Poster © Paramount Pictures. Shown at reduced size for review and commentary.
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GenreFeature film
RatedR
Runtime2 hr 13 mins
ReleasedNovember 14, 2025
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorEdgar Wright
StarringGlen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace
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The Running Man (2025)
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| The Running Man's Details | |
| Genre | Feature film |
| Rated | R |
| Released | 11/05/2025 (Odeon Luxe Leicester Square); 11/12/2025 (United Kingdom); 11/14/2025 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 13 mins |
| Budget | $110M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | The Running Man (1982 novel) by Stephen King |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| The Running Man's Interests | |
| General | Disguises, game shows, live TV ratings, safe houses, cardio. |
| Music | Steven Price |
| Movies | The Running Man (1987). Arnold ran it first, in a very tight jumpsuit. |
| Television | Black Mirror. Reality TV going too far is basically its whole thing. |
| Heroes | Ben Richards (Glen Powell). A dad who refuses to quit, live on national TV. |
| The Running Man's Crew | |
| Director | Edgar Wright |
| Writers | Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright |
| Producers | Simon Kinberg, Nira Park, Edgar Wright |
| Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon |
| Music | Steven Price |
| Edited By | Paul Machliss |
| Production | Kinberg Genre, Complete Fiction |
| Distributed By | Paramount Pictures |
Edgar Wright usually makes action that dances, and The Running Man mostly just jogs. Glen Powell plays Ben Richards, blacklisted from work and unable to pay for his little girl’s medicine, so he tries out for a game show and gets drafted into the worst one: last thirty days with professional hunters and ordinary viewers on his trail. Powell is a scrappy, likable lead. The best stretches are the detours, especially a stop in Derry, Maine, where Michael Cera’s activist Elton has a house full of traps waiting for the hunters. Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo make a smooth pair of TV sharks as the producer and the host, and a subplot about faked videos feels uncomfortably current. But at 133 minutes the chase sags, and this kind of TV dystopia is one we’ve seen many times. It made $69.5 million worldwide on a reported $110M budget, which is its own kind of elimination round. A 5.9 because it’s slick, loud and oddly safe. $3,017 says you count every camera in the next store you walk into.
What works: Glen Powell makes a scrappy, likable runner, and the Derry detour with Michael Cera is the film at its liveliest.
What doesn’t: At 133 minutes the chase loses momentum, and the TV dystopia satire feels familiar rather than sharp.
Who it’s for: Glen Powell fans and Stephen King readers curious to see the book’s story told closer to the page.
Spoilers
Ben survives the Network shooting down his plane thanks to an auto-eject seat, and his family turns out to be alive, their deaths faked by Killian. A recovered black box exposes the Network, Ben becomes the face of a rebellion, and he returns for a final showdown with Killian as the next season begins.
In a near-future America, the Network keeps everyone glued to brutal game shows, and the biggest is The Running Man: survive thirty days while professional hunters chase you. Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is a blacklisted worker who can't afford medicine for his sick little girl. He tries out for something safer and gets drafted into the main event instead. Producer Dan Killian (Josh Brolin) seals the deal with a safe house for Ben's family and money for her treatment, while host Bobby T (Colman Domingo) works the crowd. Then Ben vanishes into New York. Edgar Wright directs, from Stephen King's novel. One hundred thirty-three minutes, cardio required.
Anyone who can run thirty days straight. Or at least out of a room.
| Glen Powell | Ben Richards |
| William H. Macy | Molie |
| Lee Pace | Evan McCone |
| Michael Cera | Elton Parrakis |
| Emilia Jones | Amelia Williams |
| Daniel Ezra | Bradley |
| Jayme Lawson | Sheila Richards |
| Sean Hayes | Gary Greenbacks |
| Katy O'Brian | Jenni Laughlin |
| Colman Domingo | Bobby T |
| Josh Brolin | Dan Killian |
| Karl Glusman | Frank |
| David Zayas | Richard Manuel |
| Martin Herlihy | Tim Jansky |
| Danny McCarthy | the YVA manager |
| Angelo Gray | Stacey |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 19 October 2026 DataBot +480 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $69.5M; Domestic box office $37.8M; Opening weekend $16.5M; Profit / loss (est.) -$130.3M; Rotten Tomatoes 61%; CinemaScore B+; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 61% (304 reviews); Metacritic 56 / 100; CinemaScore B+; IMDb users 6.3 / 10 (126,353 votes); movie.guru score 4.7.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 19 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.