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A resourceful teenager begins to suspect her mother is hiding a dark secret about her medical condition.
The story
Chloe Sherman is a resourceful teenager living with her mother, Diane. Chloe suffers from various medical conditions and is kept at home by her mother. While searching for snacks, Chloe discovers a mysterious prescription bottle and realizes her mother may be hiding the truth about her health. When Chloe seeks information about the medication, she discovers it is a drug that causes paralysis. After a confrontation at a pharmacy, Chloe's suspicions are confirmed, leading to a tense situation where she must navigate her mother's increasingly controlling and secretive behavior to uncover the truth of her life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Chloe Sherman, a teenager with various physical disabilities, lives a sheltered life with her mother, Diane. Chloe's life changes when she finds a bottle of Ridocaine, a drug for dogs that causes paralysis, and realizes her mother has been drugging her. After a confrontation at a pharmacy, Diane takes Chloe home and locks her in her room. Chloe manages to escape her room and find evidence of her past, including a death certificate for a girl named Chloe who died shortly after birth and a story about a baby being stolen. She realizes she is not her biological daughter and that her 'illnesses' are fabricated. After a tense standoff and a physical struggle, Chloe is hospitalized. Years later, Chloe is shown living a successful life as a prosthetist, while Diane is imprisoned in a correctional facility. Chloe visits her and offers her a final, calculated dose of the drug.
- Original title
- Run
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 89
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Aneesh Chaganty
- Writers
- Aneesh Chaganty · writer; Sev Ohanian · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sarah Paulson · Diane; Kiera Allen · Chloe Sherman; Pat Healy · Tom; Sara Sohn · Kammy; Sharon Bajer · Kathy Bates; Tony Revolori · Brooklyn Boy
- Genres
- psychological horror; thriller
- Themes
- maternal control; identity
- Tone and mood
- suspenseful
- Setting
- Pasco, present day.
- Premise and plot tags
- mother-daughter relationship; medical mystery; kidnapping; conspiracy
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and became Hulu's most successful original film upon its release.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 67 · scale: 100 · review count: 20
- Production trivia
- The film features a character who is a homage to actress Kathy Bates.; The film contains a character from the film Searching as a stock photo model.
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