2017 · 164 min · R

Blade Runner 2049

Name: Blade Runner 2049
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 164 min
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Science Fiction, Drama

Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is a Science Fiction film, directed by Denis Villeneuve set in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the near future. It runs 164 minutes and is rated R.

A dystopian, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of identity, memory & nostalgia, and freedom & oppression run throughout.

Composer

Hans ZimmerBenjamin Wallfisch

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Cast

Ryan GoslingHarrison FordAna de ArmasDave BautistaRobin WrightSylvia HoeksMackenzie DavisJared Leto

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Los Angeles Las Vegas

Setting

Urban

When

Near Future

Premise & themes

Premise

Dystopian

Themes

Identity Memory & Nostalgia Freedom & Oppression

Tone

BleakMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

1954
A Star Is Born
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. George Cukor
1974
A Woman Under the Influence
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. John Cassavetes
2002
Adaptation.
Los Angeles · New York City · Florida — 1990s
Urban · Wildernessdir. Spike Jonze
1980
Airplane!
Los Angeles · Chicago — 1980s
dir. Jim Abrahams
2023
American Fiction
Boston · Los Angeles — 2020s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Cord Jefferson
1998
American History X
Los Angeles — 1990s
Urbandir. Tony Kaye

Blade Runner 2049

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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