Running on Empty

A family dodging their past faces the oldest threat: growing up. In 1967 they torched a weapons lab then spent years on the lam, kids included. When the eldest wants out for love they learn the government isn’t the only thing that pursues.

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Sidney Lumet directed Running on Empty in 1988. See Sidney Lumet's full filmography, where to start with Sidney Lumet, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sidney Lumet.

Running on Empty was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.