The Running Man fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
Some satire and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, technology, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
The Running Man is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and epic.
Cathartic
Emotionally, it's cathartic.
Some satire and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and slapstick.
The future, technology, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, technology, and show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Hunt him down.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Running Man is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+, and Philo in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 61%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 13 min
The Running Man runs 2 h 13 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 59 and audiences 64 out of 100, so both groups see The Running Man much the same way.
No. It cost about $110 million to make and earned $69 million worldwide, 63% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States, United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 225 storytelling tropes for The Running Man, including Cruel and Unusual Death, Adaptational Personality Change, Adaptational Name Change.
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