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Blade Runner (1982)

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Blade Runner
R
Drama
Sci-Fi
Action
Mystery

Release Date
June 25, 1982
Director
Ridley Scott
Runtime
117 minutes
Main Genre
Sci-Fi
Writers
Hampton Fancher , David Webb Peoples , Philip K. Dick , Roland Kibbee
Tagline
Man has made his match... now it's his problem.

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