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Blade Runner
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Blade Runner

Man has made his match ...now it's his problem.

1982 118 min ★ 7.9 (15,367) Released
Drama Science Fiction Thriller

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Original title
Blade Runner
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$28,000,000
Revenue
$41,722,424
Reviews & Ratings 6
specimenb

specimenb

Aug 10, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

*Blade Runner* is one of those rare science-fiction films that feels more immersive every time I watch it. Ridley Scott’s rain-soaked, neon-lit Los Angeles is unforgettable: beautiful, grimy, melancholy, and so fully realized that it feels like a real place with a history far beyond the story on screen. What I love most is that the film never reduces its big questions about identity, mortality, and humanity to easy answers. Harrison Ford brings a weary, noir-detec­tive edge to Deckard, while Rutger Hauer gives the movie its emotional soul. The pacing is deliberate, but it lets the atmosphere, Vangelis’s score, and the film’s haunting ideas sink in. It is stylish, strange, and deeply human—a sci-fi classic that earned its reputation.

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portman123

Jan 13, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

Visually stunning and completely immersive. Great performances by Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos etc. Ridley Scott does some impressive visuals, camera work, lighting etc. Love the completely immersive dark, gritty, rainy dystopia portrayed. I love that the camera sometimes lingers on details or zooms out to show you more of the world. Fantastic atmosphere. Excellent unique soundtrack by Vangelis. I felt a great range of emotions watching this movie including melancholy, sentimental, in awe, in wonder etc. Roy Batty stands out to me as a wonderfully complex, strange, interesting, confused, troubled character. Total pleasure to watch. So is Deckard, Rachel, Pris, Sebastian etc.

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ohitsjudd

Aug 3, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

"Blade Runner," Ridley Scott's iconic 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, is a film that transcends time with its **thematic depth** and **stunning visual design**. Having immersed myself in all the various cuts of the movie, I can confidently say that each version provides a unique experience worth exploring. From the original U.S. Theatrical Cut with its voice-over narration to the more enigmatic Director's Cut, each rendition adds different textures to the story of Rick Deckard, a Blade Runner tracking down synthetic beings known as replicants. But it is **the Final Cut**, hailed by many, that stands as the **most cohesive and definitive vision of the film**. Scott's meticulous craftsmanship reaches its peak here, harmonizing all the elements that make "Blade Runner" an enduring classic. Visually, "Blade Runner" is a triumph. Yes, by today's standards, some shots—such as those flying over the dystopian cityscape—may seem dated. But what remains impressive is the film's ability to create a **believable and immersive world without relying on CGI**. Utilizing miniatures, matte paintings, and carefully designed sets, the film's visual aesthetics hold up remarkably well, echoing a time when practical effects were the vanguard of filmmaking. Whether you're a newcomer to the world of "Blade Runner" or revisiting it, there's value in exploring each cut of the film. Yet, if you were to choose one version to encapsulate the entire essence of this groundbreaking work, the Final Cut would be the ideal choice. Its blend of story, character depth, and visual artistry illustrates why "Blade Runner" continues to be a beacon of cinematic excellence."

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tensharpe

Feb 3, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Experienced on the big screen in the Everyman Cinema was just about the best way to loose myself in this spectacular SCI FI  masterpiece. Without Doubt “Blade Runner” has been extremely influential since its original release over 40 years ago and it’s technical wonder and effects are still as inspiring today. Doug Trumble’s effects, Larry Paull’s production design and the downtown L.A. location shots all work so well in creating a retro- fitted future. Obviously a different cut to the original release , “Blade Runner: The Final cut “ removes the voiceover and original ending so criticised by audiences and critics during its theatrical run in 1982. This newer ( 2007 ) ending elevates the movie to something more spectacular and wonderful. A group of rebel replicants , feared dangerous to humans,  have escaped and landed on earth. Earth is a cyber, neon, futuristic , overpopulated, uncaring environment, with a population that has little time for anything other than existence.  Unlike these humans of the future, the replicants show far more empathy and humanity towards each other.  It is in the the dying moments of a replicant that we come to learn of the true nature of the rebel groups attempt to escape to earth. It is simply a quest that most humans try and attain, the desire to extend life. The beauty and wonder experienced by replicant leader Roy Batty ( Rutger Hauer ) in his short existence is sympathetically relayed as he saves his would be assassin. The power of “ Blade Runner : The final cut’”  is highlighted during the end scenes  when Roy reflects his existence. As he “dies”  it is clear he is gazing into a future already lost to the past.

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

Jan 13, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

**A magnificent work, if we consider the time when it was released and the technical resources that existed.** Honestly, I didn't expect much from this movie. It was a film that was not successful in theaters and that only took off when it went to VHS, acquiring admirers since then and becoming one of the most respected films of all time. Set in a profoundly dystopian Los Angeles, it raises many philosophical and sociological questions around human nature, the course of humanity, our relationship with technology and our morality in general. Watching this film in 2022 was funny because the action of the film, released in 1982, takes place in the year 2019. That is, it was set in a future that, now, is past for me and never materialized (and I'm glad). The film's plot is not easy: humanity colonized other planets while destroying Earth, and created very realistic human androids while destroying itself. However, the androids, called replicants, got out of control, and are now hunted and killed, or used for the most vile purposes. The metaphors are clear, there is a lot of philosophical material, and it leaves us thinking for a long time. Ridley Scott gives us, with this film, one of his masterpieces. The film is magnificent in every way, and it is worth giving it the time it needs to surprise us. It creates a neo-noir plot where nobody is innocent or angelic, and where danger is everywhere. The lighting, the shutters on the windows, the indispensable “femme fatale”, all the classic components of noir are here, in a frankly colorful film with sets and landscapes that combine the most grandiose futurism with the decadence and dirt of the world we destroy. The dialogues are memorable and full of deeply symbolic moments. The characters are rich, dense and complex, and it's extraordinary to think that we still don't really understand, after several decades, whether the main character is human or not. In fact, it seems that time has not passed for this film: if we think that it is from the early 80s, it is incredible that it is so visually powerful and that it has such good cinematography. It looks like a movie made ten years ago. The sets and costumes couldn't be better, and the special effects are stunning. The soundtrack, composed by Vangelis, is smooth and hypnotic. Adding to all this, we have Harrison Ford, in one of the most underrated works of his career. He does a really good job, and he deserved more recognition for that. Sean Young also deserves a round of applause for the way he brought his character to life, a replicant who really thinks she's human. There are other very good actors, and we can highlight Rutger Hauer in particular, but they do not match this duo of artists.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Jun 18, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

This time, it is Ridley Scott's turn to offer us his prognostication of a future wherein corporate America has, ostensibly benignly, introduced the ultimate in labour saving devices - androids called "replicants" - which have a look and feel of people about them. These "Nexus" creations can turn their hands to just about anything, but when the latest off-world models rebel, all of their cousins become outlawed and it falls to the "Blade Runners" to track them down and destroy them. "Deckard" (Harrison Ford) is one such operator who is called back out of his retirement to identify four of these highly adaptable and intelligent robots and this perilous task takes him to the heart of their manufacturer run by the fiendishly clever but unscrupulous "Tyrell" (Joe Turkel), and into a web of duplicity surrounding their controlling protocols and maybe even a fifth, almost impossible to recognise "replicant", whom - unlike it's contemporaries - has no idea that it isn't human. Ford is on cracking form here, as is Rutger Hauer - the android leader "Batty" and the dark, frequently rainy imagery contributes wonderfully to this seedily presented story of greed and manipulation set amongst a grittily dank and hostile environment that offers little, visually anyway, by way of hope or relief. It has a film-noir look and feel to it, and Scott keeps it moving well, keeps the dialogue sparse - though impactful, and the whole thing develops cinematographically some of the pretty profound questions brought up in the original Philip Dick novel about just what constitutes humanity. Just shy of two hours - it flies by, especially on a big screen where the visuals and audio still work wonders.

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Cast 24
Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Deckard

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Batty

Sean Young

Sean Young

Rachael

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Gaff

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Bryant

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Pris

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Sebastian

Brion James

Brion James

Leon

Joe Turkel

Joe Turkel

Tyrell

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

Zhora

James Hong

James Hong

Chew

Morgan Paull

Morgan Paull

Holden

Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson

Bear

Hy Pyke

Hy Pyke

Taffey Lewis

Bob Okazaki

Bob Okazaki

Sushi Master

Carolyn DeMirjian

Carolyn DeMirjian

Saleslady

Ben Astar

Ben Astar

Abdul Ben Hassan

Dawna Lee Heising

Dawna Lee Heising

Showgirl (uncredited)

Alexis Rhee

Alexis Rhee

Geisha #1 (uncredited)

Judith Burnett

Judith Burnett

Ming-Fa (uncredited)

Leo Gorcey Jr.

Leo Gorcey Jr.

Louie - Bartender (uncredited)

Charles Knapp

Charles Knapp

Bartender (uncredited)

Jiro Okazaki

Jiro Okazaki

Policeman (uncredited)

Doug Benson

Doug Benson

Police Officer (uncredited)

Crew 33
David L. Snyder

David L. Snyder

Art Direction

Brian Tufano

Brian Tufano

Additional Photography

Steven Poster

Steven Poster

Additional Photography

Jordan Cronenweth

Jordan Cronenweth

Director of Photography

Michael Kaplan

Michael Kaplan

Costume Design

Michael Westmore

Michael Westmore

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Bud Yorkin

Bud Yorkin

Presenter

Run Run Shaw

Run Run Shaw

Presenter

Gary Combs

Gary Combs

Stunt Coordinator

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong

Stunt Double

Charles A. Tamburro

Charles A. Tamburro

Stunts

Gary Epper

Gary Epper

Stunts

Gary McLarty

Gary McLarty

Stunts

George Sawaya

George Sawaya

Stunts

Gilbert B. Combs

Gilbert B. Combs

Stunts

Jeannie Epper

Jeannie Epper

Stunts

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

Stunts

Tony Cox

Tony Cox

Stunts

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

Thanks

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

Director

Newt Arnold

Newt Arnold

First Assistant Director

Ana Maria Quintana

Ana Maria Quintana

Script Supervisor

Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

Supervising Editor

Mike Fenton

Mike Fenton

Casting

Run Run Shaw

Run Run Shaw

Producer

Vangelis

Vangelis

Original Music Composer

Doug Hemphill

Doug Hemphill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ron Bartlett

Ron Bartlett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Karen Baker Landers

Karen Baker Landers

Supervising Sound Editor

Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Trumbull

Visual Effects

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

Novel

David Webb Peoples

David Webb Peoples

Screenplay

Hampton Fancher

Hampton Fancher

Screenplay

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US Release Dates 6

Jun 25, 1982

R Theatrical

Sep 11, 1992

Director's cut

Theatrical

Mar 26, 1997

DVD

R Physical

Sep 29, 2007

Final cut, New York Film Festival

Theatrical

Dec 18, 2007

Blu-ray

R Physical

Sep 5, 2017

4K UHD

R Physical

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