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The Indian Runner

The Indian Runner

Sep 20, 1991
127 min
Drama
6.5/ 10
146 votes

Overview

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.

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TMDB
6.5/10
146 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
10,115 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
56/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,000,000Production cost
Box Office$191,125Worldwide gross
Profit-$6,808,875Loss
ROI
-97.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$191,125Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 2 nominations total

Details

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Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$191,125

Production Companies

NHKMicoMount Film GroupMGM-Pathé CommunicationsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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