Run with the Hunted (film)

Run with the Hunted is a 2019 American action crime drama film written and directed by John Swab, and starring Michael Pitt, Sam Quartin, Ron Perlman, Mark Boone Junior, William Forsythe and Dree Hemingway.

Run with the Hunted
Directed by	John Swab
Written by	John Swab
Produced by	Jeremy M. Rosen
Starring	Michael Pitt Sam Quartin Ron Perlman Mark Boone Junior William Forsythe Dree Hemingway
Cinematography	Matt Clegg
Edited by	Jon Greenhalgh
Music by	Will Bates
Production companies	Roxwell Films El Ride Productions BondIt Media Capital
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release dates	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) (Woodstock Film Festival) June 26, 2020 (2020-06-26) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It was released in the United States on June 26, 2020 by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

A young lad Oscar, whilst defending his young friend Loux, kills her abusive father; so he flees his rural hometown. During his run, he encounters love, crime and corruption and eventually, 15 years on, finds himself the leader of a band of lost children. At the same time, Loux relocates to the same city seeking a better life. Loux finds a job with a sore-headed private investigator and stumbles on Oscar's old missing child report. She then takes it upon herself to find Oscar who had years before saved her life.^[1][2]

Cast

• Michael Pitt as Oscar^[3]
• Sam Quartin as Loux^[3]
• Ron Perlman as Birdie^[3]
• Mark Boone Junior as Sway^[3]
• William Forsythe as Augustus^[3]
• Dree Hemingway as Peaches^[3]
• Kylie Rogers as Young Peaches^[3]
• Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Lester

Production

It was screened at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 3, 2019. In April 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film.^[4] It was released on June 26, 2020.

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 0% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.^[5]