Fearlessly hurtling down the track, careening around, over & through the competition in his thundering Mach 5, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) was born to race cars. But when Speed turns down a lucrative offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret--some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls! The only way for Speed to save his family’s business & the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family (John Goodman & Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon) & his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival--the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox--" Lost")--to win the race that took his brother, Rex Racer’s, life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.