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Run Amok

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A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget. In her striking debut feature, writer-director NB Mager boldly wades into the thorny aftermath of a school tragedy with thoughtfulness and a refreshing recentering of the young people most directly affected.

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Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture 4d
If Run Amok doesn’t entirely succeed, it’s mostly because it dares to do too much: Our tantalizing glimpses of what this musical production might have looked like suggest an experimental vibe that the film never quite manages to deliver. Go to Full Review Sam Adams Slate 4d
Its star makes sure we feel what the movie can’t find words to say. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Jan 30
The execution is so lacking due to its half-formed ideas and its grating tone, that it all just crumbles before it comes remotely close to the finish line. Go to Full Review Marta Medina Pérez mundoCine 8h
2.5/5
Narrating the unspeakable requires extreme tact, and if this film proves anything, it is that drama remains the best vehicle for examining such horror. In fact, Run Amok is at its best when it embraces that genre. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Alise Chaffins MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack) 2d
3.5/5
It’s an ambitious movie that has some of the most interesting and unique ideas I’ve seen in a minute, but it overplays its hand in a way that doesn’t allow it to live up to its potential. Go to Full Review Mel Valentin ScreenAnarchy 3d
Will likely alienate as many moviegoers as it engages, if not more. Just as unmistakably, Run Amok announces [writer-director NB] Mager as a major new talent, a talent whose next film … should be at the top of any filmgoer’s must-see list. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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NB Mager

Director

Alyssa Marvin

Actor

Patrick Wilson

Actor

Margaret Cho

Actor

Sophia Torres

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Elizabeth Marvel

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget. In her striking debut feature, writer-director NB Mager boldly wades into the thorny aftermath of a school tragedy with thoughtfulness and a refreshing recentering of the young people most directly affected.
Director
NB Mager
Producer
Julie Christeas, Frank Hall Green
Screenwriter
NB Mager
Production Co
Tandem Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m