The Runner

Overview
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.
Reviews (4)
Brent Marchant (Rated: 4)
Pulse-pounding deadline-based thrillers have become a common source of action-adventure viewing over the years. These largely formulaic offerings are often fairly predictable, with their outcomes frequently obvious well in advance, the only variable generally being the routes their narratives take t...
The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy (Rated: 2)
You've seen this film before.
When it was 1995's NICK OF TIME and DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, 2002's PHONE BOOTH, 2003's OUT OF TIME, 2005's RED EYE, or even Netflix's CARRY-ON (2024) -- well, you get the idea.
Films like THE RUNNER do not happen in a vacuum. And the...
Sierbahnn (Rated: 5)
I think we have to conclude that this movie is just not any good. The premise has been seen before in many movies and it hasn't gotten better with time. With surveillance technology, it should have actually improved, but it just appears to be the same old thing. We also have to come to the conclusio...
Zeus (Not rated)
0/10 stars review ratings from me. Its a drop.
Not to be mistaken with another runner from the actor from Reacher. This number is with Gal Gadot . The similarity is too uncanny with another movie when her son was kidnapped while she is out jogging.
The trick is to keep her runni...
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