''Tyson's Run'' is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by
Kim Bass
Kim Bass (born 1955 or 1956) is an American TV and film writer, producer, and director. His television work includes creating '' Sister, Sister'' and writing on ''In Living Color''. He also created the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Kenan & Kel''. His film ...
and starring
Rory Cochrane
Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ron Slater in '' Dazed and Confused'', Lucas in ''Empire Records'', Lee Schatz in ''Argo'', Freck in '' A Scanner Darkly'', and Tim Speedle in ''CSI: Miami''.
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,
Amy Smart
Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. A native of Los Angeles, Smart began her career modelling in Italy and subsequently enrolled in acting school.
Her first role in film was in director Martin Kunert's anthology horror ...
,
Major Dodson
Major Dodson (born July 8, 2003) is an American actor known for his roles on '' The Walking Dead'', ''American Horror Story'' and ''Left Behind''.
Career
Dodson began acting professionally at the age of six, he had many small roles until his f ...
and
Barkhad Abdi.
Plot
Cast
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Major Dodson
Major Dodson (born July 8, 2003) is an American actor known for his roles on '' The Walking Dead'', ''American Horror Story'' and ''Left Behind''.
Career
Dodson began acting professionally at the age of six, he had many small roles until his f ...
as Tyson
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Rory Cochrane
Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ron Slater in '' Dazed and Confused'', Lucas in ''Empire Records'', Lee Schatz in ''Argo'', Freck in '' A Scanner Darkly'', and Tim Speedle in ''CSI: Miami''.
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as Coach
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Amy Smart
Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. A native of Los Angeles, Smart began her career modelling in Italy and subsequently enrolled in acting school.
Her first role in film was in director Martin Kunert's anthology horror ...
as Eloise
* Layla Felder as Shannon
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Claudia Zevallos as Ms Fernandez
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Reno Wilson
Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Howard in the sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', Officer Carl McMillan in '' Mike & Molly'' and Stan Hill in '' Good Girls'', Wes in '' The Chronicle'' (200 ...
as Mayor
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Barkhad Abdi as Aklilu
* Jibre Hordges as Billy Kidman
Production
Principal photography began in Atlanta on July 9, 2018. Filming also occurred in Marietta, Georgia.
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Release
The film was released in select theaters on March 11, 2022.
Reception
In the United States and Canada, the film earned $212,800 from 428 theaters in its opening weekend.
Rick Bentley of KGET-TV
KGET-TV (channel 17) is a television station in Bakersfield, California, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside low-power Telemundo affiliate KKEY-LP (channel 13). The two stations share ...
awarded the film two and a half stars and wrote, "As a sports movie dealing with marathon running, ''Tyson’s Run'' hits the wall in the first act as it just never finds the proper stride or pacing. It does get a few more miles out of the family elements."
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...
, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10.
References
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American drama films
Films shot in Atlanta
2020s English-language films
2020s American films
Films about autism