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Colin Price
Kate Haber
Deborah Price
Frank Legrand
Mark Lavin
Rayne Price
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All Critics (38) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (29)
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Everyone loves Nicolas Cage the bug-eyed lunatic. Nicolas Cage the serious actor, that's a tougher sell.
November 2, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
The Runner never approaches the keen insight and social satire of political films such as The Candidate, Primary Colors or Bulworth.
August 27, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 -
Stark repeatedly squanders the decent supporting cast, revealing scant backstory that would enhance the often vague character motivation on display.
August 7, 2015 | Full Review… -
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.
August 7, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
Cage's performance is as fuzzy as his character's sense of bearings.
August 6, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
A hollow, listless political drama that could have been a contender.
August 6, 2015 | Full Review…
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Nov 30, 2015So 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.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Oct 03, 2015A 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.Dann M Super Reviewer
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Aug 09, 2015As 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.Ian W Super Reviewer
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