"The Running Man"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Giovanni Lago & Amy Kim join me to discuss the latest film from Edgar Wright, "The Running Man," starring Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin. It is the second adaptation of the 1982 novel by Stephen King, following the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Wright's 2025 version adhering closer to the novel and its themes. What did we think of it, though? Please tune in as we discuss the adaptation, Powell's lead performance, Wright's action direction, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review for The Running Man.
0:06.1	Ben Richards, 35.
0:08.8	Married one child in medical crisis.
0:12.1	We need money for a doctor now.
0:14.6	Ben, watch us up.
0:17.4	Employment status, blacklisted.
0:20.3	But there's still a way out for you.
0:22.6	It's the biggest show in the country.
0:26.6	Bloodlust is our birthright.
0:30.6	Set it free!
0:34.6	Welcome to the Running Man!
0:41.3	People on these games never come back. I'm not trying to get myself killed.
0:43.3	So kiss my ass twice.
0:45.3	Right there is why you can win this game.
0:48.3	Rules are simple.
0:50.3	Survive 30 days.
0:52.3	The entire nation hunting you down.
0:55.0	You'll get your family out of Slumside for good.
0:59.0	I'm gonna come back here and burn this building down.
1:05.0	I promise.
1:07.0	That's the spirit.
1:09.0	This is America, God damn it! and we don't put up with no
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