The 17th Secret Screening brought Edgar Wright’s The Running Man to Cineworlds early with Glen Powell sprinting onto the screen for this action-packed dystopian thriller.
A reboot of the 80s Arnie movie, The Running Man follows a desperate man, Ben Richards, who enters into a reality TV gameshow in order to win a life-changing amount of money that could help his sick daughter. In the show, he must go on the run for 30 days and evade a group of hunters who, if they manage to catch Ben, will kill him.
Arriving at Cineworld on 12th November, Saturday night’s Secret Screening was a hit with attendees. Read on for a marathon of reviews.
The clue is in the name, but The Running Man certainly features a whole lot of cardio, and it left us all feeling quite breathless – and not just because Glen Powell is a good looking chap. Sue was left feeling pretty exhausted by the end of the Secret Screening, but in a good way!
Loved #TheRunningMan Non-stop action right through - it left me exhausted!
— Sue Ginda 🏴🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧Ⓥ (@SueGinda) November 8, 2025
And Sue wasn’t the only one who was so here for the action. Glen Powell might well be the next Tom Cruise!
Brilliant, wasn't a dull moment in the entire film
— Thomas (@itssimba.bsky.social) (@ItsSimba567) November 8, 2025
In fact, move aside Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, a new 2025 action movie hit is taking the podium.
Great fun, real action packed movie! Very entertaining, one of the best action movie of the year 👏
— Charlie (@crazymadcookie) November 8, 2025
It got its seal of approval from Stephen King fans!
I really enjoyed Edgar's take adapting the book. Well worth going to see.
— Steven Ward (@smwarduk) November 8, 2025
Such a hugely fun time from start to end. Extremely fun like your usual Edgar Wright joint but it’s also strangely thought provoking too with themes and messaging hugely relevant to today.
— Kyle Snape (@kylemsnape) November 8, 2025
As a Stephen king fan, it was great
— Samantha Broughton (@scoobycavalier) November 8, 2025
In fact, it’s been a great year for Stephen King adaptations…
An entertaining action film, and an interesting companion piece to The Long Walk both being based on King books about murder as entertainment in a dystopian America. Glenn Powell was superb and there was strong support from Colman Domingo & Josh Brolin.
— The Fourth Dimension (@Mike_J_Lord) November 9, 2025
And Mike wasn’t the only attendee equally impressed and moved by the scarily relevant themes explored in The Running Man either…
Such a hugely fun time from start to end. Extremely fun like your usual Edgar Wright joint but it’s also strangely thought provoking too with themes and messaging hugely relevant to today.
— Kyle Snape (@kylemsnape) November 8, 2025
And for original evangelists, Francis reckons Arnie’ll love it, too.
Love it and like arnie would say .. pic.twitter.com/cElTCaeL5o
— Francis Reyes (@TheFrancisReyes) November 8, 2025
In fact, James can’t wait to see it again when it's released later this week!
Knew you wouldn’t let us down on a Saturday night! Loved it - Edgar Wright delivered a fun action packed blast of a film! A remake that’s worth seeing! Glen Powell was brilliant too. I’ll be back for a second viewing in IMAX next week 🤩
— James Stewart (@jambon75) November 8, 2025
Which is a great reminder that you can watch The Running Man in a number of special formats! Kayden is going to see it in 4DX!
Sad I missed it but can’t wait to see it next weekend in 4dx
— Kayden Hinchcliffe (@KaydenHinchcli1) November 8, 2025
Uh, Shaun, we reckon you must be lost. Wicked: For Good is out next week… Ba dum tsh!
Wicked film full of action
— Shaun (@shaunmook) November 8, 2025
And we couldn’t possibly forget about you Letterboxd folk…
Bianca is here to give a shoutout to Glen Powell’s towel – both a blessing and a curse.
Rachel also thought it was a decent reboot from the Arnold Schwarzenegger special.
Harry was also here for the towel, but we can all collectively agree we’re here for more Lee Pace face time.
And Chiara has definitely stolen our elevator pitch for The Running Man, but we’re not mad because we totally agree!
Make sure you get your tickets for The Running Man. Arriving at Cineworld on 12th November.
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