While Ridley Scott’s directing career is still thriving, many consider Blade Runner to be his greatest film. The 1982 movie transports audiences to a dystopian future where bioengineered “replicants” perform hard labor, but when they go rogue, law enforcement agents, known as blade runners, must hunt them down and eliminate them. The film was initially a box office flop but has since become a sci-fi classic.
A sequel, Blade Runner 2049, was released in 2017, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling as K, a replicant who works as a blade runner. The story follows K’s quest to find Rick Deckard, the original blade runner, to uncover the truth about his own creation.
Unfortunately, the original Blade Runner is currently not available to stream on major platforms. However, Blade Runner 2049 can be streamed on Paramount+ for $7.99 per month.
For those looking to rent or buy the films, options are available. Blade Runner can be rented or bought on Amazon, Fandango, Microsoft, and Spectrum for $3.99 or $12.99. Blade Runner 2049 can also be rented or bought on these platforms, with a slightly more affordable purchase price of $7.99.
The Blade Runner franchise is a cyberpunk science fiction series originating from Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The franchise has expanded to include a sequel film, short films, an anime series, upcoming TV series, video games, and comics, all exploring the rich and complex world of Blade Runner.
