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Running on Empty(1988)

PG-13

Movie1h 56mEnglishDrama, Romance, Crime

7.4

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74%

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Director: Sidney Lumet

Writer: Naomi Foner

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Overview

A family has spent years living under false identities after the parents’ past political act put them on the run. When their oldest child finds a rare chance at love and a future, the pull between staying loyal to family and finally choosing an independent life threatens their fragile stability.

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Pros: moving family bonds; strong performances; thoughtful coming-of-age | Cons: slow, drawn-out pacing; narrow story focus; some plot gaps

Will You Like This?

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, intimate drama about family loyalty, first love, and hard choices under pressure; Not for you if you need fast pacing or big thrills like A Perfect World.

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Spiritualized Kaos

Two teenagers live a romantic love story.

Mindless_City23

I''m a little late to watching this one, but it was pretty good. Whenever I watch River Phoenix''s movies, it makes me what could''ve been, because he had a ton of talent. Judd Hirsch was also good in this one too

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badelf

0/10

It's a little bit long for the sole issue that the script deals with. Other than that, very well played by all the leads, and Stanley Lumet did a decent job with the limited material.

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