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Plot: A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show.

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Recent Reviews

  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 18, 2008
    I love this movie. Schwarzenegger at his 80's one-liner best! Still great to watch in these times.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 8, 2008
    The book is great...the movie abolutely not,but of you like to see Arnold going around killing people,you'll probably like it.I it's one of the worst movies featuring him.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 6, 2008
    I loved this movie growing up! How is it possible that here we are, living in the future, and we STILL do not have game shows like this?! ;)

    Kidding. But this movie always reminded me of the video game, SmashTV. Anyone else?
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 5, 2008
    This is a fun movie. Love the game show. I will however have to say, has very little in common with the original Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) story it is "based" on.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 27, 2008
    I had no idea this was based on a SK novel. I never read the book, but love the movie and its cheesy over the top acting. Richard Dawson was a fun addition to this film.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 20, 2008
    wow i have not seen this movie in ages but i really loved this arnold schwarzenegger movie n think that this is 1 of his best movies/films hes ever made/done...i think that the director of this Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throguhout this movie because he keeps you on the edge's of your seats throughout this movie...imn not sure which is arnold schwarzenegger's best movie is because he has made some really good movies like the running man, total recall, end of days, the terminator, terminator 2, hercules in new york, raw deal, n a load of other good movies throughout..this is 1 of his best ever movies hes done/made....this is a good thriller movie the special effects throughout the movie are all really good throughout the movie...this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout the movie n this is an enjoyable movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie n its really funn n its enjoyable 2 watch..
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 16, 2008
    cheesy fun!!!!...great acting by Dawson makes this film..interesting premise of the future...very entertaining and plenty of action
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 12, 2008
    One of Schwarzenegger's funnest movies! And Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa?!? Come on! You go to love it! Richard Dawson was GREAT! Matbe even worth a low end nomination if the year was weak on Supporting actors!
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 19, 2008
    The Richard Bachman (Stephen King) book this was taken from is SO much different.

    This isn't a bad thing. I liked this take on the Reality Death show better.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 24, 2008
    Gripping action flick. Some of it is silly after you stop and think but the movie doesn't let you do that!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 15, 2008
    They think they can punish Ah-nold for a crime he didn't commit by forcing him to fight deadly warriors on a tv show until he single-handedly disposes of them all!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 5, 2008
    No, it's not as good as the Stephen King short story (Ben Richards crashes a jetliner into the TV studio while holding his guts inside his belly) but it is a good flick to check out, mainly for Jesse "The Body" Ventura and the kissing bandit Richard Dawson.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    April 1, 2008
    Dude, Arnold at his finest.

    "I hope you have enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and break your damn spine!"
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 31, 2008
    Arnie's one liner count is off the charts. An interesting combination of Commando style stupidity and Robocop style satire. Mostly it's just fun to see roided out man beasts destroy each other. Seriously, Buzzsaw constantly looks like his head is about to explode. And the bit where Arnie rips the camera out of the wall is the greatest thing he's ever done.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 29, 2008
    A movie which is more relevant these days than what it was when it was first released, this one stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards, an innocent man convicted for a crime who escapes from prison and is caught by the ICS Network and forced to go on live TV and play a game called The Running Man which no one has ever survived!
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 14, 2008
    One of my personal favorites! it may not be as good as Stephen King's book but this Sci-fi action thriller is a helluva fun for anyone who likes the genres.

    "Well that hit the spot"! as Arnold Schwartzenger says.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 20, 2008
    A great 1980's action flick. It's got a decent story along with the puns and corny jokes you'd expect from an early Arnold movie. Very good performances from both Arnold and Richard Dawson. I rank this just below 'Total Recall' in quality. It's got some good action. Not much else to say about it.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 19, 2008
    thought the film was good and also a very beleivable concept just felt a little more could be done with the idea. on the whole though a good film and worth a watch
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 11, 2008
    Holy Fuckin' Shit! This very loose adaptation from Stephen King speaks like a prophercy to the reality TV generation though I doubt they knew just how much weight the story would hold in the real 21st century.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 30, 2008
    Probably in Arnie's top five films. 80s cheese, but still good. The idea and the storyline isn't bad. I think this is a good B movie. They could remake this today into an awesome movie because the idea itself is pretty good.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 26, 2008
    Wow. An amazing Schwarzenegger movie. Full of action & more action, The Running Man is absolutely amazing. I think it's funny how both Arnie & Jesse Ventura are governors of different states now. Arnie of course of California and Jesse of Minnesota.
    Anyways, back to this movie. The only other thing I have to say about this is ...
    ACTION. Hah, yet again I mentioned the word action.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 12, 2008
    i saw this movie a few yrs ago-what its about is ah-nuld plays a character that comes to life in a seedy game show to save the winning contestant from almost certain death. its not bad, but you can SOOO tell its 80s
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 29, 2007
    I'm used to seeing Richard Dawson on Hogan's Heroes and repeats of Family Feud, so in this movie, he does a complete 180. I was a little startled. But it was a pretty decent movie.

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  • sportboy
    I quite enjoyed it it weren't much happening in some bits but overall the movie was quite good.
    posted 188 days ago
  • silverchairdude
    The running man is awesome.

    "Jesus christ!"

    "Guess again!"
    posted 624 days ago

Details

  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
  • Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Released: November 13, 1987
  • DVD Released: May 25, 1999

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