The Running Man

Movie · 2025

A dystopian action thriller in which a desperate man survives a state-run televised death hunt across 30 days. Violence is the dominant content concern, with frequent gunfire, gore, and on-screen deaths throughout.

Sexual violenceExplicit sexual contentHarm to childrenMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuseFlashing lights

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Harm to childrenthe opening scenesMild

Ben's infant daughter is established as critically ill and near death from flu, framing his desperation to enter the game show.

Flashing lightsearly in the film, during the show's launch broadcastModerate

In-world TV monitors and broadcast screens flicker rapidly; described by sources as especially pronounced in early scenes and potentially triggering for photosensitive viewers.

Graphic violence & gorethe game show launch and crowd scenesModerate

Contestants are publicly released into the hunt before a hostile studio crowd; guns are visible and the threat of lethal force is explicit from this point forward.

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