Edgar Wright takes Stephen King’s dystopia and gives it a razor-sharp, neon sprint. Glen Powell leads a cat-and-mouse thriller that toys with our love of spectacle.
Film details
- Director: Edgar Wright
- Runtime: 133 minutes
- Premiere: 13 November 2025
- Language & subtitles: English with Dutch subtitles
- Age rating: 16
- Where to watch: KINO, Cinerama
What’s the vibe?
In a near-future America ruled by ratings, out-of-work father Ben Richards joins a televised survival game to pay for his daughter’s treatment. If he stays alive for 30 days while professional hunters track him, he wins life-changing money. What he does not expect is to become a public favourite and a threat to the system that exploits him. Expect a pacey, stylised chase movie with sharp jabs at media spectacle and manufactured outrage.
Expect: dystopian satire, lethal game show tension, media manipulation, punk aesthetics, neon-lit chases, crowd psychology, father-daughter stakes.
Trailer
Check out the trailer below.
Why you might like it
- Eyes: kinetic set-pieces, hard cuts, TV-studio glare against rain-slicked streets.
- Heart: a parent’s gamble for a child’s future, complicity vs conscience in a crowd that keeps watching.
- Mind: questions about attention economies, algorithmic outrage, and what counts as truth when everything is a show.
Critical reception
At the time of writing, full review totals are still rolling in. Early chatter highlights Wright’s propulsion and Powell’s charisma, while debate centres on how fiercely the satire bites. Expect scores and consensus to firm up after opening weekend; this space is best updated once the numbers land.
Scene to watch for
An early on-air hunt that flips from glossy studio spectacle to raw street-level scramble; it nails the show’s fake polish vs real jeopardy.
Recommended pairing
Skip the heavy dinner and grab warm hand pies or a chunky focaccia to share on a late wander by the Maas; talk through your favourite hunt moment, pick a side on whether you would switch the cameras off, and if the weather is moody, ride the tram a few extra stops just to people-watch while you unpack the ending.
