Film201590 min

The Runner

Name: The Runner
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Bryan Batt

Taste attributes: dramaslowheavycomplex relationship

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"Power always comes at a price"

Boxlist takeUnhurried and weighty: a drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

4.8 /10

TMDB · 131 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminated with corruption, scandal and deceit.

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