Race with the Devil

Race with the Devil

If you're going to race with the devil, you've got to be as fast as Hell!

Directed by Jack Starrett

Produced by Saber Productions, 20th Century Fox

197588 min6.4 / 10

A paranoid, high-octane thriller about ordinary people hunted by a satanic cult, blending road-movie momentum with mounting dread and supernatural menace.

Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

Questions people ask

  • Is Race with the Devil scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Race with the Devil violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Race with the Devil easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Race with the Devil end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Race with the Devil sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Race with the Devil

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Race with the Devil

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Race with the Devil, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Race with the Devil, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Race with the Devil, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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