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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 74/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 1,492 2010s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous journey of sleeping in cars and breaking into hotel rooms, she’s drawn to Rene, a lonesome backpacker looking for tranquility in the wilderness.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic74/100
125 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank Hall GreenWriter
- Frank Hall GreenDirector
- Saunder JurriaansOriginal Music Composer
- Danny BensiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bruce GreenwoodRene Bartlett
- Ella PurnellMackenzie
- Brian GeraghtyUncle
- Ann DowdJeanie
- Nolan Gerard FunkTommy
- Diane FarrJane
- Joshua LeonardTed
- Erin Lindsay KingDiner Waitress
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Themes
runawaycampingwildernessgriefalaskanatureuncle niece relationshiprunaway teenbackpacking