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1999 Certificate 15
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A young man who is addicted to gambling has a large debt to pay off. His uncle gets him a job as a 'runner' who places bets with bookies and for the best part of the time he behaves himself. Unfortunately he wants to buy a ring for his girlfirend and his boss' money looks very tempting... Read more

Starring Ron Eldard, Courteney Cox, John Goodman, Joe Mantegna
Director Ron Moler
Genres Drama

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The Runner

A young man who is addicted to gambling has a large debt to pay off. His uncle gets him a job as a 'runner' who places bets with bookies and for the best part of the time he behaves himself. Unfortunately he wants to buy a ring for his girlfirend and his boss' money looks very tempting...

Starring Ron Eldard, Courteney Cox, John Goodman, Joe Mantegna, Bokeem Woodbine
Director Ron Moler
Studio ARVATO SERVICES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 29 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 1999

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      Boring

      Sorry. It was just boring. I couldn't get involved with the characters or the story.

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      ok

      it was ok the main character is pretty irritating cox is pretty good in it even though the storyline is pretty dull

      watch if you've nothing else ... read more »

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      Boring

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    • The Runner
      A young man who is addicted to gambling has a large debt to pay off. His uncle gets him a job as a 'runner' who places bets with bookies and for the best part of the time he behaves himself. Unfortunately he wants to buy a ring for his girlfirend and his boss' money looks very tempting......