The Running Man
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- Critics Consensus 64%
- UHD
- Dolby Vision
- CC
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- Action & Adventure
- 1 Hour 40 Minutes
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4.3 • 90 Ratings
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Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, Amber Mendez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called "The Running Man," hosted by the unctuous Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). The object of the game for Richards and Mendez: obtain freedom by staying alive against a gauntlet of skillful assassins like "Subzero" (Prof. Toru Tanaka) and "Captain Freedom" (Jesse Ventura), each armed with unique weapons like razor-sharp hockey sticks and chainsaws. With the help of some fellow "contestants," Richards is able to tap into government computers and prove his innocence. The Running Man was very loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, who wrote it under the name Richard Bachman.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, Amber Mendez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called "The Running Man," hosted by the unctuous Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). The object of the game for Richards and Mendez: obtain freedom by staying alive against a gauntlet of skillful assassins like "Subzero" (Prof. Toru Tanaka) and "Captain Freedom" (Jesse Ventura), each armed with unique weapons like razor-sharp hockey sticks and chainsaws. With the help of some fellow "contestants," Richards is able to tap into government computers and prove his innocence. The Running Man was very loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, who wrote it under the name Richard Bachman.
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- Rent $3.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: The Running Man is winking sci-fi satire with ridiculous clothes and workmanlike direction.
Cast & Crew
- Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- María Conchita Alonso
- Richard Dawson
- Yaphet Kotto
- Jim Brown
- Jesse Ventura
- Erland Van Lidth
- Marvin J. McIntyre
- Gus Rethwisch
- Prof. Toru Tanaka
- Director
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Producers
- George Linder
- Tim Zinnemann
- Keith Barish
- Rob Cohen
- Screenwriter
- John Herzfeld
- Steven E. de Souza
Information
- Studio
- Paramount
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Released
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1987 by Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Stereo, Dolby 5.1)
- Additional
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Arabic (Subtitles), Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), French (Subtitles, Stereo), German (Subtitles), Hebrew (Subtitles), Hindi (Subtitles), Indonesian (Subtitles), Italian (Subtitles), Japanese (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Polish (Subtitles), Portuguese (Subtitles), Russian (Subtitles), Simplified Chinese (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles, Stereo), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles), Traditional Chinese (Subtitles), Turkish (Subtitles)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.