Blade Runner 2049
Movie, 2017, The 2010s, Set in Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner 2049 is #9 of 11 in release order and #9 of 11 in chronological order in the Denis Villeneuve.
The story
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Blade Runner 2049 recap
In 2049, the Wallace Corporation makes obedient replicants, and K, a newer-model replicant, works as an LAPD blade runner retiring older Nexus models. After killing one, Sapper Morton, K finds a box buried under a tree containing the bones of a replicant woman who died in childbirth: Rachael, who escaped with Deckard. A replicant giving birth was believed impossible, and K's boss, Lieutenant Joshi, orders him to destroy all evidence so it doesn't lead to war. The industrialist Niander Wallace wants the child to unlock replicant reproduction and sends his replicant enforcer Luv after it. K's memory of a wooden horse turns out to be real, and he believes he may be the child. He tracks Deckard to a ruined Las Vegas. Luv kills Joshi, captures Deckard, and a replicant resistance tells K that the child was a girl.
Blade Runner 2049 ending explained
K realises he is not the child and his memory belongs to someone else. He stops Luv taking Deckard off-world and drowns her, wounded himself. He takes Deckard to meet his daughter, Dr. Ana Stelline, a memory designer who made K's memory. As Deckard walks into her lab, K lies down on the steps outside in the snow, possibly dying.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 is streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Where it fits
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as 'K'
- Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard
- Ana de Armas as Joi
- Dave Bautista as Sapper Morton
- Robin Wright as Lieutenant Joshi
- Sylvia Hoeks as Luv
- Mackenzie Davis as Mariette
- Jared Leto as Niander Wallace
- Carla Juri as Dr. Ana Stelline
- Hiam Abbass as Freysa
- Lennie James as Mister Cotton
- David Dastmalchian as Coco
Directed by Denis Villeneuve.