The Runner
One hour. One chance to save her son.
2026 • 86 min • Thriller · Action
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 68 Audience · 556 · 100%
This intense thriller plunges us into a mother's desperate race against time to save her kidnapped son. A brilliant lawyer, Maia, must navigate a treacherous web of commands and betrayals, pushing her physical and emotional limits. It's a powerful look at a mother's unwavering love and resilience, featuring high stakes and constant peril. Younger viewers might find the suspense and danger too overwhelming, but it offers deep discussions for families with older teens.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 8/10
Heads up
- Intense, prolonged suspense
- Child in peril theme
- Emotional distress for characters
- Some frightening situations
What it models well
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Talk about it after
- How far would you go to protect someone you love?
- Discuss the difficult choices Maia had to make and why she made them.
- Talk about trust and betrayal in high-stakes situations.
- What emotions did this film evoke for you and why?
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (556)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt34564059
- Official site
- www.amazon.com