Gal Gadot plays a mom with an impossible dilemma in 'The Runner'
- On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, Prime Video released The Runner, an 84-minute thriller starring Gal Gadot as attorney Maia Marten racing across London to rescue her kidnapped son.
- After her phone is hacked by a mysterious caller played by Damian Lewis, Marten is forced to kill a witness within one hour to save her diabetic son.
- Critics panned the Prime Original, with Variety's Dennis Harvey writing it lacks "strong suspense or novelty," while MovieWeb's Mark Keizer dismissed the ending as "a ludicrous ending that defies all logic."
- Scott Collura of IGN wrote "It's hard not to like Gadot," though he gave the film a 5 out of 10, while Harvey noted Lewis "ultimately feels wasted in the role" despite strong screen presence.
- Director Kevin Macdonald helmed the project, yet reviews suggest his "hyperbolic visual and editorial gimmicks" failed to elevate the film; ScreenRant's Alex Harrison called it "a relatively weightless diversion.
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The Runner is the first Gal Gadot film that does not reach at least 20% in Rotten Tomatoes.
‘The Runner’ Review: Gal Gadot Runs Around London In Kevin Macdonald’s Embarrassingly Dumb Thriller
There are bad thrillers that gradually reveal their stupidity, and then there is “The Runner,” which starts with Gal Gadot jogging through London and spends roughly the next 90 minutes desperately hoping that if she runs fast enough, nobody will notice how idiotic any of this is. She cannot. Directed, somehow, by Kevin Macdonald, the usually persuasive filmmaker behind “Touching the Void,” “The Last King of Scotland,” and “State of Play,” “The R…
"The Runner" Reviews Are In
The first reviews are in for the Gal Gadot-led action thriller “The Runner” and the results are disastrous – they make her last action vehicle “Heart of Stone” look good. Despite being helmed by acclaimed “The Last King of Scotland,” “Black Sea” and “The Mauritanian” director Kevin Macdonald, the film has scored utterly scathing reviews […]
Gal Gadot’s New Divisive Action Movie Sprints Onto Prime Video Today
Gal Gadot‘s recent straight-to-streaming action thriller arrived on Prime Video today. Also starring Damian Lewis, the movie is a psychological thriller that follows a mother forced into a desperate race across London. The Runner is now available to stream on Prime Video. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the new movie puts the Wonder Woman star at […]
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