Run

Run

1991 · 91 min · EN · R · 6.3 (48 votes)
Dir. Geoff Burrowes · Starring Patrick Dempsey, Kelly Preston, Ken Pogue, A.C. Peterson, James Kidnie, Sean McCann · Music Phil Marshall

Pursued by the mob, Hunted by the police...Luck was his only weapon, And she his only hope.

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While conveying a Porsche from Boston to Atlantic City, student Charlie has to make a stop due to engine trouble. Mistaken as rich, he's invited to a big poker game -- and wins big time. However Denny Halloran, son of a mighty mobster, is a bad loser and starts a fight. But he's also a bad fighter: he falls on his head and is dead. Now Charlie's in trouble; after he flees Halloran's father puts a reward on his head. Even the police won't help him against the mighty man... so Charlie has to run for his life.

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A relentless chase movie where a student's life spirals into a desperate fight for survival. The city becomes a maze of danger as he's hunted by a mobster's wrath. Pure, unadulterated 90s thriller energy.

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