Watch The Running Man

This sci-fi thriller is based on a short novel written by horror author Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story involves a prisoner, played here by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is forced by an authoritarian regime to participate in a game show with life-or-death consequences. The unwilling contestant must run from the game's pursuers, who want him dead. The show, which is rigged against the contestant, is overseen by a host played by Richard Dawson, the real-life host, at the time, of the TV game show Family Feud. The film was directed by Paul Michael Glaser and has received mixed reviews.

The Running Man is an Action, Science Fiction, Thriller movie that was released in 1987 and has a run time of 1 hr 41 min. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.7 and a MetaScore of 45.

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