On the run movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant on the run movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, exciting and entertaining films and TV shows about / with on the run, chase, chases and races, murder, car chase, runaway, violence, gun, pistol and car accident plots mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as on the run: The Fugitive (1993), Shooter (2007), The Island (2005), Enemy of the State (1998), The Getaway (1972), Run (1991), Premium Rush (2012), Midnight Special (2016), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), U.S. Marshals (1998).
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List of on the run movies
343K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, detective, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot:
on the run, conspiracy, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, fugitives, death row, manhunt, doctor, murder, uncover truth, corruption ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
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374K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, action packed, exciting, action thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, assassination, corruption, revenge, manhunt, military, cover up, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, usa, baltimore ...
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340K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, psychological, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, manly, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
distopia, conspiracy, cloning, escape, clone, dystopian future, dystopia, isolation, fugitives, technology gone awry, genetics, lookalikes ...
Time:
future, year 2019, year 2005, 2010s, near future ...
Place:
fictional island, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
Style:
suspense, clever, tense, political thriller, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly, kids
Plot:
surveillance, conspiracy, cia, on the run, espionage, political conspiracy, intelligence, violence, murder, manhunt, fighting the system, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., baltimore, iraq, maryland, afghanistan ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
Style:
neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, on the run, robbery, heist, betrayal, car chase, gangster, bank robbery, hotel, organized crime, gunfight, infidelity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
texas, el paso texas, austin texas, san antonio texas, persia ...
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3K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While conveying a Porsche from L.A. to Atlantic City, student Charlie has to make a stop due to engine trouble. Mistaken as rich, he's invited to a big poker game -- and wins big time. However Denny Halloran, son of a mighty mobster, is a bad ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, black comedy, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
gambling, chase, gangster, on the run, poker, car chase, organized crime, casino, hitman, car crash, corrupt cop, gambler ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s, future
Place:
boston, usa, san francisco
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122K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, road movie, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chase, delivery, organized crime, bicycle, cyclist, on the run, cycling, race against time, corrupt cop, police corruption, voice over narration, money ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, china, seattle ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Style:
road movie, futuristic, tricky, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
chase, on the run, father son relationship, parallel universe, woods, goggles, fbi, existentialism, hostage, supernatural, parents and children, superhuman powers ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, distant future, year 2016, 80s ...
Place:
texas, usa, louisiana, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Bonnie and Clyde is based on the true stories of the gangster pair Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow who in the 1930s began robbing banks in U.S. cities until they were eventually killed. The film is a major landmark in the aesthetic movement known as ...
Style:
road movie, controversial, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
lovers on the run, on the run, heist, bank robbery, fugitives, gang, true crime, bank robber, shootout, great depression, love and romance, crime spree ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
texas, oklahoma, missouri, midwest, usa ...
Is relevant?
120K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
manhunt, on the run, cia, agent, conspiracy, escaped prisoner, escape, frame up, traitor, swamp, airplane accident, car chase ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
new york, chicago, kentucky, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Fugitive is a remake of the 1963 TV series of the same name that aired for one season on CBS between October 6, 2000 and May 25, 2001. It stars Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble, Mykelti Williamson as lieutenant Philip Gerard, and Stephen Lang as ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
frame up, manhunt, on the run, chase, murder, murder suspect, chases and races, bounty hunter, nypd, black cop, escaped prisoner, uncover truth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
chicago
Is relevant?
214K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer ...
Style:
exciting, action thriller, saga, rough, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
on the run, revenge, one man army, murder, kidnapping, bodyguard, frame up, hostage, vigilante, chase, police investigation, husband murders wife ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, europe, malibu california ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
on the run, hitman, taxi driver, gangster, chase, tough heroes, law enforcement, dishonesty, danger, pursuit, murder, crime boss ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, salt lake city utah, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Style:
suspense, road movie, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, prison, fugitives, life philosophy, moral ambiguity, on the run, boy, child abuse, road trip, small town, prison escape, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 90s, year 1963, year 1993
Place:
texas, austin texas, birmingham alabama, alaska, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, India, Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation ...
Style:
suspense, tense, action thriller, entertaining, satanic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
cia, conspiracy, spy, amnesia, espionage, hitman, revenge, on the run, chase, assassin, dark past, lone hero ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
russia, europe, berlin germany, manhattan new york city, moscow russia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into his room and entrusts him with a coded notebook, ...
Style:
clever, exciting, serious, suspenseful, period piece ...
Plot:
on the run, undercover, agent as target, world war one, manhunt, race against time, uncover truth, espionage, who to trust, false accusation, political conspiracy, betrayal ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, united kingdom, england, europe, london
Is relevant?
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chase, gunfight, protector, lone hero, on the run, triad, child in peril, martial arts, bodyguard, tough heroes, outsmarting, ex military ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, new york, brooklyn new york city, north america ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses a wounded Doberman used for fighting, back to health. Duped by underworld types he was working as a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, tension ...
Plot:
on the run, doberman, dog, father daughter relationship, gangster, rescue, compassion, girl, pursuit, affection, road trip, widower ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
california, chicago, usa
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him ...
Style:
political thriller, intense, action adventure, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
spy, amnesia, cia, espionage, secret agent, hitman, secret service, one against many, on the run, black ops, secret past, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, hamburg germany, greece, europe, langley virginia ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Style:
action comedy, buddy comedy, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
hitman, on the run, chase, killer, two man army, bodyguard, assassin, one against many, protection, trial, tough guy, buddy ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, netherlands, buckingham palace, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An escaped convict and a woman ponder what to do with a not-quite-dead body.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful, black comedy ...
Plot:
on the run, murder, escape, nothing goes right, running from police, convict, partner, odd couple, danger, chases and races, confined, missing person ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Is relevant?
276K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France, Japan, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An American biologist attending a conference in Berlin awakens from a coma after a car accident, only to discover that someone has taken his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of an illegal immigrant and a ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, twist ending, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, manly, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, memory loss, investigation, uncover truth, conspiracy, amnesia, assassin, secret service, danger, disorder, chase, lone hero ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Is relevant?
504
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A female assassin named "Quick" is hired to bring in a Mafia accountant, who is under police protection. Double crossed by the mafia, she takes her hostage to California to retrieve $3M that he took before running. The mafia and ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
femme fatale, hitman, mafia, bodyguard, betrayal, chase, on the run, female warrior, accountant, corruption, murder, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, beverly hills, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Philippines
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
New CIA operative, Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Style:
satanic, action adventure, saga, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
cia, espionage, spy, secret service, assassin, cia agent, on the run, conspiracy, secret agent, chase, covert operation, agent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines, maryland, virginia, usa, london ...
Is relevant?
154K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, suspense, brutal, retro ...
Plot:
prison, brother brother relationship, on the run, robbery, hospital, violence, mentally challenged person, brother, hoodie, marijuana, stolen money, patient ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
51K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, intense, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive husband, violence against women, self defense, abusive relationship, violent husband, strong female character, woman in danger, stalking, life is a bitch, training, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, seattle, los angeles
Is relevant?
430K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Brazil, Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, fast, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, car chase, chase, car, organized crime, car race, fast car, on the run, racing, street racing, tough heroes, violence ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, south america, iran, latin america, monaco ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
on the run, racism, chase, injustice, betrayal, state affairs, danger, against the rules, politics, secret agent, false accusation, political corruption ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, assassination, corruption, assassination plot, politics, lone hero, political corruption, assassination attempt, intrigue ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, South Africa
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A group of teenage girls heading into the city hook up with a gang of drug-addled ne'er-do-wells and are brutally murdered. The killers find their way to the home of one of their victim's parents, where both father and mother exact a ...
Style:
scary, slasher, brutal, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
rape, revenge, psychopath, torture, murder, kidnapping, serial killer, violence, vengeance, sexualized violence, rape and revenge, violence against women ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa
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