“The Running Man” (2025) Free Screening

Set in a near-future society, “The Running Man” centers on the most popular program on television, a lethal competition in which contestants must evade capture for 30 days while being pursued by professional assassins. The show thrives on spectacle and ratings, turning survival into mass entertainment.

Ben Richards enters the competition out of desperation, persuaded by the program’s ruthless producer after struggling to secure money needed to care for his ill daughter. As the game unfolds, Richards resists the rules designed to ensure his defeat. His endurance, instincts, and refusal to conform begin to disrupt the broadcast, drawing public attention and exposing the machinery behind the entertainment system itself.