Runner vs The Gardener
Runner has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.2/10 for The Gardener). Runner is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 50m. The Gardener is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are action, comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Runner
The Gardener| Runner | The Gardener | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy | Action, Comedy |
| Country | United States of America | Belgium |
| Director | Scott Waugh | David Charhon |
| Main cast | Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, Rodrigo Santoro, Leila George, Kate Box | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rayan Bouazza, Kaaris, Michaël Youn, Élie Semoun |
Synopsis
Runner
A former soldier is thrown into a brutal race against time when a critical medical delivery makes him and his unlikely partner the targets of a ruthless cartel. As the mission spirals into a deadly manhunt, every detour, delay, and bullet pushes them closer to failure. With betrayal closing in from every side, they must survive the chase and deliver their cargo to save the life of a little girl.
The Gardener
Every year the Prime Minister has a list of all kinds of troublemakers eliminated in the name of the famous Reason of State. Serge Shuster, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic, finds himself on this list, better known as the Matignon List. Condemned to certain death and at the heart of an implacable plot and a state secret that also put his family in danger, Serge, his wife and children have only one hope left - their gardener…
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