The Great Race

The Great Race

The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee!

Directed by Blake Edwards

Produced by Jalem Productions, Patricia Productions

1965160 min7.1 / 10

A sprawling, good-natured slapstick adventure built on physical comedy, colorful characters, and the earnest rivalry between a white-hat hero and a cartoonish villain across an epic global race.

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Great Race sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does The Great Race end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Great Race easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Great Race scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Great Race violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% 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.

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58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Great Race, and what each one shares →

Like The Great Race

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Great Race

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Great Race, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Great Race, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Great Race, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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