Runaway movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant runaway movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful, exciting and touching films and TV shows about / with runaway, murder, chase, teenager, love, death, punched in the face, fight, cigarette smoking and escape plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as runaway: The Kings of Summer (2013), Taken (2008), Safe Haven (2013), Friends (1971), Papillon (1973), American Honey (2016), I Am Number Four (2011), The Night Of (2016), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), The Mosquito Coast (2021).

List of runaway movies

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The Kings of Summer (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, ...
Style: touching, feel good, sentimental, funny, emotional ...
Audience: teens, kids, date night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, runaway, summer, friendship, high school, lifestyle change, teenage runaway, wilderness, teenage protagonist, forest, hospital, teenager ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.7
 631K
Taken (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, suspense, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, chick flick, teens, date night ...
Plot: kidnapping, one man army, revenge, vigilantism, human trafficking, secret service, chase, vengeance, cia, father daughter relationship, violence, dark hero ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe, north america
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 6.6
 116K
Safe Haven (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Style: touching, romantic, teen, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot: small town, love story, obsession, starting over, love, small town life, love and romance, single father, domestic violence, power of love, fall in love, choice ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa, boston, south carolina
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 6.5
 1K
Friends (1971)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: French teens Paul and Michelle run away from home to a remote beach and have a baby.
Style: erotic, serious, realistic, touching, psychotronic
Plot: teenage pregnancy, young love, runaway teen, job seeking, childbirth, baby, hunger, underage sex, runaway, coming of age, female nudity, children ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 8.0
 138K
Papillon (1973)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story: A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Style: inspirational, psychological, grim, realistic, depressing ...
Plot: prison escape, prison, escape, life philosophy, runaway, human spirit, prisoner, escape attempt, brutality, prison break, prison life, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 1973, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place: persia, latin america, atlantic ocean
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 7.0
 46K
American Honey (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story: A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Style: road movie, disturbing, talky, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: road trip, teenage girl, first love, teenage boy, on the road, adolescence, coming of age, van, jealousy, naked in public, white trash, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2016, year 2017, 90s, 2010s
Place: kansas city, america, oklahoma, nebraska
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I Am Number Four (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly ...
Style: exciting, teen, romantic, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: alien, supernatural, supernatural romance, youth, superpower, alien invasion, good versus evil, supernatural ability, young heroes, high school, friendship, teenage love ...
Time: year 2011, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: ohio, pittsburgh, usa, florida, africa
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 8.4
 170K
The Night Of (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 525 min.
TV show
Story: After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style: suspense, realistic, atmospheric, tense, psychological ...
Plot: murder, murder investigation, courtroom, investigation, lawyer, murder mystery, drug, legal, vengeance, district attorney, relationships, catastrophe ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert determined to protecting him - and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. Download : ...
Style: suspense, captivating, cliffhanger, cult classic, grindhouse ...
Plot: female protagonist, murder witness, strong female lead, runaway, murder, home invasion, survival, assassin, waking up from a nightmare, on the run, female warrior, forest fire ...
Time: 2020s
Place: montana, florida
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The Mosquito Coast (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, thrilling
Plot: migration, runaway, confronting the past, past coming back to haunt, haunted by the past, parents and children, showdown, dysfunctional family, on the run, family life, kids and family, family problems ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: mexico
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 6.2
 199
Blind Spot (2002)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Three strangers are drawn together in search of Darcy, a man they all love who has been involved with some nasty underworld business.
Style: neo noir, captivating, touching, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: missing person, seduction, unrequited love, journey, gay teenager, hallucination, coming of age, runaway, stolen identity, loss of innocence, investigation, gay interest ...
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 7.6
 330K
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, ...
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, harsh, dramatic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: gunfight, old west, honor, runaway, sheriff, morality, gang, outlaw, heroic mission, wild west, violence, righting the wronged ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s, year 2007, 2000s, 1800s
Place: arizona, tucson arizona, usa, yuma arizona, sonora ...
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 6.3
 123K
The Family (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, funny, stylized, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, dark humor, gangster, runaway, parents and children, violence, german shepherd, organized crime, family bonds, fish out of water, profanity, notoriety ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place: france, normandy, brooklyn new york city
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 6.0
 60K
Original Sin (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, France, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp
Style: sexy, romantic, erotic, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, adult
Plot: femme fatale, obsession, sex, couple relations, dangerous attraction, erotica, passion, passionate sex, love story, husband wife relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, sex scene ...
Time: 19th century, year 2001, victorian era, 20th century, 1900s
Place: iran, cuba, morocco, havana cuba, delaware ...
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 6.4
 125K
The Giver (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Style: thought provoking, futuristic, atmospheric, exciting, philosophical ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, date night, kids, family outing
Plot: distopia, youth, dystopia, community, utopia, post apocalypse, society, life is a bitch, humanity, memory, danger, rebelliousness ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future, year 2014, 2040s
Place: peru
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 6.0
 203K
Taken 3 (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, 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, suspenseful, rough, fast paced, action packed ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: revenge, kidnapping, on the run, murder, one man army, hostage, chase, bodyguard, police investigation, framed for murder, runaway, frame up ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, europe, usa, malibu california ...
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Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The movie covers the events which occurred in between the downfall of The Company and the finale of the series. It details the arrest and incarceration of Sara Tancredi, the final escape plan which Michael devises for Sara. It also reveals the ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, clever, intense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, fugitives, self sacrifice, woman in danger, prison escape, twists and turns, resilience, murder mystery, vengeance, survival, redemption, depression ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida
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Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 129 min.
Story: One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.
Style: entertaining, surprise ending, suspense, clever, exciting ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: heist, illusionist, con artists, con men, magic, manipulation, caper, twists and turns, illusion, chase, magician, card trick ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 1984, 80s
Place: london, macau, china, new york, new jersey ...
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Private Parts (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Teenage runaway Cheryl splits from Ohio and ends up in Los Angeles staying at an old rundown hotel full of weirdos. The weirdest of all is George and he has a crush on Cheryl.
Style: slasher, allegory, psychosexual thriller, scary, dark comedy ...
Plot: voyeurism, runaway, virgin, peeping tom, rat, electric shock, aunt niece relationship, alcoholic, photographer, electrocution, female friendship, reverend ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa
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 6.9
 417K
The Mask (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch ...
Style: funny, light, humorous, hilarious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: superhero, gangster, alter ego, villain, dual identity, transformation, superhuman powers, magic, supernatural power, double life, dog, split personality ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place: new york, usa
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 7.0
 387K
The Italian Job (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
Style: suspense, clever, exciting, action packed, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick, date night, family friendly
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, car chase, vengeance, mentor, bank robbery, chase, perfect crime, gold, revenge, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2003, 90s, 21st century
Place: italy, venice, philadelphia, los angeles, california ...
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 7.1
 31K
Ruby & Quentin (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy ...
Style: humorous, funny, entertaining, inspirational, tricky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison escape, buddies, prison, unlikely partners, buddy, partner, runaway, odd couple, criminal heroes, bank robbery, friendship, police investigation ...
Time: 2000s, year 2003
Place: france, europe
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 6.5
 105K
Cellular (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, sexy, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: kidnapping, hostage, psychopath, race against time, cell phone, secrets, home invasion, police corruption, lone hero, runaway, kidnapped, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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 6.8
 31K
Freeway (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: disturbing, dark comedy, suspenseful, bloody, black comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: serial killer, little red riding hood, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, drug addiction, psychopath, brutality, prison, dysfunctional family, hitchhiker, murder, police investigation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, san diego california
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 356K
True Grit (2010)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style: tense, suspense, rough, suspenseful, scenic ...
Audience: manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: vengeance, old west, revenge, cowboy, bounty hunter, justice, gunfight, texas ranger, determination, teenage girl, death of father, murder ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1870s, 1800s ...
Place: texas, arkansas, oklahoma, usa
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 8.0
 543K
Rain Man (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
Style: road movie, sincere, uplifting, touching, inspirational ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: autism, road trip, redemption, disability, runaway, brother brother relationship, mentally challenged, siblings relations, family relations, casino, mental illness, mathematics ...
Time: 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place: las vegas, california, ohio, cincinnati ohio, missouri ...
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 6.8
 34K
Oliver Twist (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to ...
Style: emotional, costume drama, atmospheric, serious, touching ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: boy, orphan, orphanage, poverty, child abuse, childhood, children, child, friendship, kidnapping, death sentence, apprentice ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, middle ages, year 2005, 1800s ...
Place: england, london, europe
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The Frozen Ground (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, factual ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, winter, police investigation, kidnapping, murder investigation, investigation, manhunt, sexual predator, drug overdose, rape and murder, rape ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1983
Place: alaska, usa
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 7.1
 14K
Lean on Pete (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete. When he learns Pete is bound for slaughter, the two embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier in search of a place to call home.
Style: road movie, sad, exciting, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, adult, teen drama
Plot: horse, coming of age, racehorse, teenager, teenage boy, single father, runaway, father son relationship, on the road, horse trainer, doctor, orphan ...
Time: year 2017, 90s
Place: portland oregon
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 6.7
 8K
Somersault (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a ...
Style: emotional, touching, realistic, sexy, psychological ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: coming of age, teenager, mother daughter relationship, self discovery, teenage life, unfaithfulness, runaway, love and romance, youth, dysfunctional family, visceral, solitude ...
Time: year 2004
Place: australia, new south wales
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