The Running Man
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: November 13, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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80
EmpireIan Nathan
Never managing to look more hi-tech or further on from 1987 than, well, Hi-tech trainers, this Arnie vehicle still runs it's bloody course without dropping many gears. A brainless, breathless thrill. Read full review
70
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Has the manners and the gadgetry of a sci-fi adventure film but is, at heart, an engagingly mean, cruel, nasty, funny send-up of television. It's not quite Network, but then it also doesn't take itself too seriously. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The one element in the movie that is not standard and that does have some energy is the TV show itself, with Dawson's performance as the egotistical, sleaze-bag host. Read full review
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