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Blade Runner

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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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Sacha Molitorisz Sydney Morning Herald Apr 23
A dazzling cult classic that oozes ambience. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Michael Walsh The Province (Vancouver) Apr 14
Into this superficially simple detective drama, Scott has built a complex set of moral questions. Visually stunning, his Blade Runner offers us an otherworldly nightmare. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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). Go to Full Review
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Vixo S @vixo_six 8h Blade Runner surprised me more than I expected. I watched the Director’s Cut, and its retro futuristic world still feels astonishingly complete, but Vangelis’s score was what stayed with me most. At times, the music becomes the emotional center of the film, giving loneliness and melancholy to a city built from technology. Harrison Ford is excellent, yet Rutger Hauer is the revelation. Roy Batty begins as a threatening presence and gradually becomes the character who most clearly exposes the film’s central contradiction. If replicants can fear death, form memories and value life, what truly makes them less human? The film is not perfect, and some characters feel less developed than the world around them, but its greatest achievement is making humanity feel less like a biological fact than a moral choice. See more Emma X @alfreda_huns25 Jul 17 My favorite film. Breath-taking, beautiful, absolute perfection scene setting and aesthetics. Best props in the modern film & TV industry I'd say. The theme is absolutely one of the most meaningful as well, as it is an adaptation to the novel 'Do androids dream of electric sheep', which is also one of my favorite dystopian novels. Master piece, left me absolutely amazed. Very, very great and impressive. See more Priya C @Sci-FiTrekkie Jul 11 Wow I can’t say enough about this film. Dark, gritty, and surreal. It takes the story it’s based on and improves it a lot. The original story is still good and I do recommend reading it, but the film was a treat to watch. See more Derek H @RT23278330 Jul 6 For years, people have urged me to watch Blade Runner, and for no good reason, I kept putting it off. Honestly, it feels like I’ve been ignoring a text from someone destined to be my perfect match. Now that I’ve finally seen it, I am absolutely blown away. It is a masterpiece. See more David M @DavidMcKimmie Jul 4 My favorite movie of all time. See more Eric S. @PeachWolfer365 Jun 16 Soooo BORING. The special effects are mind blowing, the acting is great, the atmosphere is rich and feels very real, but the plot dragssss ass. I almost fell asleep watching it. I get why Blade Runner impresses fans so much, I get how good a job the filmmakers did world building, but it ends up feeling like 90% of what I watched was world building. The twist at the very end when Deckard gets spared by Roy is deep enough that I give it 3 1/2 stars when I otherwise would have given it 2 1/2. Not for me, not for many, but understandably great to some. See more Read all reviews
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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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