In spite of a promising premise and a roundly talented cast, The Runner is a disappointing outing to be viewed by only the staunchest of Nicolas Cage completists.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Austin Stark -
Producer -
Bingo Gubelmann , Benji Kohn , Glenn Williamson , Erika Hampson , Chris Papavasiliou , Austin Stark -
Screenwriter -
Austin Stark -
Distributor -
Alchemy -
Production Co -
Paper Street Films , KGB Media , Back Lot Pictures -
Rating -
R (Some Sexual Material|Language) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 7, 2015, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 27, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 30m