Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Runner

If you loved Runner, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#2
Home

Home

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past....

#3
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#4
Flashbacks of a Fool

Flashbacks of a Fool

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes...

#5
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

#6
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

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