The Runaways

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The Runaways

2019

1h 48m

Adventure

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Three siblings go on the run from Social Services when their father dies.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The odd clash of physical comedy and Huckleberry Finn romanticism with the bleak reality of three vulnerable children targeted by cynical adults makes for a disorienting viewing experience.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 12, 2020

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

A frustrating, frequently baffling hodgepodge of moods, tones, influences and acting styles, The Runaways is a no-budget British indie that has epic ambitions and self-defeating formal ineptitude.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 10, 2020

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It needed something more stringent in the way of script development and script editing, and probably a bit more on the cutting room floor.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 9, 2020

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

This debut feature by writer-director Richard Heap is a refreshingly dark but also uplifting teen adventure.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 11, 2021

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Michael Williams

Battle Royale With Cheese

Overall The Runaways was a mixed bag, but I think the writer director has a lot of potential and is hitting on some interested and moving themes. The cast was undeniably stellar making this film hard to rate.

Feb 19, 2020

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Matthew Bond

The Mail on Sunday (UK)

It's nicely shot and has some funny lines, but plot holes abound in a film that is too underlyingly nasty to be the children's adventure that was clearly intended.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 14, 2020

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Aspires to be fantastic; Kristen Stewart is well cast but Dakota Fanning does not have the charisma to be a compelling lead singer; fun scene chewing by Michael Shannon

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

Three siblings go on the run from Social Services when their father dies.

Director: Richard Heap
Producer: Richard Heap, Mario Roberto
Screenwriter: Richard Heap
Production Co: Slackjaw Film
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2020
Runtime: 1h 48m

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