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"The Running Man" is set in a dystopian future where the United States has been transformed into a totalitarian state known as "The Republic of America." The story revolves around Ben Richards, a regular man who finds himself participating in a deadly game show called "The Running Man," where prisoners are forced to fight to the death against "hunters" for the entertainment of the masses.

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