Race (2016)

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The incredible true story of gold medal champion Jesse Owens

Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

• Released: 2016-02-19
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 14m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 1,647 votes

Directed by Stephen Hopkins.

Top cast

• Stephan James as Jesse Owens
• Jason Sudeikis as Larry Snyder
• Eli Goree as Dave Albritton
• Shanice Banton as Ruth Solomon
• Carice van Houten as Leni Riefenstahl
• Jeremy Irons as Avery Brundage
• William Hurt as Jeremiah Mahoney
• David Kross as Carl "Luz" Long
• Jonathan Higgins as Dean Cromwell
• Tony Curran as Lawson Robertson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Race

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Hungama Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on CosmoGo; buy on CosmoGo
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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