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{{Partial Retcon|The canon version can be found on a separate page '''''[[Race Against Time Timeline|<span style="color:white;">here</span>]]'''''.}}
{{Movie infobox
|backcolor = 47197f
|textcolor = d6cbe2
|image = Ben-10-race-against-time-umd-movie-psp-cover.png
|series = [[Ben 10]]
|movie number = 2
|movie number franchise = 2
|original broadcast = November 21, 2007
|written by = Mitch Watson
|directed by = [[Alex Winter]]
|cinematography = [[Morgan Susser]]
|stars = [[Graham Phillips]]<br>[[Haley Ramm]]<br>[[Lee Majors]]<br>[[Christien Anholt]]
|Preceded by = [[Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix]]
|Succeeded by = [[Ben 10: Alien Swarm]]
}}

'''Ben 10: Race Against Time''' is the second movie in the [[Ben 10 (Franchise)|'''Ben 10''' franchise]], released on November 21, 2007. It is also the first live-action movie, based on the '''[[Ben 10|Original Series]]'''.

==Synopsis==
After fighting aliens with his [[Max Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Grandpa Max]] and cousin [[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen]], [[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben]] returns home to face his biggest challenge yet, just being a regular kid. Little does he know that under [[Bellwood (Classic)|his hometown]] lies a secret, one that he must protect at any cost.{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Max Synopsis.png]]|group = Max}}

==Plot==
At 2:59 AM in [[Bellwood (Classic)|Bellwood]], a mysterious figure appears out of thin air on the town's main street and immediately starts destroying things. [[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben]], in the form of [[Heatblast (Classic)|Heatblast]], confronts him. After a short battle, Heatblast seemingly obliterates the villain and reverts back into Ben.

[[File:Race (747).png|thumb|Grey Matter]]
The next morning, Ben goes back to school and has trouble adjusting to a normal life again. After a bad day in which he gets bullied by [[Cash Murray (Race Against Time Timeline)|Cash]] and [[JT (Race Against Time Timeline)|JT]], and [[Candace|two]] [[Stephanie|girls]] he tried to flirt with earlier, this resulted in [[Grey Matter (Classic)|Grey Matter]] causing complete chaos at a [[Le Roy's Restaurant|diner]] where [[Doris Dalton]] works. 

Later, he and [[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen]] go over some yearbook photos she took. In the background of one with Ben, Gwen enhances a blurred spot and reveals the same villain Ben defeated earlier. [[Max Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Max]] identifies him as [[Eon]], an alien the [[Plumbers (Classic)|Plumbers]] captured almost two centuries ago. When he arrived, he was half dead and brought a device with him called the "[[Hand of Armageddon|Hands of Armageddon]]", which would open a time rift to the alien's [[Chronia|home dimension]] and unleash his [[Chronian|race]] upon [[Earth (Classic)|Earth]] if activated. 

The three Tennysons travel to a secret containment facility, where Eon is supposed to be kept in [[Wikipedia::Suspended animation|suspended animation]], only to find it empty and [[Constantine Jacobs|his guardian]] aged to near-death. Before he dies, the Plumber warns Ben that Eon is after him. Traveling back to Bellwood, Max takes Ben and Gwen to the [[Plumber Headquarters (Race Against Time)|location]] of the Hands of Armageddon, guarded by the few remaining Plumbers ranging from Mrs. Dalton, [[Mr. Hawkins]] the postman, [[Mr. Whittington|Fire Chief Whittington]], and [[Edward White|Principal Edward White]].

[[File:Race (21).png|thumb|left|Eon]]
Eon follows them and breaks into the facility but cannot activate the device. When Ben attempts to use the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]], it malfunctions, glowing purple, and refuses to activate. Eon attempts to kidnap Ben, claiming it to be a rescue, but Ben escapes. Eon manages to corner Ben, explaining that his race learned to control time itself, but trapped themselves by misusing their power. He claims that his fate is intertwined with Ben's. Eon is scared off by an [[Mr. Hubbard|old man]] who happens to be another Plumber before he can elaborate. Max decides it would be best for Ben to leave Bellwood so that Eon won't find him, but Ben bravely refuses, and they both come to a deal where Ben will be monitored daily by a Plumber in disguise.

The Plumbers, all around town, guard Ben around the clock. When Ben goes to the school gym to be alone, Principal White attempts to calm Ben's fears. Suddenly, Eon arrives again and shoves White out of the way. This time, Ben transforms into [[Diamondhead (Classic)|Diamondhead]] and fights him off. Later that day, Ben decides to lure Eon into a trap by purposefully leaving himself open, but this backfires and he is captured, along with Gwen and Max after the [[Rustbucket (Classic)|Rustbucket]] is destroyed.

At the Plumber facility storing the Hands of Armageddon, Eon explains some of the background of the Omnitrix: Ben can only remain in his alien forms for ten minutes at a time, a failsafe to prevent them from overwhelming his personality. Eon knows how to deactivate the failsafe, and in doing so can resurrect himself through the Omnitrix. He does so, and Ben is transformed into a [[Eon (Transformation)|younger version of Eon]]. The older one retreats since there are now two of him. Reborn, Eon activates the Hands of Armageddon. Meanwhile, Principal White has gotten out of the nurse's office and finds the imprisoned Plumbers. When trying to find the key to that room, they point to the button near the door that freed them all. Gwen and Max manage to free themselves and work to stop him. While Max tries to disable the time rift, potentially at the cost of his own life, Gwen appeals to Ben inside Eon. Ben successfully overcomes Eon, pressing the Omnitrix symbol under his cloak to revert back into Ben, and with the help of the other Plumbers, manages to save Max and disables the time rift, sending Eon's race back to their own dimension.

[[File:2Race (849).png|thumb|Wildmutt]]
Just when it seems like they've won, time stops for everyone but Ben. The older Eon reappears, angered at Ben's victory. Ben transforms into [[Wildmutt]] and fights him off, eventually knocking him into the Hands of Armageddon, destroying both the Hands and Eon. After doing an impromptu magic trick for the school talent show, using the Omnitrix timing out and a well-placed stage curtain, Wildmutt reverts back into Ben and he finally accepts being just Ben for a while. However, Max points out that aliens are persistent, and as they walk off into the night, an alien ship flies towards Earth.

==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*The Tennysons are back in [[Bellwood (Classic)|Bellwood]] after their summer vacation.
*[[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben]], [[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen]], and [[Max Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Max]] face [[Eon]] for the first time, who escaped from a cryogenic tube where he was held captive.
*Eon manages to take over Ben's body and activate the [[Hands of Armageddon]].

====Character Debuts====
*[[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben Tennyson]]
*[[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen Tennyson]]
*[[Max Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Max Tennyson]]
*[[Edward White]]
*[[Doris Dalton]]
*[[Eon]]
*[[Eon's Minions (Race Against Time)|Eon's Minions]]
*[[Mr. Hawkins]]
*[[Mr. Whittington]]
*[[Hubbard]]
*[[Constantine Jacobs]]
*[[Mr. Enguells]]
*[[Mr. Jenyx]]
*[[Mrs. Carlyle]]
*[[Cash Murray (Race Against Time Timeline)|Cash Murray]]
*[[JT (Race Against Time Timeline)|JT]]
*[[Stephanie]]
*[[Candace]]
*[[Carl Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Carl Tennyson]]
*[[Sandra Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Sandra Tennyson]]

====Omnitrix Alien Debut====
*[[Eon (Transformation)|Eon]]

==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*[[Team Tennyson (Classic)|Team Tennyson]]
**[[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben Tennyson]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen Tennyson]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Max Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Max Tennyson]] <small>(first appearance)</small>

===Supporting Characters===
*[[Edward White]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[Doris Dalton]] <small>(first appearance)</small>

===Antagonists===
*[[Eon]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Eon's Minions (Race Against Time)|Eon's Minions]] <small>(first appearance)</small>

===Other Characters===
*[[Plumbers (Classic)#Race Against Time Timeline|Plumbers]]
**[[Mr. Hawkins]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Mr. Whittington]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Mr. Hubbard]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Constantine Jacobs]] <small>(first appearance; death)</small>
**[[Mr. Enguells]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Mr. Jenyx]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
**[[Mrs. Carlyle]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[Cash Murray (Race Against Time Timeline)|Cash Murray]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[JT (Race Against Time Timeline)|JT]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[Stephanie]]
*[[Candace]]
*[[Carl Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Carl Tennyson]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[Sandra Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Sandra Tennyson]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
==Aliens Used==
*[[Heatblast (Classic)|Heatblast]] <small>(off-screen activation)</small>
*[[Grey Matter (Classic)|Grey Matter]] <small>(selected alien was [[Four Arms (Classic)|Four Arms]])</small>
*[[Diamondhead (Classic)|Diamondhead]]
*[[Eon (Transformation)|Eon]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[Wildmutt]]
==Music Used==
*Jimmy Coup - [[Ben 10/Theme Song|Theme Song]]
*Josh Fix - "Don't Call Me in the Morning"
*Boys Like Girls - "I'm Ready to Roll"
==Naming and Translations==
{{Translation
|arabic = بن 10 : سباق مع الوقت
|arabicd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|french = Ben 10: Course Contre la Montre
|frenchd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|italian = Ben 10: Corsa Contro il Tempo
|italiand = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|polish = Ben 10 Wyścig z Сzasem
|polishd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|portuguesebr = Ben 10: A Corrida Contra o Tempo
|portuguesebrd = ''Ben 10: The Race Against Time''
|spanish = Ben 10: Carrera Сontrarreloj
|spanishd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|ha = Ben 10: Carrera Contra el Tiempo
|had = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|swedish = Ben 10: Kapplöpning mot Tiden
|swedishd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|korean = 벤 10: 과거로의 질주
|koreand = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|turkish = Ben 10: Zamana Karşı Yarış
|turkishd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|bulgariand = ''Ben 10: A Race Against Time''
|bulgarian = Ben 10: Надпревара с Времето
|chinese = BEN 10: 超時空聖戰 (Taiwan)<br>少年骇客：超时空圣战 (China)
|chinesed = ''Ben 10: Chronicles''
|german = Ben 10 - Wettlauf Gegen die Zeit
|germand = ''Ben 10 - Race Against Time''
|hungarian = Ben 10: Harcban Az Idővel
|hungariand = ''Ben 10: Fighting Against Time''
|japanese = ベン10：時との戦い
|japanesed = ''Ben 10: Time Battle''
|dutch = Ben 10: Race Tegen de Tijd
|dutchd = ''Ben 10: Race Against Time''
|romanian = Ben 10 - Cursa Impotriva Timpului
|romaniand = ''Ben 10 - Race Against Time''
|russian = Бен 10 - Наперегонки со Временем
|russiand = ''Ben 10 - Race Against Time''
|thai = เบ็นเท็น: ตอน การแข่งขันกับเวลา
|thaid = ''Ben 10: The Race Against Time''
}}

==Cast==
{| border="1" style="border:1px solid black; color:white; border-color:black; border-collapse:collapse; background:#212121;" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|-style="background:green;"
! Actor
! Role(s)
|-
| '''[[Graham Phillips]]''' ||[[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben Tennyson]]
|-
| '''[[Haley Ramm]]''' ||[[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen Tennyson]]
|-
| '''[[Lee Majors]]''' ||[[Max Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Max Tennyson]]
|-
| '''[[Christien Anholt]]''' ||[[Eon]]<br>[[Eon (Transformation)]]
|-
| '''[[David Franklin]]''' ||[[Heatblast (Classic)|Heatblast]]
|-
| '''[[Carlos Alazraqui]]''' ||[[Grey Matter (Classic)|Grey Matter]]
|-
| '''[[Daran Norris]]''' ||[[Diamondhead (Classic)|Diamondhead]]
|-
| '''[[Dee Bradley Baker]]''' ||[[Wildmutt]]
|-
| '''[[Beth Littleford]]''' ||[[Sandra Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Sandra Tennyson]]
|-
| '''[[Don McManus]]''' ||[[Carl Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Carl Tennyson]]
|-
| '''[[Robert Picardo]]''' ||[[Edward White]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Aloma Wright|Aloma Wright]]''' ||[[Doris Dalton]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Tyler Patrick Jones|Tyler Patrick Jones]]''' ||[[Cash Murray (Race Against Time Timeline)|Cash Murray]]
|-
| '''Tyler Foden''' ||[[JT (Race Against Time Timeline)|JT]]
|-
| '''[[Alex Winter]]''' ||[[Constantine Jacobs]]
|-
| '''[[wikipedia:Jeff Jensen|Jeff Jensen]]''' ||[[Mr. Hawkins]]
|-
| '''Michael Runyard''' ||[[Mr. Whittington]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Sab Shimono|Sab Shimono]]''' ||[[Mr. Hubbard]]
|-
| '''Bianca Brockl''' ||[[Candace]]
|-
| '''Paige Hurd''' ||[[Stephanie]]
|-
| '''Antoniette Spolar''' ||Talent Show Teacher
|-
| '''Mitch Watson''' ||Stage Manager
|-
| '''Andrew John Ferguson''' ||Kid on Bike
|-
| '''Marilyn Zack'''||Woman in Curlers
|}

==Allusions==
*[[Wildmutt]] is used for an onstage magic trick, just like he was in ''[[Tough Luck]]''.

==Errors==
*[[Heatblast (Classic)|Heatblast]] knocks [[Eon]] through the insurance building window, but in a later scene the window is fixed, as if nothing happened.
*When Heatblast is fighting [[Eon's Minions (Race Against Time)|Eon's minions]], they're fighting the police officers in one scene, and are still running after them when Heatblast makes a wall of fire in the next scene.
*After Heatblast reverts to [[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben]], the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]] doesn't turn red.
*When [[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen]] takes a photo of Ben, the blurred spot in the background that is later revealed to be Eon is absent when the photo is initially taken.
*When Ben rotates the Omnitrix's dial, [[Grey Matter (Classic)|Grey Matter]]'s silhouette is shown twice, and he doesn't slam it when [[Four Arms (Classic)|Four Arms]]' silhouette is showing.
*During the food fight scene, the girls and everyone else behind them did not get any food on them, but as soon as they leave the diner, they are all dirty.
*When Eon grabs Ben, he pulls him through the door of Miller's Hadware, even though they were underground.
*When Eon corners Ben and [[Mr. Hubbard]] shoots at Eon, the first few shots come out of nowhere before it shows him coming out the door.
*When the Omnitrix times out when Ben is in the locker room, the explosion is green instead of red.
*When Ben as [[Eon (Transformation)|Eon]] reaches to the Omnitrix symbol, the sides of it are a lighter shade of green.
<gallery bordercolor="transparent" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" spacing="small" position="center">
Race (97).png|The window is broken
Race (127).png|The window is fixed
Race (148).png|Eon's minions are fighting the police officers
Race (157).png|Eon's minions run after the police officers
Race (242).png|The Omnitrix is green
Race (375).png|Absent blur
Race (979).png|Present blur
Race (692).png|Grey Matter's silhouette appears for the first time
Race (694).png|Grey Matter's silhouette appears again
Race (894).png|The girls have no food on them
Race (926).png|The girls have food on them
Race (1385).png|Eon and Ben are underground
Race (1391).png|Eon and Ben exit Miller's Hardware
Race (1457).png|Shots come from nowhere
2Race (149).png|Green Omnitrix explosion
2Race (688).png|Omnitrix symbol error
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*This movie's theme song is a pop-punk rendition of the [[Ben 10/Theme Song|theme song]] of the '''[[Ben 10|Original Series]]'''.
*When [[Eon]] teleports into the Plumber base and attacks Mr. Jenyx, the [[Wikipedia:Wilhelm scream|Wilhelm scream]] can be heard.
*This movie premiered in Poland before the [[Ben 10 Returns: Part 1|first episode]] of '''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Alien Force]]''', but on the same day.
*The movie was also released on the PSP UMD Video in Europe.
*In the Brazilian version of the opening of this movie, there is a small difference in the lyrics of the theme song of the series in an excerpt from the final part, where in the series it is said "Ele não foge de medo ou dor" (''He does not run away from fear or pain'') and in the movie it is said "Ele não foge do opressor" (''He does not run away from the oppressor''). Both versions sound similar but have different meanings.
*This movie was originally canon to the [[Prime Timeline]] of the Classic Continuity.{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Originally Canon.PNG]]|group = DM}} As of ''[[Ben 10,000 Returns]]'', it has been retconned into an [[Race Against Time Timeline|alternate timeline]] with many changes to the story such as Eon now being alternate timeline version of [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]] instead of an alien, and [[Chronian|Chronians]] and [[Chronia]] no longer existing.{{Refn|[[:File:Derrick on Chronians.png]]|group=DJW}}{{Refn|[[Contradictory Retcons (Classic)|Contradictory Retcons]]|group=BTP}}
**It is revealed that in this timeline, [[Verdona]] is deceased.
**The reason behind the name of the [[Rustbucket 2]] was because the [[Rustbucket (Classic)|original]] was destroyed in this film,{{Refn|[[:File:Rust Bucket Destroyed.png]]|name=rustbucket|group=pop-up}} so the current canon explanation is unknown.
**Some of Eon's previous attempts to control Ben prior to the movie were thwarted by [[Professor Paradox|Paradox]];{{Refn|[[:File:Paradox vs Eon RAT.png]]|group = pop-up}} it is unknown how true this still holds after Eon was retconned as being an alternate version of Ben. Paradox would later make his debut in ''[[Paradox]]''.
*According to pop-up trivia from the enhanced version of this movie:
**[[Ben Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Ben]] has been back in [[Bellwood (Classic)|Bellwood]] for a few weeks since his summer vacation ended.{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Few Weeks After Summer.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**Since her family moved to a different part of Bellwood during the summer, [[Gwen Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Gwen]] is going to Ben's school now.{{Refn|[[:File:Gwen's Family Moved.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**Gwen has temporarily given up on her real [[Magic (Classic)|magic]] in an effort to try and get back to normal.{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Gwen Gave Up Magic.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**Ben's aliens got famous over the summer thanks to news reports.{{Refn|[[:File:Famous Aliens.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**Eon's powers over energy allowed him to control the cars.{{Refn|[[:File:Eon Control Cars.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**Gwen recognized the Diamondhead crystal debris. Everyone else just thought it was broken glass.{{Refn|[[:File:Gwen Recognizes Diamondhead's Crystals.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**The Rustbucket was destroyed, and even [[Upgrade (Classic)|Upgrade]] can't help put it back together again.{{Refn|group = pop-up|name=rustbucket}}
**Although Ben has stayed in his alien form for over 10 minutes before, it has never been with the failsafe purposely turned off.{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Omnitrix Failsafe Off.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**The weird energy fluctuations of the [[Hands of Armageddon]] made it impossible for Gwen to use her magic.{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Gwen Can't Use Magic.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**The Hands needed the full power of a young Chronian to become activated.{{Refn|[[:File:Young Chronian.png]]|group =pop-up}}
**The Hands' defenses dropped once it was powered on, making it easy to destroy.{{Refn|[[:File:Easy to Destroy HoA.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**The stage manager was played by the movie's writer - Mitch Watson.{{Refn|[[:File:Stage Manager Mitch Watson.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**[[Carl Tennyson (Race Against Time Timeline)|Carl]] is implied to know about the [[Plumbers (Classic)|Plumbers]].{{Refn|[[:File:What Did Carl Mean.png]]|group = pop-up}}
**The ships at the end of the movie are implied to belong to [[Vilgax (Classic)|Vilgax]].{{Refn|[[:File:RAT Vilgax Tease.png]]|group = pop-up}}

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