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Ridley Scott’s 164-Minute Sci-Fi Movie Is Officially One of Streaming’s Biggest Hits

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Ridley Scott hasn’t exactly had a banner year so far, though there was plenty of anticipation surrounding his return to sci-fi with The Dog Stars. Scott enlisted a trio of massive stars in Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, and Margaret Qualley for his new sci-fi movie, but as it winds down its run at the box office, it’s set to finish as one of Scott’s lowest grossing movies ever. Scott clearly has bigger plans in the sci-fi genre, though — he announced just a few weeks ago that he’s developing a new Alien movie centered around Michael Fassbender’s character, David, from Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Scott may have taken a step back from directing as many movies in this advanced stage of his career, but he’s still heavily involved in many films as a producer through his Scott Free banner.

Ridley Scott is next in line to produce Blade Runner 2099, the first ever Blade Runner TV show set 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049. The new series stars Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), and it’s coming to Prime Video on November 25. Before the new series arrives on streaming, there’s no better time to rewatch one of the best sci-fi sequels ever made, Blade Runner 2049, which is finally streaming on Paramount Plus. The film has even had several runs into the top 10 this month after its long-awaited return to streaming. Scott did not direct Blade Runner 2049 after helming the original Blade Runner, but he settled on the perfect director in Denis Villeneuve to step behind the camera on the film.

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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?
The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.

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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
The first instinct is often the truest one.





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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely?
What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.





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What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.





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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.





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Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
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What would actually make survival worth it?
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You’d Survive In…

Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.

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The Resistance, Zion

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

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  • The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.


The Wasteland

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

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  • You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
  • You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
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Los Angeles, 2049

Blade Runner

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

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  • You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
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Arrakis

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

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  • Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
  • You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
  • Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
  • In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.


A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

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  • You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
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  • You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
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What Is ‘Blade Runner 2049’ About?

The official synopsis for Blade Runner 2049, which earned equally impressive scores of 88% from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new Blade Runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former Blade Runner who’s been missing for 30 years.” Neither Ryan Gosling‘s K nor Harrison Ford‘s Rick Deckard are expected to appear in Blade Runner 2099 later this year — the show is also confirmed to only be one season.

Check out Blade Runner 2049 on Paramount Plus and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Ridley Scott’s future projects.


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Release Date

October 6, 2017

Runtime

164 minutes

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Director

Denis Villeneuve

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Writers

Michael Green, Hampton Fancher

Producers
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Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Bud Yorkin, Cynthia Sikes, Carl Rogers, Dana Belcastro, Steven P. Wegner

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