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Adapted from Craig Silvey's best-selling novel, Runt is a heartfelt and hilarious contemporary Australian family feature film set in the country town of Upson Downs. It tells the story of ten-year-old Annie Shearer and her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt, as they attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.
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Luke Buckmaster Guardian Despite being steeped in familiar elements, this is a very charming, heartwarming film. Throughout the runtime I could feel my mouth forming a big silly grin. Rated: 4/5 Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian This is a wonderful, uplifting film based on a big-hearted novel by one of Australia’s most gifted writers. It’s about love, friendship, kindness, pride and hope. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 20, 2024 Full Review Nadine Whitney The Curb Runt is a gorgeous tale about overcoming obstacles and being true to who you are. Kind lies, gentle affirmations, and deserved come-uppance for the bad guys will make any audience declare “Thank ewe,” to John Sheedy and his wondrous world. Jan 2, 2025 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ A delightful tale of dogged determination, dastardly behaviour and the odd minor disaster, Runt's girl-and-her-canine-companion not only win the hearts of two nations, but also cinema-going audiences of all ages. Rated: 4/5 Oct 9, 2024 Full Review Jim Schembri jimschembri.com In what is shaping up as one of the sorriest years for Australian cinema in recent memory, it’s pleasing to see a local film that actually has some idea about what it’s doing and who it’s for. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 3, 2024 Full Review Stephen A. Russell ScreenHub The Shearers are magnificent company and Runt zips along at a rollicking pace – both pawsome actor Squid, and the film he steals like butcher’s sausages. Sep 24, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elisha I This one didn’t really land for me. The premise had potential, but the execution felt uneven—like it wasn’t sure if it wanted to lean into gritty drama or something more stylized. Some moments were solid, but overall it dragged and didn’t leave much of an impact. A couple of performances stood out, but the story just didn’t hold enough weight to keep me invested. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/17/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Les N Reminded me of Babe. What was with the bird at the end? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Audience Member Such a loving Australian dog film the whole family will enjoy Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this Australian movie, the quintessential Aussie battler family story. Very sweet partnership of Annie Shearer and Runt the extremely fast canine albeit nervous in front of a crowd. A great Aussie cast with Lily LaTorre perfect as Annie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Effie H Boring as, felt like an ad, I've seen more interesting stuff in the newspaper. Makes all Australians look like outback poor folks Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Adapted from Craig Silvey's best-selling novel, Runt is a heartfelt and hilarious contemporary Australian family feature film set in the country town of Upson Downs. It tells the story of ten-year-old Annie Shearer and her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt, as they attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.
Director
John Sheedy
Producer
Jamie Hilton, Craig Silvey
Screenwriter
Craig Silvey
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
See Pictures
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 5, 2025
Runtime
1h 31m
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