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Blade Runner

Strong Contender Wins well above average
1982 · Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller · Ridley Scott

There's a difference between a film audiences like and one that wins brackets. Blade Runner does both — 57% across 105 head-to-head matchups. A flop on release that the culture spent decades catching up to — the kind of film whose hold creeps up on you. The plot is thin; what lingers is the rain-soaked neon sprawl that quietly became everyone's shorthand for the future, an image people carry around without remembering where they first saw it. Fans decide quickly — 2.0s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

Synopsis

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Round 1
66%
Where it thrives
Semifinals
44.4%
Finals
56.3%
9/16

The 22-point spread between best and worst round is notable, but the floor is high enough that it barely matters. Blade Runner competes from a position of strength at every stage.

The 80% rate against Star Wars is among the most lopsided in Blade Runner's history. Blade Runner 2049 at 66% is another comfortable win.

Dominates

In Original or Sequel? Classic Sci Fi, Blade Runner regularly reaches the final — then runs into Alien. At 44%, it hasn't found the answer.

Near the top of Ridley Scott's 4-film lineup on BingeBracket. Alien at 69% is the benchmark; Blade Runner at #2 isn't far behind.

Alien 69.2%
Prometheus 49.5%
BingeBracket Record
57%
Win Rate
#10 of 46 in Science Fiction #5 of 23 from the 1980s #2 of 4 Ridley Scott films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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Ranked #1 in Original or Sequel? Classic Sci Fi.

Deserved? Vote to keep it there.

Blade Runner #1
The Empire Strikes Back #2
Alien #3
Terminator 2: Judgment Day #4
The Terminator #5
Star Wars #6
Aliens #7
Blade Runner 2049 #8
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