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The Runner

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After a troubled young teen is busted for cocaine possession, the police give him a choice: cooperate or spend 10 years in prison. As he's forced to confront a local drug kingpin, his addictions spiral further and further out of control.
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Phil Hoad Guardian 11/14/2022
3/5
Rooted thoroughly in its protagonist’s introspection, The Runner makes up for what it lacks in thriller pacing with an ambitious depth of fraughtness. Go to Full Review Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com 09/20/2022
4/10
Average film about teen's drug involvement made a little special by the performance of Cameron Douglas. Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 08/24/2022
2/5
Bursting with cheesy bravado, this thriller plays out with a straight face, or rather several overacting ones. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 08/21/2022
Visually stylish, but often dull, vapid and undercooked. Edouard Philipponnat gives a charismatic performance, though. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media 08/21/2022
1/5
Surface-level, slick, and vacant, this drug-centric teen drama deals in spoiled, unlikable characters. As a result, it can't generate any suspense or emotions with its by-the-numbers drug-bust story. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 08/19/2022
More familiar than fresh, this uneven coming-of-age drama feels more contrived than authentic in portraying the perils of the teenage drug trade. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerod S @jeroduptown 08/02/2023 The runner follows a troubled teen with no dad that agrees to narc on some local dealers in order to get out of a wrecked porsche. He also accidentally killed his girlfriend when she smoked his weed. See more a.l.jude p @judebd 09/06/2022 Deserves 4 star only for the performance of the lead, rest is trivial. See more Read all reviews
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Michelle Danner

Director

Elisabeth Röhm

Miranda Albers

Eric Balfour

Local Legend

Jessica Amlee

Liz

Nadji Jeter

Blake

Kerri Medders

Layla

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Movie Info

Synopsis After a troubled young teen is busted for cocaine possession, the police give him a choice: cooperate or spend 10 years in prison. As he's forced to confront a local drug kingpin, his addictions spiral further and further out of control.
Director
Michelle Danner
Producer
Michelle Danner, Brian Drillinger, Alexandra Guarnieri, Valerie Debler, Dario Kirola, Scott Martin, Jack Sheehan, Michael Thomas Slifkin
Screenwriter
Jason Chase Tyrrell
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
All in Films
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Teen Drug and Alcohol Use|Some Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2022
Runtime
1h 42m
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