The Runner2015
The Runner (2015)
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Critic Consensus: In spite of a promising premise and a roundly talented cast, The Runner is a disappointing outing to be viewed by only the staunchest of Nicolas Cage completists.
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Cast
as Colin Price
as Deborah Price
as Kate Haber
as Rayne Price
as Frank Legrand
as Mark Lavin
as Senator Owens
as Layla
as Daria Winston
as Algiers Levee Neighbor/Visitor
as Hal Provich
as Lucy Hall
as Dr. Haleman
as Bernadette Richards
as Maryellen Briggs
as Alyssa
as Lt. Jen Wyman
as Chris Wilcox
as Robby Haber
as Bryan Haber
as Brooke Davis
as Bill Musgrave
as Oysterman
as George Micah
as Kingfish Blogger
as Waitress
as Terrence Hall
as Veteran Journalist
as Housekeeper
as Lavin's Assistant
as Shrimper
as Time's Photographer
as Dan Smith
as Nurse
as Reporter
as Luke Harbor
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Critic Reviews for The Runner
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Everyone loves Nicolas Cage the bug-eyed lunatic. Nicolas Cage the serious actor, that's a tougher sell.
The Runner never approaches the keen insight and social satire of political films such as The Candidate, Primary Colors or Bulworth.
Stark repeatedly squanders the decent supporting cast, revealing scant backstory that would enhance the often vague character motivation on display.
These plot elements, and the actors, have all the makings of a truly juicy and thought-provoking political melodrama. So it's dispiriting to see filmmaker Stark create such a weird, jagged hash out of them.
Cage's performance is as fuzzy as his character's sense of bearings.
A hollow, listless political drama that could have been a contender.
Audience Reviews for The Runner
So boring. Full disclosure, I watched like only 20 minutes of this and holy shit I started falling asleep. I expect Nic Cage's films, whether they're good or bad (mostly the latter these days, but that's neither here nor there) to be entertaining. I wouldn't call this a bad film, although I might have ended up feeling that way had I watched the whole thing. It just doesn't do a good job of keeping your interest.
Super Reviewer
A thought-provoking political drama, The Runner explores the allures of power and corruption. Nicolas Cage stars as a Louisiana congressman who champions the recovery efforts after the 2010 BP oil spill, but he's soon brought down by a sex scandal and must struggle to rebuild his life. While it's an interesting character study, the plot's fairly mundane and predictable. Also, the pacing is rather slow and doesn't really build any tension. Yet despite the film's weaknesses, The Runner provides an intriguing look at the nature of politics.
Super Reviewer
As far as Nicholas Cage movies go this one instantly becomes one of his best. Not stellar by any means but far better than most he has put out recently. This movie could be the start of a long lost resurgence for Nicholas Cage and about time too.
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