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- 2020
- PG-13
- Hulu
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- PG-13
- Hulu
- 1 h 30 m
Summary They say you can never escape a mother’s love... but for Chloe (Kiera Allen), that’s not a comfort — it’s a threat. There’s something unnatural, even sinister about the relationship between Chloe and her mom, Diane (Sarah Paulson). Diane has raised her daughter in total isolation, controlling every move she’s made since birth, and there ...
Directed By: Aneesh Chaganty
Written By: Sev Ohanian, Aneesh Chaganty
- 2020
- PG-13
- Hulu
- 1 h 30 m
- 2020
- PG-13
- Hulu
- 1 h 30 m
Run
67
7.2
Where to Watch
Summary They say you can never escape a mother’s love... but for Chloe (Kiera Allen), that’s not a comfort — it’s a threat. There’s something unnatural, even sinister about the relationship between Chloe and her mom, Diane (Sarah Paulson). Diane has raised her daughter in total isolation, controlling every move she’s made since birth, and there ...
Directed By: Aneesh Chaganty
Written By: Sev Ohanian, Aneesh Chaganty
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
67
80% Positive
16 Reviews
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20% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
67
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Run is that rare beast that tells you in the trailer exactly what’s going to happen and still manages to surprise and shock you.
Run gives its dual leads a slim window for making first impressions and finding bases for their roles, which makes their performances and Chaganty’s direction doubly impressive.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 95 User Ratings
7.2
65% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
31% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
4% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 95 User Ratings
7.2
65% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
31% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
4% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
It's such a refreshingly unique thriller that doesn't stop putting me on the edge of my seat. The simplicity of the plot doesn't derail the tension at all, because the core idea is just so great, and the acting is totally on point. Please watch it! Highly recommended. It's on the level or maybe even transcends thrillers like Don't Breathe.
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You’ll be able to figure out where Run is headed pretty quickly, but that doesn’t detract from the precise thrills and campy fun along the way.
In spite of a few nail-biting sequences, Run is more of a slog than a sprint.
Whenever Paulson is on screen, she gives Run a much-needed jolt of vitality as this Munchausen’s-by-proxy monster in catalog knitwear. Her character’s devotion is as terrible as it is unshakeable, but what makes the turn so enjoyable is that it’s grounded in something recognizable — a soul-deep dread of being abandoned, hidden under a nurturer’s smile.
There’s enough go-for-broke and whiplash-inducing shifts in tone on display to suggest this filmmaking duo has a future, even when their characters don’t seem to have a past.
Forget the title; the film barely works itself up into a half-hearted trot. It isn’t even howl-worthy in its campiness or badness, with one notable exception.
It is just extremely predictable. Not bad, just generic. You will see each next plot line coming a mile away.
The ending for me was such an anti climax. If they would have made it more impactful i might have raised my score a little but nope. Overall i didn't mind it.
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A thriller for rookies. I can't explain it any other way, since the suspense it builds is basic AF.
Unluckily for this film its story is too thin and it relies a lot on the protagonist's disability in order for it to work.
It's basically like Misery because it ties the character to being unable to be more proactive in her escape due to her physical limitation, which the film manages to move at certain points so that the story progresses.
The problem is when you realize the enormous simplicity of its plot twist, and the empty background that is provided to the characters. And if you add that Sarah Paulson overacts too much, the little that Run achieves as a film of tension, it's just wanting to know where the thing is going to end; whether the girl escapes or dies, beyond that, there's no narrative satisfaction in its resolution. The revelation here, ends up being Kiera Allen, who manages to give authenticity to her anguish and who's also a true wheelchair user, so that's points for inclusion. For the rest, again, as I said, unless you're beginners in thrillers, you can argue that its suspense is effective, for my part, I found it totally missing.
Significantly disappointing.
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Well, Streamers, it seems that this season there will be new movies coming out like bargain hunters on Black Friday, except it’s still mostly online. Hulu premiered a thriller, Run, starring Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen this week. The sinister tagline of this movie is this: You Can’t Escape a Mother’s Love. Hmmm… let’s see.
Run is the story of Chloe Sherman (Allen), a wheelchair-bound homeschooled 17-year-old, whose mother, Diane (Paulson), is consumed by caring for the teen and is overprotective. Diane provides Chloe her medications, physical therapy, sets a strict educational curriculum and a stricter diet to manage all of Chloe’s ailments. As Chloe awaits acceptance from the colleges she’s applied to, Diane begins to tighten the already constricting reins; and Chloe begins to question her mother’s motives as things stop adding up. A sick child, who wants more freedom, and an overprotective parent, who resists at every turn – c’mon, you know where this is going.
Run is directed by Aneesh Chaganty, who wrote and directed the very engaging and original Searching (2018), which was similarly a thriller about a parent-child relationship. Unfortunately, Run isn’t even trying to be original. The twists are predictable and the turns are laughable. It fits right into the canon of Lifetime “Original” Movies of paint-by-numbers thrillers. The best part of this film is the feature debut of Kiera Allen. Allen is feisty and curious enough to make what her character does understandable, but the movie itself is just too obvious and ridiculous to be believed.
Ultimately, there’s nothing to run to in Run. If you’ve see one Lifetime movie, you’ve seen them all. Run does nothing to improve on this story. Although it’s less than 90 minutes, your time could be better used this weekend catching up with your family or friends or shopping online. Give Run one popped kernel, if you must.
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Production Company
Lionsgate
Release Date Nov 20, 2020
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline You Can't Escape a Mother's Love
Awards
Ruderman Family Foundation Seal of Authentic Representation
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hollywood Critics Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
