Blade Runner

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Blade Runner

R

1982

2h 2m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.

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Misunderstood when it first hit theaters, the influence of Ridley Scott's mysterious, neo-noir Blade Runner has deepened with time. A visually remarkable, achingly human sci-fi masterpiece.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

09/19/2023

This movie loses track of the few expectations it sets up, and the formlessness adds to a viewer's demoralization -- the film itself seems part of the atmosphere of decay.

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Scott Cain

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

11/09/2021

3/5

Ridley Scott ought to be a set decorator, rather than a director. In Blade Runner, he loses sight of the story while devoting all his attention to decor and lighting. The decor and lighting, it must be admitted, are stupendous.

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Zaki Hasan

San Francisco Chronicle

11/18/2019

Still profound 18 years after its sell-by date, Blade Runner remains worthy of acclaim and analysis even as it exists in a "future" with very little resemblance to the one that came to pass.

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/14/2024

4.5/5

Thanks to its powerful visuals and brilliant acting, it is a movie that does not get old: no matter how many times you revisit it, there will always be some new elements or symbolism that stand out with each rewatch.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

08/20/2024

4/4

Rarely in the annals of film history has a movie received a complete critical and popular reevaluation in as short a period of time as Blade Runner (and those of us who championed it since Day One plugged it at every opportunity).

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

01/12/2024

One of the 1980s greatest sci-fi films—or greatest films, period.

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Jim P

1d

In terms of Atmospherics, nothing can beat this movie. A dark, wet and compelling future megacity. In terms of story, a masterpiece by a master of Sci-Fi.

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DMC M

Nov 25

This is one movie I have watched over and over and over again. It's fantastic.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 17

Yup, just like when it first came out, no one liked it. Including me. It's boring, and hard to understand. MAYBE, JUST MAYBE I'll watch it again.

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Uncle R.

@MasterExploder Nov 12

A brilliant film with a fantastic aesthetic. For 1982, they did a wonderful job portraying the future dystopia.

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Patrick C

Nov 10

Saw it aged 13 when it came out and didn't like it. Rewatched it 43 years later and still didn't. Visually it's very impressive but it reminded me of an extended pop video on a huge budget. I think my biggest problem is that I felt totally unengaged with the film's premise and characters. To whom am I supposed to relate and for what purpose? So many viewers cite this as a masterpiece but even after a four decade gap I found it a classic exercise of style over substance.

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xpig332 B

Nov 2

It bored the hell outa me when it came out and 43 years later it’s still slow.

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Synopsis

Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Michael Deeley, Charles de Lauzirika
Screenwriter: Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, Philip K. Dick
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Warner Bros., Shaw Brothers, Ladd Company, Blade Runner Partnership
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 1982, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 9, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.9M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 70mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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