Sacha Molitorisz Sydney Morning Herald Apr 23, 2026

A dazzling cult classic that oozes ambience.

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Michael Walsh The Province (Vancouver) Apr 14, 2026

Into this superficially simple detective drama, Scott has built a complex set of moral questions. Visually stunning, his Blade Runner offers us an otherworldly nightmare.

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Clotilde Chinnici Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 14, 2024 4.5/5

Thanks to its powerful visuals and brilliant acting, it is a movie that does not get old: no matter how many times you revisit it, there will always be some new elements or symbolism that stand out with each rewatch.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Aug 20, 2024 4/4

Rarely in the annals of film history has a movie received a complete critical and popular reevaluation in as short a period of time as Blade Runner (and those of us who championed it since Day One plugged it at every opportunity).

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Jan 12, 2024

One of the 1980s greatest sci-fi films—or greatest films, period.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 19, 2023

This movie loses track of the few expectations it sets up, and the formlessness adds to a viewer's demoralization -- the film itself seems part of the atmosphere of decay.

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Howard Waldstein CBR Jul 18, 2023

Rutger Hauer's "tears in the rain" monologue is just about the greatest science-fiction monologue to ever exist.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Apr 8, 2023

It’s an overwhelming, immersive experience, a total creation of a possible future so complete that you don’t need exposition to know how we got from here (whether release date 1982 or whenever you manage to see it) to there (Scott’s 2019).

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John Brosnan Starburst Jul 29, 2022

A masterpiece.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 21, 2022 4/4

Philip K. Dicks frequent exploration of perceived realities that begin to breakdown upon inspection, and thus define the fragile, shattered nature of existence and humanity, is brought to awe-inspiring life through Blade Runner.

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Peter Stack San Francisco Examiner Nov 11, 2021 2/4

A disjointed, implausible sci-film so trapped in photographic maneuvers that it's lifeless.

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Ginger Varney L.A. Weekly Nov 10, 2021

One of the more imaginative and less realized movies of this or any year. Scott directs as if he were a doctor about to deliver some giant conception, and never once notices that this mountain of a movie is giving birth to little more than a mouse.

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Scott Cain Atlanta Journal-Constitution Nov 9, 2021 3/5

Ridley Scott ought to be a set decorator, rather than a director. In Blade Runner, he loses sight of the story while devoting all his attention to decor and lighting. The decor and lighting, it must be admitted, are stupendous.

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Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast Oct 2, 2021

Some of us saw it and loved it early. Some of us saw it later in life or in broken forms before coming to love or respect it.

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Sarah Brinks Battleship Pretension Apr 1, 2021

If a machine thinks independently, feels, and even loves, is it alive? How do we decide who/what deserves a chance at life and freedom? Blade Runner doesn't answer those questions...but it does make you think.

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Fico Cangiano CineXpress Podcast Dec 3, 2020 4.5/5

Without a doubt a seminal film for the science fiction genre. Ahead of its time, Ridley Scott gave us a visually stunning, mind-bending and soul-searching masterpiece. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jay Boyar Buffalo Courier-Express Sep 4, 2020 3/5

Everything, from the punkish clothing to the compact gadgetry, comments wittily on the present while also establishing a coherent future.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 31, 2020 10/10

The set designs and overall look of the film are nothing short of inspired.

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Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Jul 16, 2020

This is one of the great visions ever put on screen, a massive and formative illustration of world building.

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Tom Meek Cambridge Day Apr 6, 2020 4/4

The score by Vangelis amplifies the emotion of every scene seamlessly, and enough can't be said about the production design by Lawrence G. Paull and visual effects by Douglas Trumbull.

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