Rotten
This Michael Crichton robotic nightmare is so trite that the story seems lifted from Marvel Comics.
Variety Staff, Variety
Runaway
IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all.
1984 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Crichton
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Mr. Crichton has a much better feel for the film's gadgets than for its human players.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Once it turns from the hardware and the action to people, you can hardly believe your eyes or your ears.
Time Out
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