Death Race: Beyond Anarchy – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

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WISE Score

5.2

IMDb

A direct-to-video prison death-race sequel that's brutally violent, poorly reviewed, and offers absolutely nothing for families.

5.2/10

46%

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Death Race: Beyond Anarchy

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R, 2018

WISE Score

5.2

IMDb

A direct-to-video prison death-race sequel that's brutally violent, poorly reviewed, and offers absolutely nothing for families.

5.2

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Screenwise Verdict

Let's be real: this is a direct-to-video fourth installment of a franchise that peaked with its first film. With a 5.2 on IMDb, 46% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a dismal 2.4/5 on Letterboxd, even action fans aren't impressed.

The premise—Black Ops guy infiltrates prison to race cars and take down a legendary driver—is as generic as it gets. The execution appears to be gratuitously violent without the budget, creativity, or skill to make it entertaining. This is adults-only content that even most adults should skip.

For families? This is a hard pass on every level. No developmental value, no entertainment value for kids, and honestly questionable entertainment value for anyone. There are thousands of better movies to watch with your time.

Age Fit

This is strictly 18+ content with extreme violence and no redeeming qualities for younger viewers. Even for adults, the poor reviews suggest it's barely worth your time unless you're a completist for the franchise or really into low-budget action schlock.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

This is a brutal, violent prison death-race film with extreme car combat and likely significant gore. The premise centers on infiltration and taking down opponents through vehicular violence. There's nothing emotionally healthy, cooperative, or age-appropriate about this content for younger audiences. It's designed for mature viewers who can handle graphic action violence.

Imaginative

A direct-to-video fourth entry in the Death Race franchise offers little originality—it's a formulaic prison action film with car combat. The premise of infiltrating to take down a legendary driver is standard genre fare. No evidence of creative world-building, exploration, or anything that invites imagination beyond watching cars destroy each other.

Safe

Common Sense Media rates this 18+. The entire premise revolves around brutal, violent car racing in a maximum security prison. Expect graphic violence, likely gore, death, and mature themes throughout. This is explicitly unsafe for children and contains exactly the kind of surprise violence and intensity that would be inappropriate for young viewers. The low audience scores (46% RT, 5.2 IMDb, 2.4/5 Letterboxd) suggest it may be gratuitously violent without redeeming quality.

Enriching

A direct-to-video action sequel offers minimal enrichment. No awards, poor critical reception, and formulaic plotting suggest this is pure exploitation entertainment without meaningful themes, character development, or takeaways. The low ratings across platforms indicate even as entertainment it underdelivers. There's no skill-building, empathy development, or cognitive growth here—just violence for violence's sake.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

If you're an adult who genuinely loves low-budget action schlock and have already exhausted every other option on streaming
The car destruction sequences might appeal to fans of vehicular mayhem who don't care about plot or character
It exists, which is... something?

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What to Watch For

Extreme violence, gore, and brutality throughout—this is rated 18+ for very good reasons
Direct-to-video quality with a 5.2 IMDb rating and 2.4/5 on Letterboxd tells you everything about production values
Zero educational, developmental, or enriching content whatsoever
This is the fourth film in a franchise that was already running on fumes

Conversation Starters

"This isn't for kids, but if your teen somehow watches it: 'What do you think movies like this say about violence as entertainment?'"
"'Why do you think some action franchises keep making sequels even when the quality drops?'"
"'What makes a good action movie versus just mindless violence?'"

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