Blade Runner 2049

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Blade Runner 2049

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2017

2h 43m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new Blade Runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former Blade Runner who's been missing for 30 years.

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Critics Consensus

Visually stunning and narratively satisfying, Blade Runner 2049 deepens and expands its predecessor's story while standing as an impressive filmmaking achievement in its own right.

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

Mar 8, 2018

If every new film made today is to a greater or lesser degree an echo box of past possibilities, what's notable is how much Villeneuve gives those echoes room to breathe and to be new.

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Melissa Anderson

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Oct 30, 2017

In the end, for all its pleasures, it's difficult to view Blade Runner 2049 as anything but an elaborate echo of the original, neither true sequel nor reboot, unclear of its own identity.

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Tim Hayes

Sight & Sound

Oct 17, 2017

The film dares to be ambiguous, but ambiguity is a bad fit with the current critical mood that art must be prescriptive rather than reflective.

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

Aug 19, 2026

It’s important to state from the outset that Blade Runner 2049 keeps faith with the original. There is a real artistry across this production. Unfortunately, it is when it comes to story that Blade Runner 2049 disappoints.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 30, 2025

3.5/4

Is Blade Runner 2049 a masterpiece like its predecessor? Definitely not. It's not even a match for 2016's superb Arrival, the previous film from director Denis Villeneuve. Yet on its own terms, it's a dazzling achievement.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

Jul 11, 2024

5/5

2049 is able to exist both as a masterful sequel and/or stand-alone film in the universe, which showcases Villeneuve’s massive skill as a storyteller and further validates him as one of the best visionaries of our generation.

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Tom

Mar 14, 2026

masterpiece of filmmaking

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B T

Sep 25, 2023

Good follow up to Blade Runner final cut.

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Robert P

@Superbad 2 days ago

Blade Runner 2049 = a *4.5* star movie!

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Tommy G

@RT09233741 5 days ago

Blade Runner 2049 is a visual and emotional masterpiece. Villeneuve crafts a hauntingly beautiful world with stunning cinematography, a moody Zimmer/Wallfisch score, and a story that deepens the original’s themes of identity and humanity. Gosling and Ford deliver powerful performances. Slow, deliberate, and utterly immersive — this is sci-fi filmmaking at its finest. A rare sequel that surpasses expectations. 5/5. An instant classic.

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B P

@Bradster69 5 days ago

Definitely Recommend It

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Alex J

@RT51904888 Aug 26, 2026

Much like the first movie, it’s visually stunning and equally boring. Just a completely vapid movie. While the first hour and a half or so move at such a plodding pace as to seem like a chore, the movie takes an aggressive turn and begins resembling a punishment for the next 30 minutes. In truth, it may continue to be this awful for the final 30 minutes, but I walked out of the theater at this point. It’s shameful that Villanueve tried to demand 150 minutes of our time while making no attempt at presenting anything entertaining or interesting. If I had more hands, I’d give a thumbs down to the directing, acting, casting, sound design, plot, and story. It’s a shame that the creative use of the camera is so alone in being well done in this film. Framing, lighting, even lens choices are all interesting. Otherwise this is a bad, bad movie.

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Synopsis

Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new Blade Runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former Blade Runner who's been missing for 30 years.

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Producer: Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Bud Yorkin, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
Screenwriter: Hampton Fancher, Michael Green
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Torridon Films, Alcon Entertainment, Bud Yorkin Productions, Scott Free Productions, 16:14 Entertainment
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $91.5M
Runtime: 2h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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