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Running Scared (2006) | Ranked Top 14% · CriticCrunch

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Running Scared

Movie2006·122 min

Running Scared

Directed by Wayne Kramer

Action Crime Drama Thriller

A action crime film directed by Wayne Kramer.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 14%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About Running Scared

A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things spiral out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: survival of spirit, family dysfunction, betrayal, urban, new york, parent child, colleagues, anti hero, everyman, hidden identity, escape chase, race against time, organized crime, corruption

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Details

Director: Wayne Kramer
Language: English

Cast

Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga

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How Running Scared Ranks

All movies

Top 14%

2000s movies

Top 11%

Action movies

Top 17%

2000s Action movies

Top 16%

★Wayne Kramer films#1 of 4

Wayne Kramer's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Running Scared Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadhaunting

gritty

stylized

What it's about

hidden identityescape chaserace against timesurvival of spiritfamily dysfunctionbetrayalanti-heroeverymanparent childcolleaguesorganized crimecorruptionurbanNew York

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty