The Indian Runner
Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.
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Cast
33 people
David Morse
Joe Roberts
Known for
The Green Mile
Twelve Monkeys
Viggo Mortensen
Frank Roberts
Known for
Green Book
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Valeria Golino
Maria
Known for
Rain Man
Hot Shots!
Patricia Arquette
Dorothy
Known for
The Act
Severance
Charles Bronson
Mr. Roberts
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Death Wish
Sandy Dennis
Mrs. Roberts
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Out-of-Towners
Dennis Hopper
Caesar
Known for
Speed
Waterworld
Jordan Rhodes
Randall
Known for
Mr. Majestyk
The Night Stalker
Enzo Rossi
Rafael
Known for
Beyond Rangoon
Hot Potato
Harry Crews
Mr. Baker
Also in
The Rough South of Harry Crews
Harry Crews: Guilty as Charged
Eileen Ryan
Mrs. Baker
Known for
I Am Sam
Anywhere but Here
Trevor Endicott
12-Year-Old Joe Roberts
No other roles listed
Sean Penn Director · Bruce Springsteen Story Jack Nitzsche Composer
Worldwide gross $191K · Budget $7M · United States release September 20, 1991
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$191,125
Production
NHK
Production
Mico
Production
Mount Film Group
Production
MGM-Pathé Communications
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Japan · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 19, 1991
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 20, 1991
Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 1991 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
October 1, 1997 · Physical
France
October 9, 1991 · Theatrical
Greece
December 13, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 6, 1992 · Theatrical
March 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
November 29, 1991 · Theatrical
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