The Running Man
2025 · Movie · R · 134 min · ★ 6.8 · 59% critics
In a harsh near-future, a struggling father joins a deadly televised competition to pay for his child’s care. As he runs from professional hunters and a watching public, his survival turns into a challenge to the system profiting from the spectacle.
Based on The Running Man
Also known as Le jeu du défi
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-11-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,632 votes)
- Budget
- $110,000,000
About
You may like this if you want a darker, modern spin on The Running Man with Hunger Games-style stakes; Not for you if you prefer campy fun or tight, surprising storytelling.
Pros: tense chases; strong lead energy; timely dystopian ideas | Cons: predictable turns; uneven tone; divisive ending
Themes
- based on novel or book
- game show
- survival
- on the run
- media manipulation
- near future
- pretentious
- dystopian future
- authoritarian control
- public spectacle
- rigged competition
- broadcast violence
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Glen Powell
as Ben Richards
William H. Macy
as Molie Jernigan
Lee Pace
as Evan McCone
Michael Cera
as Elton Perrakis
Emilia Jones
as Amelia Williams
Daniel Ezra
as Bradley
Jayme Lawson
as Sheila Richards
Sean Hayes
as Gary Greenbacks
Katy O'Brian
as Jenni Laughlin
Colman Domingo
as Bobby T.
Directed by Edgar Wright