The Running Man Turns Survival Into Spectacle

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In The Running Man, a dystopian game show pushes entertainment to its most brutal extreme, forcing contestants to survive 30 days while hunted by professional assassins for a cheering public. Glen Powell’s Ben Richards, a working-class man coerced into the contest by a ruthless producer played by Josh Brolin, transforms from prey into a powerful symbol of resistance. As the cash prize grows deadlier by the day, so does Ben’s threat to the system built to destroy him.