Run Christian Review
Run… the title already carries tension. You think it’s just about escaping heartbreak or running away from problems. But then the story takes a sharp, terrifying turn.
Melissa leaves her fiancé at the altar—a broken heart, a broken dream. She runs off to a cabin with friends, maybe to numb the pain. But peace doesn’t last. One friend is found mutilated in the woods. Strange lights tear across the sky. Aliens descend, and survival becomes the only thing left on the table.
At surface level, Run is a mix of horror, sci-fi, and thriller. But from a Christian perspective, it screams something deeper: no matter how far you run, you cannot escape the brokenness of this world without Christ. Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us: “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick; who can understand it?” Melissa tried to run from her broken relationship, but chaos still found her. Evil still hunted her down.
Family-friendliness? A clear no. It’s violent, bloody, and unnerving. There’s nothing here for kids or families. But for adults, it’s a raw reminder that fear, death, and darkness are real—and we need more than courage to face them.
Positive role models? Barely. Melissa shows resilience, sure, but there’s no grounding in faith, no prayer, no seeking God. Instead, it’s sheer survival instinct. And yet, the Bible has always spoken of times like this—Mark 13:7 warns: “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place.” The film doesn’t name it, but that feeling of a world spiraling out of control matches Scripture’s warnings.
Biblical accuracy? Not direct. But the absence of God in the characters’ lives is exactly the problem. Psalm 46:1 says: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Here, when trouble hits, there’s no refuge. No prayer. Only panic. And it shows how fragile we are without Him.
Verdict? Run is a gripping survival tale, but spiritually it’s a mirror of what happens when we face ultimate fear without Christ. The aliens may be fiction, but the terror of a world collapsing without God’s presence is not. The ending leaves you unsettled, maybe even hopeless.
And that’s the greatest contrast: in the Bible, when the end comes, it’s not panic for the believer—it’s hope. “Lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28). Run shows us a world running scared. The gospel shows us a people running home.
