The Running Man fingerprintHigh energy, funny, emotionally cool.
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of satire and dark humor
Society, the future, and class and money
Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Running Man is thrilling, fast-paced, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Plenty of satire and dark humor
Expect plenty of satire and dark humor.
Society, the future, and class and money
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around society, the future, and class and money. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But... Schwarzenegger has yet to play.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Running Man is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, and Metacritic 45). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 41 min
The Running Man runs 1 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Running Man higher (65) than critics (52). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $27 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian, Japanese, Spanish. Produced in United States.
+66GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Running Man in 80 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 225 storytelling tropes for The Running Man, including Hawaiian-Shirted Tourist, The Butcher, Private Profit Prison.
6.6
