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Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
7.5
/10
553 Ratings
RUNNING ON EMPTY
Synopsis
Loosely inspired by the lives of Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, Lumet’s provocative, emotionally powerful family drama stars Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti as aging Sixties radicals who’ve spent two decades on the lam after an anti-Vietnam protest bombing.
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Synopsis
Loosely inspired by the lives of Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, Lumet’s provocative, emotionally powerful family drama stars Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti as aging Sixties radicals who’ve spent two decades on the lam after an anti-Vietnam protest bombing.
Showing as part of
Academy Awards
1989 | 2 nominations including: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
National Board of Review
1988 | 2 wins including: Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globes (USA)
1989 | Winner: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
1989 | 4 nominations including: Best Motion Picture - Drama
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Actress
