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Redline

Redline

2009
Sci-fi, Action
1h 42m
Set in the distant future where multi-wheeled flying air-cars replaced today's four-wheel vehicles, Redline follows the intertwined journeys of competitors in the deadliest car-racing game in the universe. (madhouse)

Directed by:

Takeshi Koike

Screenwriter:

Katsuhito Ishii, Yoji Enokido, Yoshiki Sakurai

Starring:

Yû Aoi, Tadanobu Asano, Kanji Tsuda, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Takeshi Aono, Unshô Ishizuka, Kôji Ishii, Akemi, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Ricki Noel Lander, Kenta Miyake

Genres:

Sci-fi, Action, Animation, Sport

Country:

Japan

Languages:

English, Japanese
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Redline

2009
Sci-fi, Action
1h 42m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 23 Jan 2012
90
97th
I don't care that the story is very basic and the characters aren't well-rounded. This movie made sweet, sweet love to my eyeballs and that's all that matters. An absolute visual treat.
Rated 23 Jan 2012
demorestDemorest
Rated 14 Aug 2011
3
46th
Great animation/cinematography. I was held back from full enjoyment by off-putting subtext and the lurid genre trappings which is to say the means of depicting its characters which is to say an itinerary of pet peeves prolific in anime and oh hey that woman's tits are out ok I guess
Rated 14 Aug 2011
chiefgchiefg
Rated 07 Sep 2010
85
88th
Capital R for Retinal Onslaught. Redline is an unapologetic amalgamation of Speedracer on crack mixed with a heavy (healthy?) dose of Moebius influenced production-design. It' also one of the very few cases where I wished for an animated feature to run at least 30 minutes longer, just to flesh out the peripheral characters. As it stands, the story runs thin, but the sheer visual spectacle makes up for it. Give this a whirl if you get the chance!
Rated 07 Sep 2010
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 09 Jul 2015
85
77th
This animation is fucking janky, purposefully chaotic, and loads of fun. The plot slows down far too much in between both the "Yellowline" and "Redline" races, but when this movie is kicking it, it is fucking super-roundhouse-kicking you in the damn face. Fun movie.
Rated 09 Jul 2015
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 20 Dec 2015
8
71st
'Redline' is a hot-blooded, adrenaline-pumping behemoth of a picture, featuring a colorful cast of fun characters, an incredibly creative and visually diverse world with colors brimming in every shot, a funky soundtrack, and awe-inducing animation that gives life to the onslaught of vehicular mayhem that absolutely cannot be missed.
Rated 20 Dec 2015
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 22 Feb 2015
83
72nd
I have no words...other than these I guess.
Rated 22 Feb 2015
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 14 Jun 2014
100
99th
Redline is a fucking incredible tsunami of swirling swimming blooming booming out of control colors and characters that's so completely free of the rest of the world that it makes me want to die thinking about it. People say the plot is plain, but they're idiots. The sensory presentation magnifies it to something more powerful than a number of dramas I've seen, because it targets the soul directly. I hope I never have to meet a person who dislikes this movie. I love F-Zero.
Rated 14 Jun 2014
nbd_rabNBD Rab
Rated 07 Mar 2013
80
65th
A hyperkinetic visual masterpiece that revels in its insanity. Very little character or plot, but what's there is packed with charm.
Rated 07 Mar 2013
astrophizzAstrophizz
Rated 26 Sep 2012
80
61st
My eyes (in a good way)!
Rated 26 Sep 2012
zaezae
Rated 20 Feb 2012
90
94th
Pure visual ecstasy.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
vespera23vespera23
Rated 13 Feb 2012
88
88th
Succeeded in redefining my previous notion of "over the top". Awesome style and about as ridiculous as you can get when it comes to the races. The argument can be made that it gets a bit slow toward the middle, but I'm not sure how much of that is normal speed on either sides of Fast-forward. A great...well...ride.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
stradivariusStradivarius
Rated 30 Jan 2012
90
92nd
Cheesy and thin on plot but fantastically detailed in the periphery, with great designs reminiscent of Moebius. Stylistically exuberant with lavish side characters-- this was just a lot of fun to watch.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 21 Jan 2012
84
90th
A film that actually lives up to the hype. Ridiculous and relentless, it can be compared to many other movies without being dragged down by them. Highly enjoyable and wholly unique, a testament to the dedication of the man behind it all.
Rated 21 Jan 2012
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 29 Nov 2011
72
72nd
The characters are wafer thin, the dialogue very clumsy and the story completely nonsensical. "Redline" is however a visual onslaught of the absolute best kind. The animation and design is eyepoppingly brilliant, with a clear and wide range of influences. The opening sequence in particular is brilliantly thought out and timed. Some of the later sequences are perhaps, if I'm being very critical, a little too busy and messy. Even so there are still loads of fun moments.
Rated 29 Nov 2011
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 19 Dec 2021
67
27th
"Redline" wastes no time or energy trying to make everyone happy. It knows it's audience and knows them well. The audience is teenage males with a taste for anime and drifting. It may be a niche, but that's a sizeable cohort of people to be pandering to. This one didn't really do anything for me, but it'd be easily evident if it'll scratch an itch for you. So if you like this kind of stuff, pause your hentai, crack open a Monster, and have a ball.
Rated 19 Dec 2021
akatemossfanAKateMossFan
Rated 30 Oct 2021
9
39th
psimpsim
Rated 11 Oct 2021
84
90th
Now THIS is podracing!
Rated 11 Oct 2021
purifierPurifier
Rated 04 Feb 2021
85
63rd
If you're looking for some deep storyline and subtlety, you probably won't find it here. This is an exhilirating movie about people going really fast, and risking it all in the process. More than worth it for the animation quality and soundtrack alone.
Rated 04 Feb 2021
nargNarg
Rated 18 Jun 2020
63
59th
I am very tired of anime-isms in general, but I also like looking at cars go vroom vroom. To put a stop to the anime-isms, I propose a law that every time a female character is put in gratuitous fan-service that a male character of equivalent importance has to hang dong. Equal opportunity for perverts. Or you could just not do fan-service at all.
Rated 18 Jun 2020
ocelotOcelot
Rated 16 Jun 2020
40
31st
I understand this movie took years to make, and my best guess is they were trying to figure out just how shitty it should be. they settled on kinda shitty; as lovely as the animation is, I'm evaluating a movie and not an art project. there are so many bizarre narrative threads and vestigial ingredients they detract from the fun at hand. you've got Anime Protagonist and his big titty love interest, they're both moderately interesting, just do Speed Racer.
Rated 16 Jun 2020
jpodolskijpodolski
Rated 10 May 2020
80
60th
Fun, over-the-top, inventive, and creatively surreal, Redline never slows down enough to take itself seriously, resulting in a fantastic barrage of exaggerated animation, tropes, and race-to-the-finish anime glory.
Rated 10 May 2020
corbadCorbad
Rated 04 Feb 2020
65
42nd
Hectic and weird. Embraces its inherent silliness and turns it up twelve notches. Excellently animated and easy to follow. Entertaining.
Rated 04 Feb 2020
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 10 Nov 2019
75
69th
All style no substance but eh, sometimes that's all you need.
Rated 10 Nov 2019
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 14 Apr 2018
90
96th
It's basically Footloose. In space. With racing. And a gigantic monster. And way more boobs. And it's all handdrawn and fucking nuts.
Rated 14 Apr 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 27 Feb 2018
90
78th
HYPER-stylized ridiculousness. Checks quite a few boxes on the list of things I hate about anime but I'm inclined to give it a pass because of how awesome it is to look at.
Rated 27 Feb 2018
ajmuradajmurad
Rated 10 Feb 2018
30
4th
Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation. Animation.
Rated 10 Feb 2018
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 20 Sep 2016
60
20th
I was totally into it for about half an hour in the middle there, and then it went with the cop-out betrayal of its most interesting character that I predicted but was hoping it would avoid, and it pretty much lost me. It's probably still worth watching for the tricks of perspective Koike has fun with, but there are also times when what's happening on screen is utterly incoherent (I think a multi-eyed shark monster fought a giant incandescent screaming baby, but I can't be sure) so maybe not?
Rated 20 Sep 2016
mudkips00mudkips00
Rated 06 Oct 2015
100
94th
Redline has is some of the best traditional animation out there, a true masterpiece right next to Akira in my book.
Rated 06 Oct 2015
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 11 Sep 2015
30
8th
When I wasn't bored out of my mind by the thinness of the plot, I was irritated as hell by the assholish characters, insipid script, and over-sexualization of the female leads. Just SO not my thing in any conceivable way. The visuals are fine, but that's about all I could get out of it.
Rated 11 Sep 2015
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 17 Jul 2015
6
53rd
The two races that bookend this movie are exhilarating, visually marvelous, and hyperkinetic. They're the reason why you watched this movie. Unfortunately, the dead area between the two races almost kills the whole thing, and really should have been edited down. The attempt to appropriate Frank Miller's "cool" is awkward and sometimes painful. I also made the unfortunate mistake of watching it with English dubbing. Don't do that. Bad dialogue made worse by people who speak English is never fun.
Rated 17 Jul 2015
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 04 Jan 2015
50
33rd
It's aggressively stylised to the point that I find it difficult to watch
Rated 04 Jan 2015
zeboimZeboim
Rated 17 Jul 2014
6
58th
It is what it is. For those who want over-the-top anime action with 50's-style muscle cars, this is your movie.
Rated 17 Jul 2014
whotempwhotemp
Rated 18 Jun 2014
79
53rd
Haphazard plot, shallow romance, futile attempts at character development. But none of that matters! Extremely in-your-face visuals make this very good, but not quite great. JP reminds me of Spike from Cowboy Bebop.
Rated 18 Jun 2014
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 25 Mar 2014
75
86th
Anime update of Tom Slick (for younger people--think pod racing from Phantom Menace) combining some of the cars and sex motif in Cronbenberg's Crash. Appropriately over-the-top. Fun. ps72
Rated 25 Mar 2014
ribcageribcage
Rated 23 Jan 2014
82
80th
jaw dropping. over the top. was out of breath once it was all over.
Rated 23 Jan 2014
guaporenseGuaporense
Rated 08 Jun 2013
65
47th
People here are easily impressed: action and animation, 100/100, rest (plot, character, dialogue, art): 30/100. Average, 65. Yes, the art is quite limited in this film (if you compare with Princess Mononoke, for example).
Rated 08 Jun 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 09 Jan 2013
40
10th
The animation is really great, though that's the only thing the film has going for it. The story is a complete mess throwing everything it can at the screen, the characters aren't interesting and the explosions are so frequent that become very dull. I fell asleep for about five to ten minutes of the final race out of boredom.
Rated 09 Jan 2013
coheedCoheed
Rated 13 Jul 2012
100
97th
A shot in the arm for anime, taking a simple concept (racing) and, through seven years of hard work, creating an exhilarating blast of imagination and charm. In a area of culture, anime, which can be incredibly lazy and off-putting even for anime fans, this is an incredible piece of pop-art.
Rated 13 Jul 2012
kitchen867kitchen867
Rated 24 May 2012
85
98th
Balls to the wall. A lot of fun to watch - great design all around and superb animation.
Rated 24 May 2012
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 18 May 2012
80
68th
Very good animation with a pretty sweet soundtrack.
Rated 18 May 2012
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 13 Mar 2012
84
95th
dirty, ugly, trashy, brutal and full of fucking shitloads of cool ideas. the action is so epically bad-ass it's unbelievable. also love how the movie constantly and consistently tops itself in its already over-the-top endeavors at the end.
Rated 13 Mar 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 08 Mar 2012
85
91st
The animation is reason enough to see this movie. It's slick and stylish, with attention to detail that's uncharacteristic of most anime I've seen. The story itself isn't incredibly interesting, but a lot of the characters are really creative, and I wouldn't have minded the movie being an hour or more longer to develop even more aspects of the story. The ending is pretty sudden, and the way it ends kind of cheapens everything that isn't part of this one aspect of the main plot.
Rated 08 Mar 2012
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 01 Mar 2012
52
19th
Visually impressive. Rudimentary storytelling, just bursts of animated purple prose. Reminds me of Guerren Lagaan or Steamboy.
Rated 01 Mar 2012
murrayMurray
Rated 19 Feb 2012
80
61st
Stylish, action-packed wacky racing. Sure, the story and the characters are simple, but they all have a strange, deep charm.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
veseyVesey
Rated 16 Feb 2012
99
99th
Colorful, Kinetic, hyper-real it's everything I love about the animation medium. Puts me in too much of an adrenaline-high to care about it's flaws. Reminds me of how I felt after watching Run Lola Run
Rated 16 Feb 2012
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 24 Jan 2012
87
90th
The adrenaline and poor joy made me shit rainbows, shooting out 300 MPH. What a BLAST!
Rated 24 Jan 2012
chemical404chemical404
Rated 23 Jan 2012
61
62nd
Redline is all about speed and visual style. Seriously, pace of this anime is insane. You kind of forget about the lack of story or one-dimensional characters when you're showered with intense colorful visuals and sounds.
Rated 23 Jan 2012
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 20 Jan 2012
95
97th
This film happened when Koike took the Wachowskis' Speed Racer, cranked up the weirdness and unrelenting visual and aural assault even further, and set it in the future on a planet that doesn't want the racers there, then added some F-Zero influences. The plot boils down to racing scènes à faire and the characters have little substance, but the film more than achieves the visceral action and excitement it aims for. A visually-arresting, unrelenting skull-fuck of music, action, and spectacle!
Rated 20 Jan 2012
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 27 Aug 2011
85
86th
The "Wacky Races" of anime, this has all the color and ridiculousness of Speed Racer with less corn. My only problem is that it seems to slow down a bit too much in the middle, and I sincerely wished for more peddle to the metal. Easily Koike's most refined film...
Rated 27 Aug 2011
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 31 Aug 2023
70
57th
Gotta go fast! What this movie really embodies is speed. The animation is amazing, especially finding out how it was all made and the soundtrack fits every scene so perfectly. Great world-building here, too. Maybe I wasn't all aboard for ALL the craziness happening here, but I was for most of it.
Rated 31 Aug 2023
salomonSalomon
Rated 16 Mar 2023
68
52nd
one of the coolest Animation Movie
Rated 16 Mar 2023
lepraLepra
Rated 09 Jun 2013
77
81st
Loads of fun.
Rated 09 Jun 2013
hotsakehotsake
Rated 01 Jun 2013
46
28th
Boooorrrriiinnng!
Rated 01 Jun 2013
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 26 Mar 2012
88
95th
Mushrooms! :-)
Rated 26 Mar 2012
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 11 Sep 2011
85
90th
Fucking awesome.
Rated 11 Sep 2011

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