Run

Chloe is a teenage girl who uses a wheelchair and lives under the constant care of her mother, Diane, who homeschools her and controls nearly every detail of her life. As Chloe gets older she starts noticing small inconsistencies in her medical supplies, records and the restrictions Diane enforces. Little discoveries pile up, pushing Chloe to question the explanations she's been given about her health and past. The film follows Chloe's tightening suspicions as she quietly tests boundaries and seeks answers, turning a claustrophobic household into a place where trust is fragile and secrets feel ready to surface.

Run was released in 2020, directed by Aneesh Chaganty and created with Sev Ohanian. The screenplay is original, and the movie is built around the central performances of Sarah Paulson as Diane and Kiera Allen as Chloe, with supporting turns that keep the pressure high.

The film opened with a limited theatrical window in 2020 before moving to streaming platforms, where it reached a much broader audience. That shift helped the film find sustained visibility beyond initial box office returns, especially during a year when release strategies were changing.

Run prompted lively online conversations about medical control, parental authority and representation, in part because Kiera Allen is a wheelchair user who brought authenticity to the role. Sarah Paulson's portrayal of a protective parent who may be crossing lines also prompted discussion, and viewers debated the ethical and emotional questions the story raises about caregiving and autonomy.

Critical and audience response leaned positive, reflected in an approximate 7.2/10 audience score from several thousand votes. Reviews tended to praise the central performances and the film's steady, tense pacing, while some critics questioned elements of plausibility. Major themes include control versus independence, truth and deception within family life, and the struggle for bodily autonomy.