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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.
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By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
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Dystopian FutureGovernment CorruptionBattle For SurvivalSocial CommentaryFalse HopePublic EntertainmentCensorshipGame ShowLife-Or-Death SituationsTotalitarian Regime




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Directed by: Thomas Del Ruth, Paul Michael Glaser, Gene Nollman
Produced by: Tim Zinnemann, Keith Barish, Rob Cohen
Composed by: Harold Faltermeyer
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