Run
Run

Run

2020Movie90 minEnglish

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic51/100
Google Users84%
Director: Aneesh ChagantyGenres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Drama

Plot Summary

A reclusive, homebound teenager raises suspicions about her mother's controlling behavior and learns a dark secret about her own existence. As her condition worsens, she must fight for her life against the woman who raised her. The film follows her desperate attempt to uncover the truth and escape her perceived confinement.

Critical Reception

Run received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its suspenseful atmosphere, strong performances, particularly from Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen, and its efficient pacing. The film was also noted for its twists and turns, which many found effective in building tension.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its taut suspense and effective twists.
  • Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen deliver compelling performances.
  • A well-paced thriller that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.

Google audience: Audiences generally found "Run" to be a thrilling and suspenseful movie, with many appreciating the strong acting performances and the surprising plot developments. Some viewers felt the premise was a bit predictable, but most were satisfied with the overall execution and tension.

Fun Fact

Kiera Allen, who plays the wheelchair-bound daughter, is a real-life wheelchair user. Director Aneesh Chaganty intentionally cast an actor with a disability to portray a character with a disability.

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Alunauwie

Alunauwie

Run delivers a gripping psychological thriller rooted in the disturbing dynamic of a mother's obsessive control over her disabled daughter. While the story becomes predictable midway, the strong performances and suspenseful atmosphere keep ...
grace

grace

the film was good overall, but the manipulation and gaslighting were too easy to spot right off the bat. i don’t know if the director intended for it to be like that to show how chloe has been dealing with this her whole life. the plot twis...
Tejas Nair

Tejas Nair

I watched a lot of movies and it had been a long time (over the pandemic year/s) since I have seen such a gripping thriller involving a family. In Run, a mother and a daughter's relationship starts to strain when the latter suspects her mot...
Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Aneesh Chaganty's Searching was enough to add its debutant director-screenwriter to my list of "filmmakers to follow closely". Run solidifi...