Edgar Wright adapted Stephen King's The Running Man , the most recent life-or-death competition movie that puts its lead characters up against impossible odds. Of course, The Running Man was previously made in the 1980s , and it wasn't even the earliest of these competition movies, as they go back to the start of cinema.

However, thanks to the rise of young adult dystopian fiction and the films made from those novels, life-or-death competition movies have enjoyed tremendous success at the box office in the 21st century . Many of these films were also huge success stories, although some of these movies are better than others.

The Running Man (2025)

Richards making a face as he prepares to be launched down a tube in The Running Man

The original Running Man came out in 1

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