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    The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005 POSTER

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    2005

    English

    6.5

    7

    46%

    61%

    Action

    arson

    commune

    Drama

    environmentalism

    illness

    incest

    runaway

    Rebecca Miller Rebecca Miller Director Catherine Keener Catherine Keener as Kathleen Jena Malone Jena Malone as Red Berry Camilla Belle Camilla Belle as Rose Slavin Paul Dano Paul Dano as Thaddius
    Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.
    Ride the High Country 1962 POSTER

    Ride the High Country

    1962

    English

    7.4

    20

    89%

    83%

    Action

    aging hero

    betrayal by friend

    Drama

    gold shipment

    gun shooting

    lawman 

    runaway

    Western

    Sam Peckinpah Sam Peckinpah Director Michael T. Mikler Michael T. Mikler as Hank Warren Oates Warren Oates as Henry Hammond R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Joshua Knudsen Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Judge Tolliver
    An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
    Bad Company 1972 POSTER

    Bad Company

    1972

    English

    6.9

    6

    84%

    71%

    Adventure

    betrayal

    draft dodger

    Drama

    loyalty

    marshal

    runaway

    Western

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director David Huddleston David Huddleston as Big Joe Raymond Guth Raymond Guth as Jackson Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Jake Rumsey John Savage John Savage as Loney
    After Drew Dixon, an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants.
    Freeway 1996 POSTER

    Freeway

    1996

    English

    6.8

    38

    76%

    76%

    Action

    california

    Comedy

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    prison

    prostitute

    runaway

    sexual abuse

    Thriller

    Matthew Bright Matthew Bright Director Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland as Bob Wolverton Lorna Raver Lorna Raver as Judge Michael T. Weiss Michael T. Weiss as Larry Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy as Rhonda
    Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
    Cold Water 1994 POSTER

    Cold Water

    1994

    French

    7.0

    13

    100%

    73%

    Action

    Drama

    paris, france

    runaway

    Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas Director Virginie Ledoyen Virginie Ledoyen as Christine Jean-Pierre Darroussin Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Inspecteur Jackie Berroyer Jackie Berroyer as Père de Christine Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Professeur
    An outer suburb of Paris, 1972. Gilles and Christine, both sixteen, are classmates and lovers who have become frustrated with the aloofness of their families and the general monotony of their lives. When the pair are caught shoplifting, Christine's father ships her off to a home for emotionally disturbed children, temporarily putting space between her and Gilles. Luckily for them, though, she escapes and the couple contemplate running away together.
    Pippi on the Run 1970 POSTER

    Pippi on the Run

    1970

    Swedish

    6.8

    14

    66%

    66%

    Action

    Adventure

    child hero

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    folk hero

    runaway

    strong woman

    sweden

    Olle Hellbom Olle Hellbom Director Maria Persson Maria Persson as Annika Hans Alfredson Hans Alfredson as Konrad Inger Nilsson Inger Nilsson as Pippi Långstrump Pär Sundberg Pär Sundberg as Tommy
    Fed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek.
    Joyride 2022 POSTER

    Joyride

    2022

    English

    6.2

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    ireland

    motherly love

    on the run

    runaway

    single mother

    stealing car

    Emer Reynolds Emer Reynolds Director Olivia Colman Olivia Colman as Joy Ruth McCabe Ruth McCabe as Noreen Olwen Fouere Olwen Fouere as Sideline Sue Jade O'Connor Jade O'Connor as Stewardess 2
    12-year-old Mully has lost his mother and discovers his debt-ridden father stealing the charity money they've raised in her name. Grabbing the cash, Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. A straight-talking solicitor who didn't expect to get pregnant, Joy is struggling with motherhood and planning to give her baby to a friend who will raise the child as her own. She joins Mully on a wild journey across Ireland, stealing cars, hitch-hiking, catching ferries and breaking police barricades.
    Little Birds 2011 POSTER

    Little Birds

    2011

    English

    6.1

    4

    59%

    42%

    based on novel or book

    california

    Drama

    friends

    lesson

    los angeles, california

    runaway

    Elgin James Elgin James Director Kate Bosworth Kate Bosworth as Bonnie Muller Neal McDonough Neal McDonough as Hogan Juno Temple Juno Temple as Lily Hobart Leslie Mann Leslie Mann as Margaret Hobart
    Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.
    T.R. Baskin 1971 POSTER

    T.R. Baskin

    1971

    English

    1

    Action

    cold

    confrontation

    Drama

    runaway

    Herbert Ross Herbert Ross Director Marcia Rodd Marcia Rodd as Dayle Wigoda Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as Jack Mitchell James Caan James Caan as Larry Moore Candice Bergen Candice Bergen as T. R. Baskin
    Enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with the emotional coldness of the big city and has to search for her place in the scheme of things.
    Trouble Bound 1993 POSTER

    Trouble Bound

    1993

    English

    5.5

    19

    38%

    38%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    mafia

    runaway

    Thriller

    Jeffrey Reiner Jeffrey Reiner Director Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton as Coldface Florence Stanley Florence Stanley as Grandma Martucci Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette as Kit Califano Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel as Santino
    Upon getting out of prison, a man who took the rap for some thief buddies gets together with them again, and tells them he's not interested in doing things with them any more. They stick a dead body in his trunk, unbeknownst to him, and he roars off to find his future. Unfortunately, they forgot to get the key they need off the body, so they're chasing him. Meanwhile, a mafia kingpin's daughter is trying to kill the hitman that killed her father, but her grandmother is trying to make peace with the family that hired the hitman, so she and her thugs are trying to stop the daughter. The guy and the daughter get together and experience mayhem on the run from two directions.
    Manny & Lo 1996 POSTER

    Manny & Lo

    1996

    English

    6.6

    6

    67%

    63%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    kidnapping

    police

    robbery

    runaway

    Lisa Krueger Lisa Krueger Director Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson as Amanda Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle as Country House Owner Mary Kay Place Mary Kay Place as Elaine Aleksa Palladino Aleksa Palladino as Laurel
    A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
    Give Me Your Hand 2008 POSTER

    Give Me Your Hand

    2008

    French

    5.8

    5

    36%

    29%

    Action

    Drama

    funeral

    hitchhiker

    road trip

    Romance

    runaway

    sibling relationship

    twins

    Pascal-Alex Vincent Pascal-Alex Vincent Director Alexandre Carril Alexandre Carril as Antoine Anaïs Demoustier Anaïs Demoustier as Clémentine Patrick Hauthier Patrick Hauthier as L'Homme de la Gare Victor Carril Victor Carril as Quentin
    Quentin and Antoine are 18-year-old twins. Without their father knowing it, they set out on a voyage to Spain, where their mother's funeral is to take place. The two brothers barely knew their mother. Their hitchhiking journey is full of encounters, arguments, reconciliations, and experiences. Their time on the road also reveals their differences, the splits in their attractions, and the confusion of their feelings.
    Go Ask Alice 1973 POSTER

    Go Ask Alice

    1973

    English

    6.0

    6

    53%

    53%

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    heroin

    high school

    prostitute

    rape

    runaway

    John Korty John Korty Director Robert Carradine Robert Carradine as Bill Mackenzie Phillips Mackenzie Phillips as Doris Charles Martin Smith Charles Martin Smith as Jim William Shatner William Shatner as Sam
    A 15-year-old girl in late 1960's America is inadvertently sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. She eventually seeks help.
    Wildlike 2014 POSTER

    Wildlike

    2014

    English

    6.6

    23

    93%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    alaska

    camping

    Drama

    grief

    nature

    runaway

    Thriller

    wilderness

    Frank Hall Green Frank Hall Green Director Ann Dowd Ann Dowd as Jeanie Ella Purnell Ella Purnell as Mackenzie Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood as Rene Bartlett Joshua Leonard Joshua Leonard as Ted
    Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous journey of sleeping in cars and breaking into hotel rooms, she’s drawn to Rene, a lonesome backpacker looking for tranquility in the wilderness.
    World Trade Center 2006 POSTER

    World Trade Center

    2006

    English

    6.0

    51

    66%

    60%

    Action

    alarm clock

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    hero

    History

    rescue

    runaway

    terrorist

    Thriller

    war on terror

    Oliver Stone Oliver Stone Director Jon Bernthal Jon Bernthal as Christopher Amoroso Maria Bello Maria Bello as Donna McLoughlin Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as John McLoughlin Stoney Westmoreland Stoney Westmoreland as Paddy McGee
    Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
    Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl 1998 POSTER

    Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

    1998

    Japanese

    6.7

    5

    45%

    80%

    Action

    based on manga

    Comedy

    escape

    hitman

    leaving home

    Mystery

    runaway

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Katsuhito Ishii Katsuhito Ishii Director Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Hidari Keisuke Horibe Keisuke Horibe as Inuzuka Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi as Mitsuru Fukuda Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Sawada
    In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
    The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019 POSTER

    The Peanut Butter Falcon

    2019

    English

    7.6

    128

    95%

    96%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    down syndrome

    Drama

    escape

    on the run

    runaway

    Sport

    wrestling

    wrestling coach

    Tyler Nilson Tyler Nilson Director Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church as Clint / The Salt Water Redneck Dakota Johnson Dakota Johnson as Eleanor Jon Bernthal Jon Bernthal as Mark Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf as Tyler
    A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
    The Boy and the Beast 2015 POSTER

    The Boy and the Beast

    2015

    Japanese

    7.6

    61

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    homelessness

    japan

    parent child relationship

    portal

    runaway

    training

    Mamoru Hosoda Mamoru Hosoda Director Suzu Hirose Suzu Hirose as Kaede Shun Oguri Shun Oguri as (voice) Hiroshi Iwasaki Hiroshi Iwasaki as (voice) Mao Ichimichi Mao Ichimichi as (voice) (as M A O)
    Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
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