Runner Runner

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Runner Runner

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2013

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Believing that he has been swindled, Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake) goes to Costa Rica to confront online-gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Block's promises of immense wealth and power have a seductive effect on Richie, until he learns the shocking truth about his new mentor. When Richie is coerced by the FBI to help bring Block to justice, he faces the biggest gamble of his life: outmaneuvering the two forces closing in on him.

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Critics Consensus

It has an impressive cast and an intriguing premise, but Runner Runner wastes them on a bland, haphazardly assembled thriller with very little payoff.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

The leads, including a demeaned Gemma Arterton, are sparkling high-rollers but no one really emerges a winner from this forgettable low-risk, low-stakes drama.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 6, 2017

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

The actors hit the jackpot, but only in terms of their paychecks. The audience gets a tension-free, tight-assed, Casino ripoff that leaves them thoroughly fleeced.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 11, 2013

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Director Furman and cinematographer Mauro Fiore make lovely work of the tropical light, but the film has none of the loose-limbed energy of Furman's stealth hit, The Lincoln Lawyer.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 11, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Though the film is over before it ever gets going, the good-looking cast doesn’t make the substance-free story worth enduring.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 22, 2022

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

The slickest piece of garbage you'll see all year.

Rated: D+

Sep 17, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Devoid of the flair of excelling in anything specific.

Rated: 5/10

Dec 4, 2020

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Leaburn O

This is a strangely downvoted thriller which may be a little paint by numbers but works just fine. Affleck and Timberlake are both pretty decent here but the casting of Arterton was very poor. A quick, simple, thriller which you’ll forget quickly but passes as good entertainment for an evening. Watched on DVD.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Frans B

Loved it, Brad Furman did a legit job with this one. Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake are tailor made for their characters, well whole cast is convincing in character. Good cinematography, nicely written. Enough action, suspense and twists. The clever manipulation will keep you occupied. Lots of intrigue and doubt. Undeserving of the negative reviews, imo. Good story, good fun and easy to watch

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Dan R

A bit of underrated movie in my opinion, story was a little predictable. However I still enjoyed the premise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Cinephemeride [

a film on which the critics have been much too harsh. It's not the film of the year but a good little thriller, unpretentious, modern and in tune with the times, much too underrated

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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Audience Member

It starts as a regular thriller, but it loses strength as it goes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

An all star cast, with a great story line and plot but the movie just wasn't that good.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

Believing that he has been swindled, Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake) goes to Costa Rica to confront online-gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Block's promises of immense wealth and power have a seductive effect on Richie, until he learns the shocking truth about his new mentor. When Richie is coerced by the FBI to help bring Block to justice, he faces the biggest gamble of his life: outmaneuvering the two forces closing in on him.

Director: Brad Furman
Producer: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Arnon Milchan, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Appian Way, New Regency Pictures, Double Feature Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.3M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Datasat

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