This post contains spoilers for "The Running Man."

"The Running Man" is finally here, with Edgar Wright adapting the book of the same name by acclaimed writer Stephen King, written under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. The movie is set in a dystopian world ruled by corporations, and is a takedown of capitalism and reality competition shows. It focuses on Ben Richards (Glen Powell), a hardworking blue-collar man who is coerced into participating in the titular "The Running Man" TV show, a competition series where contestants try to survive for 30 days while being hunted down on national TV by killers.

Though it wasn't the best Stephen King adaptation of 2025 or the best Richard Bachman adaptation of the year (that distinction goes to "The Long Walk"), the movie does do interesting things

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