Our take
The Run is a dystopian thriller about an aging smuggler protecting a pregnant refugee in a post-pandemic fertility crisis. Expect strong profanity, survival violence, and bleak futuristic dread. Older teens and adults comfortable with dystopian themes
Story (may spoil tone)
In a dystopian, post-pandemic world crippled by a global fertility crisis, an aging smuggler struggles to protect a runaway teenager and her newborn baby from ruthless criminals, while trying to complete his run for his vicious employers.
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Details
Violence Survival scuffles and dystopian enforcement peril
Survival scuffles and dystopian enforcement peril
Language Very frequent strong profanity during smuggler missions
Very frequent strong profanity during smuggler missions
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Occasional alcohol or smoking references in dialogue
Occasional alcohol or smoking references in dialogue
Frightening Bleak future and refugee peril dominate
Bleak future and refugee peril dominate
Child peril / abuse Unborn child and maternal peril central to stakes
Unborn child and maternal peril central to stakes
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
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
Talk after watching
- Fertility collapse reshapes society's values. What rights feel most threatened?
- Smugglers become unlikely protectors. When does breaking law serve mercy?
- Dystopias mirror present anxieties. Which fears felt closest to real headlines?