Run This Town
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Synopsis
A young journalist and a young political aide become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal as they struggle to navigate adult life. Like all their friends, Bram and Kamal are struggling to climb the ladders at their respective workplaces: Bram at a newspaper, Kamal at City Hall. When Bram learns of a scandal involving Kamal's larger-than-life boss, he seizes the moment to advance his career. Meanwhile, Kamal grapples with containing the story while maintaining his integrity.
Cast
- Ben Platt
- Mena Massoud
- Damian Lewis
- Nina Dobrev
- Scott Speedman
- Jennifer Ehle
- Gil Bellows
- Lauren Collins
- David Eisner
- Hamza Haq
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- Mar 8, 2020
God damn I get this feeling that the sound team was amazing and I bet super handsome. I herd the boom op was super funny and everyone loved him.
LiamMay 22, 2019Embargoed until further notice.
Jaime Rebanal 🇵🇸May 28, 2020a MAD TV-level fat suit crammed into the middle of a mega unlikeable ensemble of faux sorkin kids. the rob ford story could make for a good movie, but framing it from the perspective of these little jerks and then cutting the whole story off just as it begins to spiral out…
noveltyhat - Aug 16, 2020
who's gonna tell them that's not how millenials talk in real life
kowalski 🫀Mar 9, 2019Ben Platt is amazing, but unfortunately it often felt like the CW’s version of a Fincher/Sorkin collab
ZacThis film is incredibly nonsensical and difficult to understand, due to the fact that it jumps around too much, the editing is poor, and the soundtrack overpowers the dialogue. The inaccuracies of this movie also removes any of its credibility. While I did appreciate the…
Senna0202 - Mar 11, 2019
RUN THIS TOWN is surprisingly funny. The film follows the beginning of the downfall of Toronto mayor Rob Ford, but instead of focusing on Ford the film follows the story through the perspective of people whose careers were ruined by being in the mayor’s orbit. #sxsw2019
Rob SaucedoOct 18, 2020The best part of this movie is that in one of the random shots of Toronto I can see my regular yoga studio, god I miss yoga.
KassyAug 8, 2020Things I liked: - the person who correctly pronounced Toronto as “Tor-ruh-no” and not “Tor-ron-to” - the random Degrassi alumni Things I didn’t like: - Fords horrifying makeup - the editing - the overuse of new wave music - the constant cut scenes - the lack of actual…
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Metacritic
Mar 6, 2020
An involving and ambitious fictionalized look at Rob Ford's downfall that is far from satisfied with gawking at that Toronto trainwreck, Ricky Tollman's Run This Town also intends to make points about racism and sexual harassment; to lament the slow-motion death of journalism; and to give voice to a generation of young adults who've been maligned by the oldsters who, as the movie sees it, made them the way they are.
John DeFore
The Hollywood Reporter
Mar 5, 2020
Smart, ambitious and impressive, Run This Town is the best kind of feature directing debut, a film that entertains and makes you look forward to what will come next.
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Mar 4, 2020
I’m not sure why director Ricky Tollman would take a real story that practically writes itself and write something else. It’s hard to follow what he’s trying to say with Run This Town, but it’s said awkwardly, without much regard to reality. The cast are all engaging and terrifically talented. But the story they’re given is a narrative straitjacket that even the best actors couldn’t save.
Jim Slotek
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Run This Town (2020) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Run This Town (2020)?
The movie is 1hr 39min long.
What's Run This Town (2020) about?
A young journalist and a young political aide become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal as they struggle to navigate adult life. Like all their friends, Bram and Kamal are struggling to climb the ladders at their respective workplaces: Bram at a newspaper, Kamal at City Hall. When Bram learns of a scandal involving Kamal's larger-than-life boss, he seizes the moment to advance his career. Meanwhile, Kamal grapples with containing the story while maintaining his integrity.
Who's the cast of Run This Town (2020)?
- Ben Platt as Bram
- Mena Massoud as Kamal
- Damian Lewis as Rob
- Nina Dobrev as Ashley
- Scott Speedman as David
- Jennifer Ehle as Judith
- Gil Bellows as Detective Lowey
- Lauren Collins as Sammi
- David Eisner as Phil
- Hamza Haq as Detective Sharma
Who's the director behind Run This Town (2020)?
Ricky Tollman directed Run This Town (2020).
Who produced Run This Town (2020)?
Jonathan Bronfman, J.C. Chandor and Neal Dodson produced Run This Town (2020).
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