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Runaways, The (2010) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
4274 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.53/4 |
# of Ratings: |
59 |
Genres: |
Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 03/19/2010 |
DVD Release: |
07/20/2010 |
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Director: |
Floria Sigismondi |
Actors: |
Kristen Stewart
Dakota Fanning
Alia Shawkat
Tatum O'Neal
Scout Taylor-Compton
Michael Shannon |
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A biopic about the all-female teenage band The Runaways, including Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie as they ride a wave of punk popularity to fame, while trying to maintain group harmony. -- Chris Kavan
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Schreck 03/29/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
I loved Joan Jet in my college days and often wondered where she came from.
Now I know.
The movie was worth the rental. |
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Snoogans 03/03/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
Not like the usual musical biopics. This one is fast and fun with a punk attitude, just like a Runaway's song. Simply put... it's rock 'n' roll! |
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Tasha 10/04/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2/4 |
I thought the acting in this movie was well played. But the movie is so un-original. I know it's the story of Joan Jett and the Runaways, but still, nothing about the story was something we hadn't already seen in telling the tales of how Rock and Roll bands/singers came to be |
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02/08/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Thought it was brilliant! |
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I was nervous about this one because I've been a fan of the Runaways for 30+ years and Joan is such an icon. I honestly could not see Kristen or anyone else for that matter playing her and Dakota... little Dakota as Cherie?? I sat on the edge of my seat in the theater waiting and from the first note of Roxy Roller to the last note of Love is Pain I was completely captivated. I was brought back to my childhood and forgot that I was watching Kristen and Dakota but was seeing Joan and Cherie. They for lack of a better word were brilliant! I was pleasantly surprised also when I realized they were doing all their own singing and they weren't destroying the music... they ROCKED IT! Yes there were parts that were historically incorrect ie. there was no Robin Robinson on bass... Jackie Fox, yes.... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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10/26/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Just simply too outdated for 2010 |
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If The Runaways had come out maybe 15 or 20 years ago, then maybe I would understand it more. Sadly it didn’t, and as a result the film feels too outdated. Now, I’m not saying that a film that covers the subject of the rise and fall of a rock n roll band is an outdated film, but if it indulges itself too much into the culture and generation of that time, then I would have to consider it outdated.
As absurd as this might sound, the other film that I’ve seen this year that I can compare The Runaways, would have to be The Social Network (as long as I compare to what other people say about the social network, not necessary my thoughts). As you may know, many people – not me – consider the social network to be a generational film. They say it’s a film that speaks of the times we live in no... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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10/26/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Just simply too outdated for 2010 |
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If The Runaways had come out maybe 15 or 20 years ago, then maybe I would understand it more. Sadly it didn’t, and as a result the film feels too outdated. Now, I’m not saying that a film that covers the subject of the rise and fall of a rock n roll band is an outdated film, but if it indulges itself too much into the culture and generation of that time, then I would have to consider it outdated.
As absurd as this might sound, the other film that I’ve seen this year that I can compare The Runaways, would have to be The Social Network (as long as I compare to what other people say about the social network, not necessary my thoughts). As you may know, many people – not me – consider the social network to be a generational film. They say it’s a film that speaks of the times we live in no... |
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