

- Pleasantly surprised with this movie, is not just "another soulless action flick", it has heart, a good story and, yes, cool action scenes too... and damn! Leila George is gorgeous! Prepare yourself a big bucket of popcorn and prepare to stay at the edge of your seat for about 1 hour and 25 minutes...
- Take Alan Ritchson (the *Reacher* giant), pair him with Owen Wilson, and unleash a criminal cartel led by a cynical Rodrigo Santoro against them. That is exactly what this is: a 98-minute shot of pure adrenaline where the laws of physics are treated as optional. The plot is incredibly simple, but director Scott Waugh (a former stuntman) transforms an urgent medical transport mission into a wild, spectacular high-speed chase. Action fans will go crazy for the breakneck pace and the brawls; even skeptics who might roll their eyes at the clichés will still enjoy the banter and the excellent chemistry between this "odd couple." It won’t win an Oscar for its screenplay, but as a source of popcorn entertainment, it definitely makes the grade.
- Action is nice, but the main premise of the storyline is wrong. Not only can you split a donated liver for two recipients, it's regularly done, especially when one recipient is a small child. When such a central part of the plot is wrong I can't get over it to enjoy the rest. Also I'm getting Ritchson-fatigue, he is not a good actor, but he seems to be in everything. Maybe I overreact and I should just be happy that it wasn't Jason Statham. Thank god for that indeed.
- 🏃🏻♀️➡️🧰🏃🏻♀️➡️🏥 Runner ticks all the boxes. Acting, story, cinematography, sound design, message. Owen Wilson has never been easier, more natural, comfortable and honest. His character is annoying, charming, believable and someone you come to love. Ritchson brings nuance and texture to his role in a surprisingly subtle way, for a film so reliant on action. The relationships established throughout are interesting, complex and fully fleshed out. The story is simple: get something precious to the hospital by 5PM -- and then complications arise which engender the action, action, action. Some great camera work during these scenes. Some might say the action was larger than life, but what action movie isn't? Music was great, moving us from one scene to the next, and sound in general was awesome. Most importantly, the movie has a moral core, and regardless of cost, the heroism demanded to get that precious thing to the hospital is met. This is a terrific action film, but it's also a film with laughs, heart, and an important message. Go see it.
- Runner feels like an extended episode of Reacher, (complimentary). Alan Ritchson is perfectly at home and you can just see feel Angel Studios or Paramount slotting him into these action vehicles years, hoping to maybe put Jason Statham and Liam Neeson out of business. He’s certainly got an enormous on-screen presence. Owen Wilson’s character seems destined to be insufferable at first, but he’s got this uncanny charm that really sneaks up on you. Ritchson’s reaction to him mirrors my own…annoyed early on, but then gradually warming to his hokey energy. By the time they reached Ritchson’s ex’s house, the dynamic had settled into something surprisingly fun. Forgettable but decently fun.
- Alan was great and brings his Reacher persona to this movie while Owen Wilson plays himself and I realized I'm just not a fan of that and find him annoying. The action was good and over the top but didn't have any real life likel effects to them. The writing and directing were bad and just didn't make sense at times. (Shootout going on but everyone is acting like it's normal? this is Australia not America) Fun movie that I didn't regret watching.
- Alan Ritchson is a lot like Keanu Reeves - they can both only play themselves. I like seeing them in movies because their lack of acting skills actually keeps things consistent - I know exactly what I am in for. In the case of Ritchson - I expect watching Reacher and that is exactly what I am getting here. He is strong, he wins fights, people shoot at him, beat him up, stab him and he just walks it off. Is this a good movie? No - its plot is so mundane that I could have told you what happens before watching it and I would have been right. But if you happen to come back from work and just want to sit down, shut off your brain (that is a must here) and enjoy a mindless action movie, filled with clichés and action movie tropes - you might as well watch this one.
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Runner was released on 10 september 2026.
Runner was directed by Scott Waugh.
Runner has a runtime of 1 u, 37 m.
Runner was produced by Todd Garner, Alan Ritchson, Mark Fasano, Jeffrey Greenstein, Deborah Glover.
Oud militair Hank Malone krijgt de spoedopdracht om koerier Ben Bishop te begeleiden, die een donorlever moet vervoeren naar een jong meisje dat dringend een transplantatie nodig heeft. Maar ook de leider van een gevaarlijke misdaadorganisatie heeft het orgaan nodig. Hanks missie verandert plots in een klopjacht waarvan hij zelf het doelwit wordt. In een race tegen de klok moet hij alles op alles zetten om de achtervolging te overleven, het orgaan veilig af te leveren en een onschuldig leven te redden.
The key characters in Runner are Hank Malone (Alan Ritchson), Ben Bishop (Owen Wilson), Damian Zaldivar (Rodrigo Santoro).
Runner is rated 12.
Runner is an Action, Thriller, Komedie film.
Runner has an audience rating of 9 out of 10.
Runner has made US$ 6,4 mln. at the box office.



















