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2026 · Movie · 1h 26m · PG-13

The Runner

CriticsCritics: 20
AudienceAudience: 4.4

During her morning run through London, a determined lawyer receives a call saying her young son has been kidnapped. To save him, she must follow a series of ruthless instructions while racing across the city, balancing a dangerous legal case against an urgent fight to protect her child.

My take

You may enjoy this if you like brisk, deadline-driven action thrillers such as Blacklight, but it may disappoint viewers seeking believable plotting or fresh ideas; Not for you if implausible twists quickly ruin the tension.

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Cast

Damian LewisGal GadotRory WilmotAlfred EnochPhoenix Di SebastianiNathan KirbyMillicent WongHélder Fernandes

Director

Kevin Macdonald

If tonight is a The Runner night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

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