@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-10 10:00 UTC
The Running Man: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.
“Script was written in ketchup.”
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2025 · Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
The Running Man
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Set in a dystopian future, a desperate man participates in a ruthless, highly televised survival game show to secure medical treatment for his ailing daughter. He must evade professional hunters across a massive urban landscape while the public watches his every move. As the contest unfolds, the contestant uncovers deeper conspiracies behind the brutal entertainment network.
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RELEASE DATE
2025
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GENRE
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
PLOT SUMMARY
Set in a dystopian future, a desperate man participates in a ruthless, highly televised survival game show to secure medical treatment for his ailing daughter. He must evade professional hunters across a massive urban landscape while the public watches his every move. As the contest unfolds, the contestant uncovers deeper conspiracies behind the brutal entertainment network.
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@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-05 18:00 UTC
The Running Man should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-18 05:00 UTC
The script for The Running Man feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-09 05:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than The Running Man.
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Why is The Running Man roasted on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Running Man (2025) is torched as a high-burn watch on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 87/100. Set in a dystopian future, a desperate man participates in a ruthless, highly televised survival game show to secure medical treatment for his ailing daughter. He must evade professional hunters across a massive urban la…
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Running Man fit best?+
The Running Man works best as a fresh-release theater & early streaming pick for action fans. With a Burn Index of 87/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Running Man worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Roasted Tomatoes scores The Running Man at 87/100 Burn — worth it mainly for a hate-watch or a memorably messy night.
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r/boxoffice · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 1.6k points
Hot Take: The Running Man's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Just got out of The Running Man and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/movies · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 0.5k points
Unpopular opinion: The Running Man is the most overrated film of the decade
Look, I wanted to love The Running Man. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.1k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Running Man actually is?
Rewatched The Running Man last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.2k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Running Man?
Honestly, The Running Man would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 1,409 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD