Better Start Running

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Average Rating: 3.6/5

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Movie Info

In BETTER STARTRUNNING, an unexpected series of events turns everyday store clerk Harley (Alex Sharp) into a wanted man... and even more unexpectedly, he finds himself on the run with the girl of his dreams (Analeigh Tipton). FBI Agent McFadden (Maria Bello) is determined to crush him and wants to teach her rookie partner (Karan Soni) how it's done. But while the agents pursue their culprit, our hero has loftier pursuits. He kidnaps his Vietnam vet grandfather (Jeremy Irons) to reunite him with the love of his life, picks up a try-hard beatnik hitchhiker (Edi Gathegi) with a secret of his own, and against all common sense follows a roadside attractions map with a mysterious history. As the agents get closer and closer with every stop, this eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Comedy
Directed By:

Brett Simon
Written By:

Chad Faust, Annie Burgstede
In Theaters:

Oct 12, 2018 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 12, 2018
Runtime:

92 minutes
Studio:

Freestyle Digital Media

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Cast

Analeigh Tipton
as Stephanie

Maria Bello
as Agent McFadden

Jane Seymour

Jeremy Irons
as Garrison

Edi Gathegi
as Fitz Paradise

Karan Soni
as Nelson

Alex Sharp
as Harley

Chad Faust
as Dale Hankey

Chloe Catherine Kim

Emily Fitz
as Kendra

Sandhya Chandel
as Inn Owner

Carly Tamborski
as Flea Market Shopper

Anita Farmer Bergman
as Flea Market Shopper

Jerry Pope
as FBI Agent

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Critic Reviews for Better Start Running

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An accomplished cast does what it can to bring the material to life, but it's tough to add fine emotional shading to characters so thick and cartoonish.

Oct 11, 2018 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic
Better Start Running is dark, funny and sweet. The film acts as a refreshing palate cleanser from everything else out there.

Nov 7, 2018 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…

Chris Salce
Film Threat
It meanders around when a commitment to even one theme or tone would have been most admirable.

Oct 27, 2018 | Full Review…

Tynan Yanaga
Film Inquiry
Plenty of compassion fills this sweet story, as the unbalanced FBI agent bears down and freedom seems unlikely.

Oct 18, 2018 | Full Review…

Anne Brodie
What She Said
Slow-footed sentimental road comedy which Jeremy Irons, as a mean-mouthed Vietnam vet from Kentucky, almost makes worthwhile.

Oct 14, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Movie Nation
It's difficult to find specific faults with the picture's construction when so much of it doesn't work.

Oct 11, 2018 | Rating: D+ | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com