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Run Amok

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A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget. In her striking debut feature, writer-director NB Mager boldly wades into the thorny aftermath of a school tragedy with thoughtfulness and a refreshing recentering of the young people most directly affected.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 2d
The execution is so lacking due to its half-formed ideas and its grating tone, that it all just crumbles before it comes remotely close to the finish line. Go to Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International 4d
Run Amok is too unfocused to fully come together as satire or commentary, and yet the picture seems an appropriately messy response to an American problem with no solution in sight. The film may have considerable flaws, but Mager hits a nerve. Go to Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman TheWrap 4d
The film’s darkly comic bravado is undeniably bracing. Go to Full Review Sean P. Means The Movie Cricket 2h
2.5/4
Mager sets up a tricky high-wire act with this premise, cleverly exposing the conflict when teens want to explore the history that their elders would rather forget. Alas, it’s not sustainable. Go to Full Review Sean Boelman FandomWire 1d
5/10
Although NB Mager’s film is somewhat effective as a character drama, it purports to be a satire. And if your metric for measuring the effectiveness of a satire is how much of its humor lands, Run Amok hits many a false note. Go to Full Review Kaveh Jalinous Under the Radar 1d
5.5/10
While NB Mager’s thoughtful and sobering Run Amok certainly benefits from its expanded 103-minute runtime, it does get bogged down by an overwhelming number of themes, particularly in its second half. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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NB Mager

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Alyssa Marvin

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Patrick Wilson

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Margaret Cho

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Sophia Torres

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Elizabeth Marvel

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget. In her striking debut feature, writer-director NB Mager boldly wades into the thorny aftermath of a school tragedy with thoughtfulness and a refreshing recentering of the young people most directly affected.
Director
NB Mager
Producer
Julie Christeas, Frank Hall Green
Screenwriter
NB Mager
Production Co
Tandem Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m