IMDb
5.9 /10
22k votes


Action · Science Fiction · 1986 · 1h 33min
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...
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The Wraith ≣ 1986 ≣ Trailer
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IMDb
5.9 /10
22k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
39 /100
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TMDB
6.4 /10
511 votes
Letterboxd
5.9 /10
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Weighted average
5.5/10