"Death Race" is an action-thriller film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Vin Diesel, Dominic Purcell, and Michael Rooker. The movie is a remake of the 1976 film "The Blackest Car in Town," also known as "Death Race 2000." The plot revolves around a group of prisoners who are forced to participate in a deadly racing tournament called "Death Race," where the last driver standing wins freedom.