Runaway
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Runaway

IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all.

5.6 / 10 1984 1h 40mPG-13 English
Science FictionCrimeThrillerDrama

Storyline

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.

Cast & Crew

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Jack R. Ramsay

Lead
Cynthia Rhodes

Cynthia Rhodes

Officer Karen Thompson

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

Dr. Charles Luther

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Jackie Rogers

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Marvin

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Chief

Joey Cramer

Joey Cramer

Bobby Ramsay

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

David Johnson

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Crichton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Runaway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker