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The Running Man mixes mayhem and humor in first trailer

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Summary
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52% Informative

Edgar Wright's take on Stephen King’s novel The Running Man hits theaters in November .

The film centers on a contestant on a game show where he's hunted by trained killers.

Despite the dark premise, the trailer has a fairly lighthearted tone, mixed in with all of the death and destruction.

VR Score

35

Informative language

22

Neutral language

69

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

Source diversity

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