The Running Man is a film in the science fiction action genre. It’s directed by Edgar Wright, who has written the screenplay with Michael Bacall. The film premiered at London’s Odeon Luxe Leicester Square and was released theatrically on November 14, 2025. Here’s the official synopsis as per Letterboxd
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man’s charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite, aand a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
The film is now available on Paramount+.
The Running Man is available on Paramount+
The Running Man was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on November 12. Paramount Pictures then released it in the United States on November 14, 2025. A lot of people might have missed watching it on the big screen. They can now give it a watch on Paramount+. The film is available in multiple countries across different subtitles and audio tracks.
The Running Man is an adaptation of Stephen King’s namesake 1982 dystopian novel. It was earlier adapted into a 1987 film. The film is produced by Simon Kinberg, Nira Park, and Edgar Wright under the banners of Complete Fiction and Kinberg Genre. Here is a list of its cast members,
- Glen Powell as Ben Richards
- Josh Brolin as Dan Killian
- Angelo Gray as Stacey Throckmorton
- Colman Domingo as Bobby Thompson aka Bobby T
- Lee Pace as Evan McCone
- Michael Cera as Elton Parrakis
- David Zayas as Richard Manuel
- Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams
- William H. Macy as Molie Jernigan
- Oluniké Adeliyi as Ma Throckmorton
- Sean Hayes as Gary Greenbacks
- Daniel Ezra as Bradley Throckmorton
- Jayme Lawson as Sheila Richards
- Alyssa and Sienna Benn as Cathy Richards
- Katy O’Brian as Jenni Laughlin
- Karl Glusman as Frank
- Martin Herlihy as Tim Jansky
The film is shot by cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung, with Paul Machliss serving as the editor and Steven Price composing the score. In a Screen Rant interview, director Edgar Wright also revealed that the story is set in 2025.
He said,
“We never say what the year is in the film because when sci-fi films have to pick a year, they never go quite far enough. I remember feeling disappointed when I was younger that, as a fan of 2001, when we actually got to 2001, it was like, “Oh, we’re not there yet.” Or Escape from New York, and they say, “The year is 1997.” So we decided not to say what year it was in the film, but within the book and within the film there’s some advanced technology in there, but nothing that doesn’t actually exist. So we decided it was a different tomorrow. We wanted to make it feel retro-futuristic in the same way that Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is a ’80s film, but it has some 1940s styling.”
The film is available on Paramount+.
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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal