Run the Tide

Run the Tide

Don't fight the tide. Run it.

Directed by Soham Mehta

Produced by 1821 Pictures

2016100 min5.4 / 10

A tense family drama about two brothers fleeing their troubled past, driven by protective love but shadowed by trauma and the weight of survival.

When their drug abusing mother is released from prison determined to rebuild their family, Rey kidnaps his younger brother Oliver and escapes their desert home for the California coast.

Questions people ask

  • Is Run the Tide sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Run the Tide scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Run the Tide end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Run the Tide violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Run the Tide easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Run the Tide

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Run the Tide

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Run the Tide, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Run the Tide, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Run the Tide, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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