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America had only just gotten used to mass media and game shows when Stephen King (under the pen name Richard Bachmann) wrote The Running Man. Published in 1982, the dystopian thriller—eerily set in 2025—tells of a family man who enters a televised reality show where contestants outrun professional killers to win a lucrative cash prize. Now that it’s actually 2025 and we’re addicted to screens and dopamine and facing the threat of totalitarianism more than ever, The Running Man is relevant still.
Now, there’s now a new film version starring Glen Powell: The Running Man, directed by Edgar Wright, which just landed in theaters. But when can you watch the movie from the comfort of your home and streaming devices? Well, as a new theatrical release from Paramount, there is no set timetable when The Running Man will, ahem, run away from theaters. But we have a slight idea when it’ll happen. Here’s how and when you might finally see The Running Man at home.
How can I watch The Running Man?
Right now, The Running Man is playing exclusively in theaters. If you need to watch it right this minute, check your local listings for showtimes in your area. The movie’s official website is a customized search engine to look up showtimes near you.
If going to a theater isn’t an option for whatever reason, you’ll have to wait for the movie’s streaming release on Paramount+. This is difficult to map out, as all movies have rollouts planned on an individual basis. The Running Man is subject to Paramount’s mandated 30- to 45-day window, where the studio’s features play in theaters for roughly a month and a half before making it to Paramount+. It was a rule implemented by Paramount in 2021, and in 2022, the studio made Paramount+ the first post-theater destination for all of its movies.
As a big-budget tentpole, The Running Man is likely to stay in theaters for the maximum time of 45 days. That means it might be on or around December 29, 2025 when The Running Man arrives on Paramount+. Why not ring in 2026 with some satirical dystopia?
If you’re that impatient but still can’t make it to a movie theater, how’s this for an alternative: The first film adaptation of The Running Man, released in 1987 and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, is streaming now on Paramount+ and MGM+. The movie is classic Arnie-in-the-’80s cheese, coming off more like a live-action Smash TV than a gritty sci-fi thriller. Still, it’s got some of the weirdest lines ever uttered by Schwarzenegger, which is saying something.
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