Movie poster for Running on Empty
TMDb Rating
7.4/10

343 verified votes

Running on Empty (1988)

DramaRomanceCrime
116 min

"They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his."

Plot Summary

The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Top Cast

Christine LahtiRiver PhoenixJudd HirschJonas AbryMartha Plimpton

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