Running on Empty
Turkish title: Boşu Boşuna
“They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.”
1988 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by 
Sidney Lumet
Sidney LumetCast
River Phoenix 
Christine Lahti 
Judd Hirsch Martha Plimpton
Credits
Written by: Naomi Foner
Plot
A family on the run for a radical past.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sidney Lumet's drama about a family of 1960s radicals on the run is compassionate and moving. River Phoenix is exceptional, and the film asks what parents owe their children's futures.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (20,349 votes)
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