Parents Guide for
The Running Man (1987) More at IMDbPro »

Rated R for some strong violence and language.

It is implied that man tried to rape a woman.

Many people are shot but its rarely graphic.

Man's head explodes after his explosive collar detonates.Seen from a distance but very gruesome.

It's heavily implied that a crowd of people are massacred by helicopter gunfire.

Man pins a piece of paper to another man's back by stabbing him with a pen. Painful but comical.

A man is sliced between the legs with a chainsaw. (not seen) Some blood splatters on his face. This is also very gruesome, but is partly played for comedic effect.

A guy gets electrocuted.

Another guys also gets electrocuted.

A man's throat is sliced by barb wire; some blood squirts from his neck.

Character is electrocuted from a bullet hitting the sprinkler systems coming into contact with his outfit.

A woman has her neck broken and thrown into barbwire.

Two men have a fight with bloody results. One man is thrown into spikes. This is graphic.

Character is burned to death on-screen, mildly graphic.

Character finds few dead bodies in gruesome postion.

7 F-bombs, minor curse words throughout like shit, asshole, damn, etc.

The movie is intense throughout, in particular 'The Running Man' gameshow featured where unarmed "contestants" run gauntlets with masked characters trying to kill them with a variety of weapons (chainsaw, razor-sharp ice hockey sticks, flamethrower, electrocution)