Blade Runner
1982 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 7.9 · 87% critics
In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, a retired hunter is pulled back into duty to track down and terminate four escaped humanoid machines. The pursuit forces him to confront what separates “human” lives from manufactured ones, as the fugitives search for the person who created them.
Based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Also known as Dangerous Days · Blade Runner (International Cut) · Blade Runner (Final Cut) · Blade Runner (The Final Cut)
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-06-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (15,019 votes)
- Box office
- $41,722,424
- Budget
- $28,000,000
About
You’ll likely like Blade Runner if you enjoy slow, dark sci-fi noir with heavy philosophical questions; Not for you if you need nonstop action or clear-cut answers, and it may also be a mismatch if you prefer The Matrix or Arrival’s more immediate momentum.
Pros: immersive dystopian mood; big thematic ideas; memorable performances | Cons: slow pacing at times; mystery can confuse; thrill not constant
Themes
- android
- flying car
- bounty hunter
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- genetics
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- melancholy
- futuristic
- fugitive
- cyberpunk
- los angeles, california
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Production Design · 1983
- BAFTA Award — Best Cinematography · 1983
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1983
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Cinematography · 1982
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1983 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1983 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Editing · 1983 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Music · 1983 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1983 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Special Visual Effects · 1983 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Makeup and Hair · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1983 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Director · 1983 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Special Effects · 1983 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1983 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 1983 · nominated
Cast & crew
Harrison Ford
as Deckard
Rutger Hauer
as Batty
Sean Young
as Rachael
Edward James Olmos
as Gaff
M. Emmet Walsh
as Bryant
Daryl Hannah
as Pris
William Sanderson
as Sebastian
Brion James
as Leon
Joe Turkel
as Tyrell
Joanna Cassidy
as Zhora
Directed by Ridley Scott