Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the countryside—only to see their lovers’ idyll gradually give way to poverty and desperation.

Hell Is Empty

2021

English

3.8

♡ 4

Jo Shaffer Director

Travis Mitchell as Ed

Meredith Antoian as Millie Aya

Aya as Murphy

Nia Farrell as Saratoga

A self-styled messiah initiates a teenage runaway into his cult of sister-wives. Her rebellious nature upends the community, triggering a bloody uprising against the patriarch.

The Little Thief

1988

French

6.8

♡ 7

Claude Miller Director

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Janine Castang

Renée Faure as La Mère Busato

Jacques Herlin as Le sacristain

Joseph Stalin as Self

In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.

Out of the Blue

1980

English

7.2

♡ 11

95%

Dennis Hopper Director

Ron Chartier as Boy at Car

Don Gordon as Charlie

Dennis Hopper as Don

Sharon Farrell as Kathy

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

Blutjunge Verführerinnen 3. Teil

1972

German

4.1

♡ 18

Erwin C. Dietrich Director

Charles Vetter as

Claudia Fielers as Brunhilde

Carlo Monti as Herr Knack - der Sieger beim Moto-Cross

Nadine De Rangot as Nadja

A hitchhiking runaway tells the man who picks her up about her friends' sexual escapades.

Times Square

1980

English

6.6

♡ 9

50%

Allan Moyle Director

Elizabeth Peña as Disco Hostess

Tim Curry as Johnny LaGuardia

Anna Maria Horsford as Rosie Washington

Antone Pagan as Sleez Bag Vendor #3

When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways set off to the Big Apple to find their own adventure.

The Spikes Gang

1974

English

6.3

♡ 8

43%

Richard Fleischer Director

Don Fellows as Cowboy

Lee Marvin as Harry Spikes

Ron Howard as Les

Charles Martin Smith as Tod

Three teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While Harry is recuperating, he regales the young men with stories of his exciting past. The adventurous tales inspire them to start a gang of their own. Failing at their first attempt to rob a bank, the boys convince the gruff Spikes to teach them the ways of the desperado.

The Yearling

1946

English

7.1

♡ 9

100%

75%

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

Family

florida

human animal relationship

Clarence Brown Director

Chill Wills as Buck Forrester

Forrest Tucker as Lem Forrester

Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter

June Lockhart as Twink Weatherby

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

1-800-Hot-Nite

2022

English

5.5

♡ 8

90%

Nick Richey Director

David Ury as Bill

Orli Gottesman as Britt

DaJuan Johnson as Russ

Stephen Full as Shawn

When 13-year-old Tommy loses his parents to a drug raid, he turns to a phone sex operator (his fairy godmother) for help as he embarks on an urban odyssey to escape foster care with his two best friends.

Just You and Me, Kid

1979

English

6.0

♡ 5

42%

Action

Comedy

drug dealer

grandparent grandchild relationship

magic

runaway

trunk

Leonard Stern Director

William Russ as Demesta

Brooke Shields as Kate

Christopher Knight as Roy

John Schuck as Stan

George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.

They Have Escaped

2014

Finnish

6.2

♡ 1

88%

J.-P. Valkeapää Director

Pelle Heikkilä as Junnu

Joni Alhonen as Lastenkodin lapsi

Siim Maaten as Naamiomies

Risto Erjanko as Raisan isä

Two troubled youths break out of their halfway house and make their way to one's home.

Standing Up

2013

English

6.8

♡ 3

56%

D.J. Caruso Director

Lynne Ashe as Cleaning Lady

Robert Pralgo as Client

Radha Mitchell as Meg

Viviana Chavez as Mrs. Chavez

Based on one of the most beloved Young Adult novels of all time: Two kids are stripped naked and left together on an island in a lake - victims of a vicious summer camp prank; But rather than have to return to camp and face the humiliation, they decide to take off, on the run together. What follows is a three day odyssey of discovery and self-discovery.

Centurion: The Dancing Stallion

2023

English

6.0

♡ 3

Dana Gonzales Director

Aramis Knight as Danny Sanchez

Adam Irigoyen as Francisco

Billy Zane as Jeffrey Hall

Sal Lopez as Jorge Rodriquez

Ellissia adopts a white stallion to train in the art of Mexican horse dancing. As she starts teaching the handsome but previously abused Centurion, Ellissia falls critically ill, which keeps her from competing in a celebrated equestrian event. Under the watchful eyes of her father, new ranch hand Danny steps in as trainer, hoping to win the competition — and, perhaps, Ellissia's heart.

Sassy Pants

2012

English

6.0

♡ 2

50%

parent child relationship

runaway

teenage girl

Coley Sohn Director

Jenna Kanell as Anna

Tara Karsian as Bank Teller

Haley Joel Osment as Chip Hardy

Anna Gunn as June Pruitt

Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.

Whatever Works

2009

English

7.1

♡ 19

50%

Woody Allen Director

Jessica Hecht as Helena

Patricia Clarkson as Marietta

Evan Rachel Wood as Melody Celestine

Henry Cavill as Randy

Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."

Please Stand By

2017

English

6.7

♡ 55

58%

los angeles, california

manuscript

runaway

san francisco, california

Ben Lewin Director

Alice Eve as Audrey

Amy Tolsky as Bus Passenger

Toni Collette as Scottie

Dakota Fanning as Wendy

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

Tú eres mi problema

2021

Spanish

4.9

♡ 3

Álvaro Curiel Director

Bárbara Mori as Luisa

Karen Guadalupe Gonzalez Castro as Pamela

Cecilia Lot as Rosario

Loreto Peralta as Victoria

Sebastian, a sharp and clever teenager is once again expelled from school, just when his mother Luisa, a reputed psychologist, is about to take a very important step in her career. As a ticking time bomb that just explode, Sebastián runs away from home thinking that his father, whom he hasn't seen in years, will grant him the solutions to all his problems.

Orphan Horse

2018

English

6.5

♡ 23

78%

Sean McNamara Director

Jon Voight as Ben Crowley

Elizabeth Blake-Thomas as Ben's Wife

Eva LaRue as Marta Jenkins

Alexa Nisenson as Shelly

A retired horse trainer finds a young runaway girl in his barn. Skeptic at first, he let's her stay and a friendship develops while he discovers her heart and talent for horses.