On July 25, 1982, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner was released to theatres. The film grossed approximately $6 million on its opening weekend, a meager sum, and critics at the time were divided in their opinions. Despite this, the film has established itself as one of the most popular and significant science fiction films of all time. Though labeled as a science fiction film, Blade Runner veers from the conventional template of a film of in that genre.
Blade Runner is an exemplification of the neo-noir genre, essentially a genre that defines modern films with elements of film noir.