Jack Bruno, a Las Vegas taxi driver, is swept up in the adventure of a lifetime when he meets Sara and Seth, a pair of extraterrestrial youths who possess paranormal powers. Now, he must enlist the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.
19 May 1967, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
7 March 1952, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 December 1975, Davenport, Iowa, USA
3 May 1958, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
19 August 1946, Hope, Arkansas, USA
3 October 1984, Stuart, Florida, USA
4 December 1984, Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
17 January 1979, Colorado, USA
7 May 1992, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
29 August 1971, Sarasota, Florida, USA
11 May 1957, Bakersfield, California, USA
30 January 1983, Bellingham, Washington, USA
14 April 1964, Newark, Ohio, USA
8 July 1966, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
10 May 1978, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
6 November 1924, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
11 February 1983, Shanghai, China
27 March 1982, Riverside County, California, USA
14 March 1970, Malibu, California, USA
September 29, 2011
Everything about this "Race" comes off as a cheap also-ran, with little of that ol' Disney magic anywhere to be found.March 18, 2009
The planet-hopping children have special talents -- telekinesis, telepathy etc. -- although it is the high-wattage lovability of Mr. Rock that's the real superpower on display here.March 16, 2009
I think most kids and certainly most adults are going to find themselves bored.May 13, 2009
Race to Witch Mountain is the first kids' film in ages to have action beats that measure up to Hollywood's grownup action fare.March 13, 2009
The movie has Johnson, who lifts the script above its conventional cat-and-mouse stratagems with his buoyant wiseacre timing.August 15, 2009
Boring and unoriginal, this new version might have some fancy visuals and a loud soundtrack but they're just a smokescreen for how boring and lifeless the film is.August 14, 2009
A reasonably satisfying family film that updates things while staying true to the adventurous, sci-fi spirit of the originals.August 30, 2009
Race to Witch Mountain is pretty standard kiddie fare: Cute, precocious children are protected by a world-weary, wisecracking father figure and one-liners abound.June 02, 2010
While the shootouts and sprinting manage to entertain in a decidedly PG fashion, Fickman's little touches stuffed into the corners of the frame lend Race the personality it dearly needs.April 09, 2009
It's pacy all right, but glib and uninvolving for grown-ups, though perhaps furnished with enough in the way of spaceships, lasers and digital explosions to pacify undemanding little 'uns of an afternoon.February 21, 2013
While it's hardly genre-changing, this is a nice dose of fun, family entertainment.