The Rundown

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The Rundown

PG-13

Released Sep 26, 2003

1h 44m

Adventure

Action

Comedy

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Beck (The Rock) is a tight-lipped bounty hunter who doesn't like to use a gun and accepts any job without asking questions. When Beck's employer, Walker (William Lucking), sends him to the Amazon to locate Walker's cocky son, Travis (Seann William Scott), Beck discovers a population controlled by a tyrannical treasure hunter (Christopher Walken). To survive, Beck and Travis must work together, without their affections for a mysterious rebel (Rosario Dawson) getting in the way.

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Critics Consensus

The Rundown doesn't break any new ground, but it's a smart, funny buddy action picture with terrific comic chemistry between Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

The Rock and Seann William Scott work up some nice comic chemistry, but it's the dependably warped Walken who steals the most scenes. The frenetically edited fight sequences will satisfy the blood lust of the target audience.

Mar 12, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Mildly entertaining action movie with The Rock.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

With charm, style and just a bit of winking intelligence, Johnson shows a magical ability to carry a picture from start to finish. If only the movie was worth the star's winning efforts.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 14, 2005

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

A buddy-adventure where Johnson's Beck and Scott's Travis trade laughs and punches while dodging Walken's ruthless warlord in the Amazon.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 26, 2025

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

The Rock and Scott play an unconventional buddy team that has a similar dynamic to Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run, but without the acting ability or comic touch.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 18, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The Rundown‘s tolerable and periodically engaging atmosphere is due almost entirely to the charm of (and chemistry between) The Rock and Scott’s respective figures...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 6, 2010

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Ed R

Not a bad action movie with studded star power.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Crude Dialogue and Adventure Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 22nd anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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thiago s

Filme legal, o roteiro é bacana, as cenas de ação são bacaninhas, o elenco é bom, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, a história é boa, do the rock junto com outroas pessoas irem para uma selva no brasil, com isso, eu até recomendo esse filme.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Rich S

Hey, I know we all paid to watch The Rock beat the crap out of people. But we would like a little bit of potatoes and green beans to make The Rundown a real movie meal.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Jay W

With the power of hindsight, it is funny to see how this movie would become the blueprint for all future Rock projects. Yes, it takes place in the jungle, where Johnson would make his home in both "Jumanji" and "Jungle Cruise". But even without that point, the whole thing just screams 'Rock Movie'. The action-comedy tone, the random fight scenes based on simple misunderstandings, the action being a series of quick cuts that are barely watchable, the bad CGI and even the way the story unfolds is all classic Dwayne Johnson style. Most importantly, the character he plays is the character he would go onto play in every movie going forward. Oh, and Christopher Walken is in this, and he is always a fun box of crazy. If you're a fan of The Rock, then this movie will be right up your alley. But if you think his movies are OK at best, this one is a run of the mill action movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Alex H

Disagree with some of the negative reviews like it had no plot well it has to have a plot to be film 4/5 as it does get slightly repetitive in places

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Synopsis

Beck (The Rock) is a tight-lipped bounty hunter who doesn't like to use a gun and accepts any job without asking questions. When Beck's employer, Walker (William Lucking), sends him to the Amazon to locate Walker's cocky son, Travis (Seann William Scott), Beck discovers a population controlled by a tyrannical treasure hunter (Christopher Walken). To survive, Beck and Travis must work together, without their affections for a mysterious rebel (Rosario Dawson) getting in the way.

Director: Peter Berg
Producer: Kevin Misher, Marc Abraham, Karen Glasser
Screenwriter: R.J. Stewart, R.J. Stewart, James Vanderbilt
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Universal Pictures, WWE Films, IM3 Entertainment, Misher Films, Strike Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Crude Dialogue|Adventure Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.6M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround

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