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The Runner

Movie 2026 86 min M Thriller, Action
AMU 14+ * Quality ★★☆☆☆

Our take

This Prime Video thriller stars Gal Gadot as a London lawyer whose son is kidnapped during her morning run. She must keep moving and obey a caller's orders, including accessing court security to kill a witness, or her diabetic child dies. Kidnapping stress and coercion make it best for teens, not younger kids.

Uplifting themes

A mother's love drives Maia's desperate rescue effort. Variety finds the theme familiar and underdeveloped Maia shows determination and athletic skill protecting her son, though she is forced into criminal acts

Story (may spoil tone)

Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obey every ruthless command, and trust no one-each second a test of how far a mother will go to save her child.

Violence
Moderate
Language
Sex / nudity
Drugs / alcohol
Frightening
Strong
Child peril / abuse
Strong
Bullying / discrimination
Gore / death / weapons
Moderate
Dangerous behaviour
Moderate
Eating disorders / body image
Mental health
Gambling
Grief / bereavement

Details

Violence Moderate Maia must kill a guarded witness within an hour while sprinting across…

Maia must kill a guarded witness within an hour while sprinting across London. Variety mentions dodging vehicles and dangerous urban obstacles

Language No language found in this title

No language found in this title

Sex / nudity No sex found in this title

No sex found in this title

Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title

No drugs found in this title

Frightening Strong Real-time kidnapping with a one-hour deadline and a voice-only villain…

Real-time kidnapping with a one-hour deadline and a voice-only villain creates sustained psychological tension

Child peril / abuse Strong Eight-year-old Noah is abducted from school and held hostage. His diabe…

Eight-year-old Noah is abducted from school and held hostage. His diabetic condition adds medical peril to the one-hour deadline

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons Moderate The plot requires Maia to kill a witness under coercion. Murder of two…

The plot requires Maia to kill a witness under coercion. Murder of two women is part of the crime-boss case backstory

Dangerous behaviour Moderate Maia runs through traffic and avoids police help per the kidnapper's or…

Maia runs through traffic and avoids police help per the kidnapper's orders. The film may normalize obeying criminals to protect family

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title