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Run Amok

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A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget. In her striking debut feature, writer-director NB Mager boldly wades into the thorny aftermath of a school tragedy with thoughtfulness and a refreshing recentering of the young people most directly affected.

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Jourdain Searles The Hollywood Reporter 4d
Run Amok is stuffed with ideas about school shootings, gun control and mental illness that don’t quite come together into any coherent thesis. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture Feb 3
If Run Amok doesn’t entirely succeed, it’s mostly because it dares to do too much: Our tantalizing glimpses of what this musical production might have looked like suggest an experimental vibe that the film never quite manages to deliver. Go to Full Review Sam Adams Slate Feb 2
Its star makes sure we feel what the movie can’t find words to say. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 5d
Muddled and confusing at what it is trying to say. Makes some strange choices Go to Full Review David Gonzalez The Cinematic Reel Feb 10
3/5
Ultimately, Run Amok is a film driven by ambition and sincerity, even as its execution falters. At its best, it offers moments of real emotional clarity, particularly in how it frames grief as something endured rather than overcome. Go to Full Review Alfred Castaneda Shade Studios Feb 8
If Mager chose any of the multiple sub-plots and just stayed with it, Run Amok would have been a far richer experience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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NB Mager

Director

Alyssa Marvin

Actor

Patrick Wilson

Actor

Margaret Cho

Actor

Sophia Torres

Actor

Elizabeth Marvel

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget. In her striking debut feature, writer-director NB Mager boldly wades into the thorny aftermath of a school tragedy with thoughtfulness and a refreshing recentering of the young people most directly affected.
Director
NB Mager
Producer
Julie Christeas, Frank Hall Green
Screenwriter
NB Mager
Production Co
Tandem Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m