If you loved The Cooler, try Running Scared
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Wayne Kramer, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Cooler, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Running Scared is
New York City streets at night, a gun lying on wet pavement. A low-level mobster and his family are pulled into chaos, a child's eyes witness the fallout. This thriller unloads its tension quickly.
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