The Running Man Review - TVMR050

The Running Man Review - TVMR050

From TV & Movie Reviews by TPE Network

November 20, 2025 · 19 min · Episode 50

About this episode

Hank reviews the movie The Running Man in a spoiler-filled episode.

INTRO: I’m Hank, longtime podcaster, filmmaker, and YouTuber, and this is my review of The Running Man. This is a spoiler-filled review of the movie so you’ve been warned. CORRECTION: Predator Badlands dropped off the face of the earth and looks like it will lose money BUDGET: The Running Man has an estimated budget of $110 million dollars. Currently bombing SETTINGS: The world of The Running Man is a combination of grungy and futuristic. It blends perfectly with the concept of the movie which is both dystopian and a technologically advanced surveillance state. I really liked the dark grungy look of the rundown areas juxtaposed to the high-end studio we’re introduced to. I can’t say enough good things about the choices made. CHARACTERS: Glen Powell as Ben Richards Josh Brolin as Dan Killian William H. Macy as Molie Jernigan Lee Pace as Evan McCone (the lead hunter) Colman Domingo as the game show host Bobby T. Thompson Michael Cera as Elton Parrakis plays a character with an axe to grind Scott Pilgrim! Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams  Her role is the worst part of the movie! We get a lecture on wealth and how wrong it is. Daniel Ezra as Bradley Throckmorton He’s an anonymous…

People in this episode

Host: Hank

Topics covered

  • The Running Man
  • movie review
  • dystopian
  • surveillance state

Keywords

  • budget
  • characters
  • settings
  • film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Twink, The Running Man

Books & works: The Running Man Review, The Running Man, Predator Badlands

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