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Runner
A sun-drenched, propulsive chase thriller steeped in grief and redemption, where a battered guardian navigates a neon labyrinth of asphalt and gunfire to deliver a fragile spark of life before time expires.
Runner
Runner

"Next-day delivery isn't an option."

07 September 2026 United States of America 97 min 8.2 (234)

Director: Scott Waugh

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, Rodrigo Santoro, Leila George, Kate Box

Action Comedy Grief, Sobriety, and Personal Redemption The Commodification of Human Life Unexpected Camaraderie and Shared Vulnerability The Tyranny of the Ticking Clock
Box Office: $6,432,956

Runner — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Hank Malone

Alan Ritchson

Archetype: The Reluctant Protector Key Trait: Imposing physicality combined with deep internal sorrow

Motivation

Driven by an innate moral instinct to protect life and atone for the inability to save his own young daughter from fatal illness.

Character Arc

Transitions from an emotionally guarded, self-isolated veteran maintaining tenuous sobriety into a fiercely dedicated savior who finds purpose and spiritual healing by defending an innocent child.

Ben Bishop

Owen Wilson

Archetype: The Conversational Moral Anchor Key Trait: Persistent optimism and nervous, disarming humor

Motivation

Committed professionally and morally to ensuring the donor organ safely reaches the operating table on time.

Character Arc

Begins as an anxious, loquacious medical courier out of his depth in violent combat, evolving into an unhesitating hero willing to lay down his own life for the delivery mission.

Damián Zaldívar

Rodrigo Santoro

Archetype: The Ruthless Antagonist Key Trait: Calculated ferocity and predatory determination

Motivation

Fierce filial loyalty distorted into monstrous violence to intercept the rare Rh-null liver for his dying mother, Donna Zaldívar.

Character Arc

A cold-blooded cartel commander who unleashes escalating violence across Queensland, increasingly unhinged as time runs out for his syndicate matriarch.

Dr. Meredith Ainsley

Kate Box

Archetype: The Steadfast Guardian Key Trait: Clinical focus and quiet empathy

Motivation

To sustain young Ellie through deteriorating vital signs until the replacement organ arrives.

Character Arc

Anchors the medical hospital subplot, maintaining professional composure and ethical integrity while managing operating preparations amid collapsing time margins.

Kate Baker

Leila George

Archetype: The Desperate Parent Key Trait: Resilient maternal tenderness under unimaginable stress

Motivation

To save her critically ill daughter Ellie from acute liver failure at any cost.

Character Arc

Stands vigil beside her daughter's bedside, moving through agony, terror, and relentless maternal devotion as rumors of delays surface.

Cast

Alan Ritchson as Hank Malone
Owen Wilson as Ben Bishop
Rodrigo Santoro as Damian Zaldivar
Leila George as Kate Baker
Kate Box as Dr. Ainsley
Peta Sergeant as Nurse Julie
Cecilia Toussaint as Donna Zaldivar
Geraldine Hakewill as Monica
Goran D. Kleut as Luke
Scarlett Crabtree as Ellie Baker
Gyton Grantley as Iggy
Deirdree Wallace as AA Group Leader
Anthony Cogin as Senator Roger Cameron
Thomas Larkin as Tech CEO
Beth Waugh as Stewardess Audrey

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