If I Run vs The Surfer

If I Run has the higher audience score (9.3/10 against 5.9/10 for The Surfer). If I Run is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 40m. Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

If I Run posterIf I Run2025 VS The Surfer posterThe Surfer2025
If I RunThe Surfer
Audience score★ 9.3/10★ 5.9/10
Year20252025
Length1h 28m1h 40m
GenresDrama, Thriller, TV MovieDrama, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMichael M. ScottLorcan Finnegan
Main castKat Graham, Chris Wood, Zak Santiago, Benjamin Wilkinson, Linden BanksFinn Little, Justin Rosniak, Nicolas Cage, Rahel Romahn, Charlotte Maggi

Synopsis

If I Run

Casey Cox is a woman on the run after discovering her best friend Brent has been murdered—and she is being framed for it. Not knowing who to trust, Casey flees, using her intelligence and resourcefulness to stay hidden and the signs of divine guidance to help her in her journey. Meanwhile, Dylan Roberts, a war-weary veteran and private investigator with PTSD, is hired to track her down. As Dylan digs deeper into the case, he begins to suspect…

The Surfer

A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point.

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