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Runaways
“Your Life Can Change”
8.0 / 10• 2004• 1h 43m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.
Cast & Crew
Austin O'Brien
Steve Moore
Lead
Demetrius Navarro
Mike
AP
Arielle Paul
Sally Donaldson
Esteban Powell
Andy
CS
Caitlin Sedio
Kristy Moore
Arif S. Kinchen
Marcus
SJ
Susan Johnston
Cheryl Moore
Carmine Caridi
Officer Brady
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brent Bambic's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Runaways is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
