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The Runaways

The Runaways

2010Movie⏱️ 1h 46mR🏆 #4042 Top Rated
BiographyDramaMusic
6.5
IMDB Rating
52,418 votes

A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.

Director
Floria Sigismondi
Writers
Floria Sigismondi, Cherie Currie
Stars
Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon
Release Date
April 8, 2010
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 156
Reviews
📋 62.2K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart
as Joan Jett
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
as Cherie Currie
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon
as Kim Fowley
Stella Maeve
Stella Maeve
as Sandy West
Scout Taylor-Compton
Scout Taylor-Compton
as Lita Ford
Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat
as Robin
Riley Keough
Riley Keough
as Marie Currie
Johnny Lewis
Johnny Lewis
as Scottie
Tatum O'Neal
Tatum O'Neal
as Cherie's Mom
Brett Cullen
Brett Cullen
as Cherie's Dad

💰 Box Office

$4,681,651
Worldwide Gross
$3,573,673
Domestic Gross
$805,115
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Marie's Party Palace, San Fernando, California, USA
Production
River Road Entertainment, Linson Entertainment, Blackheart Films

🏷️ Keywords

revisionist historyfeminist filmfeminismfemale masturbationunderage sex

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgeDocudramaPeriod DramaTeen DramaBiographyDramaMusic

⭐ Featured Review

grungy and formulaic, nothing special and yet worthwhile for its niche
by Quinoa19842010-03-21
7/10

"On occasion, the atmosphere of watching a movie at a theater in a certain circumstance adds to the ambiance. Case in point, The Runaways: I saw it at my local cineplex, where, unbeknownst to me since I last ventured into a particular screen, the one where The Runaways played on (good old theater 8), the sound had gotten a little worse. It was crackly, though one could still hear voices and sound fx and music reasonably well, and on the side of the frames of the 2:35:1 aspect ratio, there was some black fizzle or something. For a more prestige picture or big blockbuster, it might have been a hi..."

💡 Did You Know?

Joan Jett was irritated with the fact that Kristen Stewart was constantly in leather pants. She stated in the Blu-ray commentary that jeans would have been more accurate because she never wore leather pants. However, there are many pictures of Joan Jett from this period in which she is wearing leather pants.

📖 Synopsis

A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.