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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Schwarzenegger sadistically dispatches the baddies, enunciating typical wisecrack remarks (many repeated from his previous films), but it's all too easy. Full Review |
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 4/5 |
A brainless, breathless thrill. Full Review |
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It's an arcade-game romp done with flair. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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2/4 |
Only Richard Dawson -- brilliantly cast -- redeems this mess with a superior performance. Full Review |
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6/10 |
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! Full Review |
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Pretty warmed-over stuff, this future world of the terminal TV game shows, and director Glaser fails to muster much pace and punch. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Richard Dawson's best performance in a film.
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3/5 |
It's not quite Network, but then it also doesn't take itself too seriously. Full Review |
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79/100 |
The licenses taken with King’s original tale only serve to make a more effective movie. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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B- |
The story concept is good, and the film has plenty of fun and campy moments, but it’s also a little goofy. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
We can only hope network execs that are watching don’t get any funny ideas. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Cheesy, witty, enjoyable Arnold pic.
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3/5 |
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