Summary
In a near-future, corporately run America, Ben Richards is framed and forced into a brutal televised hunt where contestants must survive for a huge cash prize. As Richards fights to survive and expose the system, he becomes a lightning rod for rebellion in a society addicted to spectacle.

Director
Edgar Wright

Writers
Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall (screenplay), based on the novel by Stephen King

Cast

  • Glen Powell as Ben Richards
  • Josh Brolin as Dan Killian
  • Colman Domingo as Bobby “Bobby T” Thompson
  • William H. Macy as Molie Jernigan
  • Lee Pace as Evan McCone
  • Michael Cera as Elton Parrakis
  • Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams
  • Katy O’Brian as Laughlin

Rotten Tomatoes: 64%

Metacritic: 55

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  • IronBird@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 days ago

    damn, maybe this is just down to me being recently awakened or something but goddamn is it depressing how this seemingly same cycle has been going on for so long

    (and yes, i know it goes a lot further back than 82)