{
  "id": 5841698,
  "title": "Racing to find the right running-based Z-grade thriller for you",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/racing-to-find-the-right-running-based-z-grade-thriller-for-you",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T15:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/runner-the-runner-running-man-runner-runner-twin-films-why-are-they-named-that"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two movies, Runner and The Runner, are set to release within a narrow timeframe, causing confusion among potential viewers. Both films feature similar premises, but differ in their lead actors and overall quality. Runner stars Alan Ritchson, who leads a crime-comedy plot involving the transportation of a transplant-ready liver, while The Runner sees Gal Gadot navigating an Eagle Eye-like situation, racing against time to outsmart a blackmailer. Despite both films being classified as poor choices for cinema, Runner may offer some redeeming qualities, such as humor and decent action scenes, whereas The Runner appears to be a complete flop, filled with odd moments and a disappointing twist ending. Ultimately, viewers seeking a bad movie experience may prefer Runner, provided they have a taste for low-quality cinema.",
  "summary": "If you want a bad time for perverse fun, you at least want the right bad time. We run down the differences between Runner and The Runner.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}