Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.
← Find more movies

Runaway (1984)

100 min · Psychological Thriller, Sci-Fi, action film, crime film, science fiction film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend6.6k3.9kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

6.6k02025-09: 3,922 views2025-10: 5,291 views2025-11: 5,574 views2025-12: 5,848 views2026-01: 6,572 views2026-02: 5,001 views2026-03: 4,479 views2026-04: 4,083 views2026-05: 6,003 views2026-06: 4,876 views2026-07: 5,771 views2026-08: 5,742 views
Sep3.9kOct5.3kNov5.6kDec5.8kJan6.6kFeb5.0kMar4.5kApr4.1kMay6.0kJun4.9kJul5.8kAug5.7k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Michael Crichton

Cast

Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley

The story

In 1991, robots are commonplace. When they malfunction and become dangerous, they are "runaways" handled by a division of the police trained in robotics. Sgt.

Catalogue themes and tags

Computer Chip, Engine, Killer Robot, Metall, Wissenschaftlerin, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Science Fiction, Action, Film adaptation

Genres

Psychological Thriller, Sci-Fi, action film, crime film, science fiction film
Find trailer on YouTube ↗ Plot source & revision Wikipedia Wikidata Open Media Database

Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.

Your lists

Loading your lists…

Explore more movie themes

Stories and ideas

Time travel 236Space 248Heists 704Spies 868Time loops 40Dreams 189Artificial intelligence 96Aliens 402Robots 63After the apocalypse 431Revenge 270Survival 198Conspiracies 223Missing persons 43Road trips 6Courtroom 164Prison 510Friendship 773Family relationships 3,979Identity 481

Genres and styles

Science fiction 4,367Horror 8,213Comedy 19,326Drama 30,786Romance 9,639Action 9,279Adventure 7,234Thrillers 11,128Mysteries 3,777Crime 8,420Fantasy 3,690Animation 2,002Documentaries 8,595Musicals 4,133Music 4,133War 2,832Westerns 3,226Biography 3,019Historical 890Sport 1,150Silent films 3,359LGBTQ-related 2,187Teen 1,531Adult 1,020Independent 800Coming of age 1,388Monsters 1,076Slashers 1,085Erotic 818Buddy films 735Zombies 611Splatter 368Vampires 448Ghosts 538Parodies 1,080Superheroes 566Disasters 446Dystopian 421