Variety
The characters are so thinly and predictably drawn, and the movie's supposed insights into the art of political compromise so banal, that nothing catches fire ...
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The Runner
The prolific Nic Cage is a Washington DC politician forced to confront dysfunction in his professional and personal life when he's forced to deal with both a sex scandal and the aftermath of 2010's BP oil spill.
2015Rating: MUSA
DramaThriller
- Director:
- Austin Stark (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Austin Stark
- Cast:
- Nicolas CagePeter FondaWendell PierceSarah PaulsonConnie NielsenBryan Batt
The Runner / Reviews
Time Out
Everyone loves Nicolas Cage the bug-eyed lunatic. Nicolas Cage the serious actor, that's a tougher sell.
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This brand of political soap opera is being done better on television by shows like "Scandal," where this story would be little more than a secondary plotline.
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