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Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga, Adventureland) and Dakota Fanning (The Twilight Saga, Coraline) star as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie in The Runaways, the music-fuelled coming of age story of the ground breaking, all girl 1970's rock band, that paved the way for future generations of female musicians. Plucked from obscurity .. Read more
| Starring | Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat |
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| Director | Floria Sigismondi |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical |
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Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga, Adventureland) and Dakota Fanning (The Twilight Saga, Coraline) star as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie in The Runaways, the music-fuelled coming of age story of the ground breaking, all girl 1970's rock band, that paved the way for future generations of female musicians.
Plucked from obscurity by rock impresario Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road), raven-haired rocker Joan, the rebellious Cherie and their band become an outrageous sensations thanks to their tough image and raw talent. But their fast, drug-fuelled lifestyle soon catches up with the teenage girls as success starts to cloud their judgements...
| Starring | Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tatum O'Neal, Johnny Lewis, Brett Cullen, Stella Maeve |
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| Director | Floria Sigismondi |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT ONE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2010 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 30 Sep 2011 To Rent: DVD: 07 Feb 2011 |
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After sharing the screen in Eclipse, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning team up as The Runaways. read more »
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The runaways
I am too young to remember the Runaways, but had heard of them as I grewup, but to this day couldn't name any of their songs. This movie I thoroughly ... read more »
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Absolutely loved this! Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning do a great job, and both have good singing voices. Would recommend this film to anyone - even someone ... read more »
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Excellent rock biopic, near perfect performances.
Kristen Stewart gets a lot of flack from Twilight naysayers. However I think she's shaping up to be a mighty fine, diverse actress. Her performance in this... read more »
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The Way It Was, & What They Could Actually Show You
I was very pleased with the film and gave it 5 stars.
Of course I am biased as I was there and lived through some of it! Great Job to all the cast ... read more »
Dakota Fanning has what it takes to make an unlikely rock star, according to The Runaways singer she portrays in an upcoming biopic. Cherie Currie admits she was blown away with the quiet 15 year old's ability to rock out in her first musical role, and she's now encouraging the teenager to record tracks. Currie says, "She's a great singer and a great onstage performer. When I saw her up onstage in that corset performing Cherry Bomb, I cried." She admits that she became very close to Fanning... Read more