
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9
battyspiderman
Jun 13, 2014
Very gripping. You don't know who will win but it will keep you watching until the end. Good acting by a bunch of people I have never seen before. I hope there is a sequel.
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40
Jun 17, 2014
Real suspense and shocks are MIA in a movie that’s eventful but lacks the atmospherics needed to be scary.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 12, 2014
One test for movies like this is whether they bemoan the inevitable gore or revel in it; The Human Race too often falls into the latter, amplifying and focusing on the bloodshed.
By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 10, 2014
It’s not art. But The Human Race does manage to take a worn out formula and nonsense story and finds a few novel touches, a little humor and hints of pathos in between the exploding heads.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
10
Jun 10, 2014
On your mark, get set, go find something else to watch! Because The Human Race, a dreary, smeary, low-low-budget but even lower-inspiration horror flick from British writer-director Paul Hough, is likely to leave viewers rueing the craven, disappointing species into which they were, through no fault of their own, born.
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0
Jun 17, 2014
This is a laughably bad movie, but an amazing drinking game waiting to happen.
By Gabe Toro FULL REVIEW
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inaneswine
Nov 14, 2017
With some questionable special effects, so-so acting and occasionally silly script, The Human Race is actually a fairly solid effort at trying to make a small film feel big. The result is not entirely convincing, but it's certainly never boring.
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jgro
Sep 2, 2014
extremely low budget flick. i guess it's okay in that **** still....kind of a waste of time to watch. i think the positive reviews came from people who made the film. not sure though. anyways. it's. just. not. very. good.
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Production Company Paul Hough Entertainment
Release Date Jun 13, 2014
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Race Or Die...
Website https://www.facebook.com/TheHumanRaceMovie
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Awards

Louisiana Science Fiction Film and Costume Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Macabro:International Horror Film Festival of Mexico City
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Long Island International Film Expo
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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