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Summary
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 56Audiences 61GoodWatch 59
Metascore56
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 611 K ratings3.1/5
User score5.8
Box office
63%of its budget back
- Budget
- $110 M
- Worldwide
- $69 M
Worldwide it made back $69 M of the $110 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 13 min
Longer than most action movies, +25 min on the typical 108
typical 108133Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 81 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+71Released
2025
November 11, 2025
Last year
Genres
ActionThrillerScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 58 more81 people
- Glen PowellBen Richards
- Colman DomingoBobby T.
- Lee PaceEvan McCone
- Josh BrolinDan Killian
- William H. MacyMolie
- Michael CeraElton Perrakis
- Emilia JonesAmelia Williams
- Daniel EzraBradley
Jayme LawsonSheila Richards
Sean HayesGary Greenbacks
Katy O'BrianJenni Laughlin
Karl Glusman'Frank'
David ZayasRichard Manuel
Martin HerlihyTim Jansky
Danny McCarthyYVA Manager
Angelo GrayStacey- ABAlyssa BennCathy Richards
- SBSienna BennCathy Richards
- GTGreg TownleyDecker
Joey Ansah'Captain Holloway'
James Frecheville'Donahue'- AHAlex Hoeffler'Duninger'
- JCJulia CummingCynthia
Chris RogersBud
Directing · 6
- Edgar Wright Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Darrin Prescott Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Frazer Fennell-Ball Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Richard Graysmark First Assistant Director
- Josie Morgan Other
- Julija Mickėnaitė Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Bacall Screenplay
- Stephen King Novel, Executive Producer
Production · 17
- Pete Chiappetta Executive Producer
- Anthony Tittanegro Executive Producer
- Audrey Chon Executive Producer
- James Biddle Executive Producer
- Andrew Lary Executive Producer
- Rachael Prior Executive Producer
Camera · 5
- Chung Chung-hoon Director of Photography
- Gary Smith Best Boy Grip
- Chris Bain "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Carlos De Carvalho Second Unit Director of Photography
- Tom Wade Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Paul Machliss Editor
Sound · 15
- Steven Price Original Music Composer
- Jeremy Price Sound Designer
- Julian Slater Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dan Morgan Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Kirsten Lane Music Supervisor
- Colin Nicolson Production Sound Mixer
Art · 19
- Marcus Rowland Production Design
- Matt Curtis Title Designer
- George Hull Concept Artist
- Grant Bailey Supervising Art Director
- Oscar Wright Conceptual Design
- Oliver Carroll Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Julian Day Costume Design
- Sharon Martin Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Waldo Mason Prosthetic Designer
- Charlie Hounslow Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Pebbles Day Key Makeup Artist
- Francesco Alberico Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 9
- David Zaretti Visual Effects Supervisor
- Andrew Whitehurst Visual Effects Supervisor
- Steven Warner Special Effects Supervisor
- Sophie Olive-Calver Visual Effects Production Manager
- John J. Galloway Compositing Supervisor
- Wineeth Wilson P Compositing Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Nathanael Bauer Chief Lighting Technician
- William Sheffield Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 35
- Nikki Berwick Stunt Coordinator
- Jennifer White Choreographer
- Danny Downey Stunt Double
- Varpu Kronholm Stunts
- Clay Donahue Fontenot Stunts
- Lucy Johnson Stunts
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