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The Runner

Name: The Runner
Genre: Thriller, Action
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Cast: Gal Gadot, Damian Lewis, Rory Wilmot, Alfred Enoch, Phoenix Di Sebastiani

2026 · 1h 26m · Thriller · Action

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Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obe…

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT

Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obey every ruthless command, and trust no one-each second a test of how far a mother will go to save her child.

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81/100

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WORTH ITMaia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obe…

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WHY THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU

01The setup points to a story driven by family relationships and their consequences

02A compact 86-minute runtime and a fast, momentum-first watch define the practical movie-night fit

03Its early 6.7/10 TMDB audience score is useful, but the vote count is still modest enough to treat it as supporting evidence rather than the whole verdict

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Should you watch The Runner?

The Runner belongs in your night if you want the relationships inside a family to matter as much as the plot. It is a fast, momentum-first watch, with a compact 86-minute runtime, and the Watch Profile puts attention at 4/10 and emotional impact at 6/10. The overall profile gives it a solid case when that experience matches your mood.

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