🎬 Drama, Romance, Crime

Running on Empty

"They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his."

⭐ 7.4/10 1988 1h 56m Dir. Sidney Lumet

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The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.

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7.4/10 353 votes

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Year
1988
Runtime
1h 56m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.4/10
Votes
353
Genre
Drama, Romance, Crime
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎭 Crime 🎬 Sidney Lumet 👤 Christine Lahti 👤 River Phoenix 👤 Judd Hirsch
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Running on Empty has a runtime of 1h 56m (1 hour and 56 minutes).
Running on Empty was directed by Sidney Lumet and released in 1988.
Running on Empty is a Drama, Romance, Crime film (1988).
The cast of Running on Empty includes Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry, Martha Plimpton.
Running on Empty has a TMDB rating of 7.4/10 based on 353 votes.

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