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Run for Your Life

2014 · 85 min

A tense, emotionally heavy drama that follows a desperate mother's impossible choices, with a constant sense of dread and urgency.

Directed by
Michael M. Scott
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Amy Smart, Mark Humphrey, Lochlyn Munro
Overview
Journalist Meredith Redmond is a battered Canadian woman who flees Canada to escape her abusive husband, Robert. She settles in Seattle, but her now-remarried ex-husband eventually finds her. To protect her two children, she must choose between killing him herself, hiring someone to kill him, or disappearing with her children and assuming new identities. Based on a true story.

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Directed by
Michael M. Scott
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Amy Smart, Mark Humphrey, Lochlyn Munro
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Michael M. Scott
Written by
Benita Garvin
Starring
Amy Smart, Mark Humphrey, Lochlyn Munro, Aislyn Watson, Genea Charpentier, Patricia Harras, Jason Schombing, Tom McBeath
Music
Jeff Toyne
Cinematography
Anthony C. Metchie
Runtime
85 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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