The licenses taken with King’s original tale only serve to make a more effective movie.
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08/23/04
The Running Man (1987)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:20
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Television
Synopsis: In the 21st Century, the government frames a good cop for a bloody massacre. The authorities take him into custody and then give him an option: he can spend the rest of his life in jail or... [More]
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Reviews for The Running Man
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08/29/02
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10/02/02
Cheesy, witty, enjoyable Arnold pic.
01/29/04
It's an arcade-game romp done with flair.
04/30/08
The movie's problem is that all of the action scenes are versions of the same scenario.
01/01/00
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07/26/02
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06/25/05
A brainless, breathless thrill.
04/30/08
No review available.
07/29/05
We can only hope network execs that are watching don’t get any funny ideas.
02/05/04
Richard Dawson's best performance in a film.
12/21/04
The fun of the movie is really in its premise, its cool confrontations between Arny & villains, the cheezy one-liners and Maria Conchita-Alonso in tights!
08/25/06
The picture fails to please beyond its glossy surface, cheap thrills, and crazed Richard Dawson cameo. Hmm ... maybe that's not such a bad thing.
08/04/02
No review available.
01/01/01
Another guilty pleasure from the Schwarzenegger catalog
11/15/02
No review available.
12/12/03
It's not quite Network, but then it also doesn't take itself too seriously.
08/30/04
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11/27/02
No review available.
08/22/03
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