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Set in 2019, an ex-cop framed and convicted of mass slaughter, becomes a contestant on the most popular game show in which convicted felons race for their lives in decimated L.A. in hopes of a pardon. Adapted from a Stephen King novel. Read more

Starring	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura
Director	Paul Michael Glaser
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Fast-moving action movie, full of violence and some dubious jokes.
- 31004
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Directed by former Starsky and Hutch TV star Paul Michael Glaser, this post-apocalyptic science fiction yarn satirized American entertainment, mocking pro ... read more »
  
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  - GLASGOW
  - 31 Aug 2005 at 04:15
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  Schwarzenegger's on fine running form.
  
  Twenty-Five years before the Hunger Games set the critical world alight. There was this dystopian actioner starring a certain Arnold Schwarzenneger.
  
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- 1120409
- - vidmon
  - 27 reviews
  - 19 May 2012 at 23:02
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  Good but a bit dusty
  
  I remember enjoying this film when I first watched it some 15 years ago, but now it looks like a hopelessly outdated depiction of the future (almost present) ... read more »
  
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- - orangeseed
  - 52 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Apr 2012 at 14:56
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  an alright film
  
  hasnt got our arnie at his best in this film, but it is unique and good and started a whole load of films on the same sorta lines
  
  worthy of a look
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 766 reviews
  - uk
  - 19 Mar 2012 at 19:35
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  HEY, CHRISTMAS TREE!!
  
  Classic Arnie movie! Full of cheesy Arnie puns that never get old. I needed to see this film again as it was something playing back in my mind from my childhood... read more »
  
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- - Y2Dan
  - 8 reviews
  - Sittingbourne
  - 19 Jun 2011 at 21:05
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  Arnie : "I'm Not Into Politics, I'm Into Survival!"
  
  The shoot up scenes at the start are better than in Commando at the end. It appears that one of the baddies from Live and Let Die and one of the characters from... read more »
  
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- - Richie77777
  - 197 reviews
  - Essex
  - 27 May 2011 at 21:33
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  running man
  
  great film, a beleivable look into the future unlike a lot of modern films. a little dated now but still good.worth watching if you havnt seen it before
  
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  - colchester
  - 19 Feb 2011 at 10:50
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  Great despite the lycra
  
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  Definitely one of Arnie's more watchable films. The concept of the film is pretty novel, thanks to the warped mind of Stephen King, and the muscle bound ... read more »
  
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- - TrogTrident
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  - Rochdale
  - 22 Aug 2010 at 22:47
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  Don't Run Away!
  
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  This is one of Schwarzeneggar's tongue-in-cheek best! When a movie opens with a redux including the line:
  
  'when futuristic gladiators can'... read more »
  
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- - gingerbridges
  - 2 reviews
  - Ballymena
  - 11 Aug 2010 at 12:28
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  Great Schwarzenegger!
  
  Sometimes it might look like a low budget flick...but to be honest the script is excellent and it absolutely predicted the REAL TV thing way before it got to ... read more »
  
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- - Gian81
  - 21 reviews
  - London, England
  - 02 Aug 2010 at 16:04
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  One Liners
  
  I loved this film. There is something satisfying about Arnie's one liners throughout. Action packed even if the stunts were pretty basic. A unique storyline... read more »
  
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- - Berts1985
  - 2 reviews
  - Bishop Auckland
  - 01 Aug 2010 at 22:20
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- - 7
  - 0
  TOP MOVIE !!!
  
  Directed by former Starsky and Hutch TV star Paul Michael Glaser, this post-apocalyptic science fiction yarn satirized American entertainment, mocking pro ... read more »
  
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- 145953
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  - GLASGOW
  - 31 Aug 2005 at 04:15
- - 5
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  Wow !!!
  
  I haven't seen this film for years, but had a craving to see it again, and wow was I not disappointed! I am not a big Arnie fan, but this film is a fast, ... read more »
  
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- - SCRITCH
  - swansea
  - 18 Nov 2003 at 21:05
- - 4
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  good sci-fi
  
  i remeber when i was 8 years old, the first time watching this film, i couldn't believe what was happening, i thought that was happening in real live...... ... read more »
  
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- - HANS ALARCON
  - london
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 18:54
- - 4
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  Classic
  
  A classic film that can be watched again and again
  
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- - AllieinLancs
  - 161 reviews
  - Stalybridge
  - 30 Sep 2008 at 01:12
- - 4
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  aah the memories
  
  Granted this film isn't the greatest film ever made but it's 80's ultra violent sci-fi, and for that reason alone, it's awsome!
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- - onion
  - 271 reviews
  - south
  - 03 Dec 2008 at 01:58
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  Run, run away from the 80s.
  
  A good Arnie actioner with some unconvincing bad guys and a very bad song at the end. Definately rent this if you havent seen it.
  
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- - a customer
  - Essex, England
  - 14 Aug 2005 at 19:18
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  Arnie
  
  A good Arnie film. Totally unbelievable story with some bad acting etc but as per usual for any Arnie film his one liners and fighting make it.
  
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- - Paul Wright
  - TEESSIDE, England
  - 13 Feb 2006 at 08:45
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  Awesome!
  
  Truly awesome. Haven’t seen this film in years. Well worth a watch.
  
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- - Lex Steele
  - Scunthorpe
  - 22 Aug 2007 at 09:22
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  Dated but entertaining
  
  Like a lot of Sci-Fi from the early eighties, this has dated badly, but is still an entertaining watch and much better than the recent similarly themed Gamer.
  
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- - Tonyotim
  - 20 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 16 Nov 2009 at 09:32
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  Running out
  
  Whilst not one of Arnold's best ever movies, Running Man is still entertaining if only for the ridiculous outfits the stars are made to wear.
  
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- - Jaclyn
  - Keynsham
  - 30 Dec 2004 at 22:19

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  Set in 2019, an ex-cop framed and convicted of mass slaughter, becomes a contestant on the most popular game show in which convicted felons race for their lives in decimated L.A. in hopes of a pardon. Adapted from a Stephen King novel....