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* WhamShot: Chloe finds [[spoiler:her own death certificate ... well, the ''real'' Chloe's death certificate, anyway]].
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* WhamShot: Chloe finds [[spoiler:her own death certificate ... well, the ''real'' Chloe's death certificate, anyway]].anyway]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Tom, the postal worker who tried to rescue Chloe. He may have been injected with the same type of sedative Diane injected Chloe earlier so maybe he'll wake up fine just like Chloe did but considering the blood trail his body leaves behind as it's dragged by Diane things don't look good for him and he may very well be dead. As noted in UncertainDoom it's not known what happened to him by the end of the film.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Tom, the postal worker who tried to rescue Chloe. He may have been injected with the same type of sedative Diane injected Chloe earlier so maybe he'll wake up fine just like Chloe did but considering the blood trail his body leaves behind as it's dragged by Diane things don't look good for him and he may very well be dead. As noted in UncertainDoom it's not known what happened to him by the end of the film.
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* HandicappedBadass: Chloe can’t walk and has a number of ailments due to Diane drugging her. Nevertheless she manages to escape and defeat Diane using her wit and as well as perform a number of impressive physical feats throughout the film.
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* SoftGlass: Despite Chloe's absolutely brilliant method of breaking the window and having the foresight to bring th blanket, there's almost zero chance she could have crawled through it the way she did without getting some serious cuts.
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* InnocentBystander: Two of note: Tom, the postal worker, and the guy Chloe gets on the phone when she's desperately trying to find out what [[spoiler:trigoxin]] is. The latter might even qualify as a very low-key BadassBystander.
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* InnocentBystander: Two of note: Tom, the postal worker, and the guy Chloe gets on the phone when she's desperately trying to find out what [[spoiler:trigoxin]] trigoxin is. The latter might even qualify as a very low-key BadassBystander.
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* DeathIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:Chloe]]'s solution to her second [[LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard locked in the store cupboard]] situation. [[spoiler:She gets better.]]
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* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: To be expected somewhat when you establish a character is something of a mechanical whiz. Happens twice, actually, though the second time it's much more Locking [=MacGyver=] in the [[spoiler:Medicine Chest]].
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* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: To be expected somewhat when you establish a character is something of a mechanical whiz. Happens twice, actually, though the second time it's much more Locking [=MacGyver=] in the [[spoiler:Medicine Chest]].Cabinet]].
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* [[spoiler:DeathOfAChild]]: What kicks the whole plot off, it turns out. Would normally result in a good bit of sympathy for [[spoiler:Diane]] if it weren't for, well, [[WouldHurtAChild everything that comes afterward]].
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* [[spoiler:MunchausensByProxy]]: A big part of what's going on, though never named as such.
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** And, of course, there's "trigoxin" which is fictional but obviously intended to be reminiscent of digoxin, which is real.
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* DistantPrologue: The first scene shows newborn Chloe being worked on by multiple doctors, then in the NICU being visited by Diane, who asks if she will be okay. Fade to present. See OnceMoreWithClarity below.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: A flashback after TheReveal again shows Diane in the NICU wondering if Chloe will be okay, with the question now answered for us.
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* TheReveal: See WhamShot, below.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Most of the medical elements of the plot are pretty free of this, but one of Chloe's blood sugar numbers is so low that it would likely be accompanied by symptoms she shows no evidence of.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Most of the medical elements of the plot are pretty free of this, but one of Chloe's blood sugar numbers glucose reading is so low that it would likely be accompanied by symptoms she shows no evidence of.
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* RealityEnsues: With all the medications Chloe takes, it makes perfect sense that the small-town pharmacist they use would [[OhCrap recognize her phone number]].
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* ChekhovsGun: Averted, despite being ''very'' much present.present in [[spoiler:Diane's first aid kit]].
* FingerTwitchingRevival: Played with, in that [[spoiler:Chloe]] learns for certain that she's [[spoiler:not as paralyzed as she has been told her whole life when she can slightly move her toes]], but plot-wise, [[RedHerring nothing really comes of it]].
* FingerTwitchingRevival: Played with, in that [[spoiler:Chloe]] learns for certain that she's [[spoiler:not as paralyzed as she has been told her whole life when she can slightly move her toes]], but plot-wise, [[RedHerring nothing really comes of it]].
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* SpottingTheThread: Chloe wants to snag some chocolates from the grocery bag without her mother knowing about it, and in the process sees a bottle full of one of her medications with her mother's name on the bottle instead of hers. This causes her to question more and more of the things she has taken for granted about her life to date, and ultimately turns her life completely upside down.
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* ViewerFriendlyInterface: Chloe's glucometer shows an actual blood sugar count in relatively small numbers but a much more viewer-friendly "Low" and "High" in two-inch-high letters.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: It's almost inaudible, but the ER doctor is heard confronting Diane about the fact that Chloe has changed primary care doctors 12 times in 6 years. This is TruthInTelevision for [[spoiler:victims of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, like Chloe]].
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** The pharmacist's name is revealed (over two scenes) to be Creator/KathyBates, who starred in ''{{Film/Misery}}'', which certainly shares thematic elements with this film.
** Going with thematic elements, the ArcNumber mentioned above could be a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Iran Hostage Crisis]], which began in 1979.
** Going with thematic elements, the ArcNumber mentioned above could be a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Iran Hostage Crisis]], which began in 1979.
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** The When Chloe calls 411, the recording uses "Derry, Maine" as an example of a city and state. "Derry, Maine" is a location frequently used by Stephen King in his novels.
** Speaking of Stephen King: the pharmacist's name is revealed (over two scenes) to be Creator/KathyBates, who starred in ''{{Film/Misery}}'', based on a novel by King, which certainly shares thematic elements with this film.
**Going with Also related to thematic elements, the ArcNumber mentioned above could ''could'' be a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Iran Hostage Crisis]], which began in 1979.
** Speaking of Stephen King: the pharmacist's name is revealed (over two scenes) to be Creator/KathyBates, who starred in ''{{Film/Misery}}'', based on a novel by King, which certainly shares thematic elements with this film.
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"Now, open wide."]] Hoo boy.
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* WhamLine: A couple, at least:
** The pharmacist's telling Chloe [[spoiler:"It's for your dog"]] is not only a WhamLine, it's also something of a DespairEventHorizon for her and a MoralEventHorizon for [[spoiler:Diane]].
** [[spoiler:"Now, open wide."]] Hoo boy.
** The pharmacist's telling Chloe [[spoiler:"It's for your dog"]] is not only a WhamLine, it's also something of a DespairEventHorizon for her and a MoralEventHorizon for [[spoiler:Diane]].
** [[spoiler:"Now, open wide."]] Hoo boy.
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* BlandNameProduct: An interesting variation. The postal worker's vehicle is clearly marked "United States Postal Service," but the logo is not the USPS eagle logo of 2020 or even an older version, it's a very stylized collection of lines that don't even resemble an eagle. Possibly they didn't want to risk trademark infringement by using the real logo.
* BlatantLies: After separating Chloe from [[spoiler:the postal worker]], Diane tells her "He's sleeping."
* BlatantLies: After separating Chloe from [[spoiler:the postal worker]], Diane tells her "He's sleeping."
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* BlandNameProduct: An interesting variation. The Tom's postal worker's vehicle is clearly marked "United States Postal Service," but the logo is not the USPS eagle logo of 2020 or even an older version, it's a very stylized collection of lines that don't even resemble an eagle. Possibly they didn't want to risk trademark infringement by using the real logo.
* BlatantLies: After separating Chloe from[[spoiler:the postal worker]], [[spoiler:Tom]], Diane tells her "He's sleeping."
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The postal worker Tom is put in a difficult spot when Chloe makes accusations and Diane makes counter-accusations, but comes up with [[HopeSpot a very reasonable solution]].solution]]. For all the good it does him.
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* InstantSedation: Better than the [[ChekhovsGun alternative]] for Tom, [[UncertainDoom maybe]].
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* TimeSkip: Before the final scene, where Chloe reveals that she is now married with a child of her own and that [[spoiler:she's not above [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine revenge]].]]
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* NonAnswer: [[spoiler:Diane's]] go-to strategy for evading [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Armor-Piercing Questions]].
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* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: The amount of money it must cost to keep those tomatoes growing to full mid-summer ripeness using (presumably) heat lamps in the open air in Washington state ''in winter'' must be staggering, especially on a part-time substitute teacher's salary.
* BaitAndSwitch: We see Diane talking on the phone with the pharmacist explaining Chloe's medication-induced delusions, only for it to turn out that she's rehearsing.
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''Run'' is a 2020 psychological thriller directed by Creator/AneeshChaganty and starring Creator/SarahPaulson and Creator/KieraAllen as mother and daughter Diane and Chloe Sherman. Due to Chloe's numerous health problems making her all but home-bound, Diane home-schools her, and essentially controls every aspect of her life. Chloe begins to suspect things are not as they appear one day, though, when she discovers a refill of one of her medications actually has her mother's name on the bottle. Things go downhill from there.
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''Run'' is a 2020 psychological thriller directed by Creator/AneeshChaganty and starring Creator/SarahPaulson and Creator/KieraAllen (in her feature film debut) as mother and daughter Diane and Chloe Sherman. Sherman.
Due to Chloe's numerous health problems making her all but home-bound, Diane home-schools her, and essentially controls every aspect of her life. Chloe begins to suspect things are not as they appear one day, though, when she discovers a refill of one of her medications actually has her mother's name on the bottle. Things go downhill from there.
Due to Chloe's numerous health problems making her all but home-bound, Diane home-schools her, and essentially controls every aspect of her life. Chloe begins to suspect things are not as they appear one day, though, when she discovers a refill of one of her medications actually has her mother's name on the bottle. Things go downhill from there.
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* VisualTitleDrop: The film opens with descriptions of the various health issues Chloe suffers from, with "Paralysis" the last one. The description explains that the condition leaves the sufferer unable to "walk or run," and the words fade to black, leaving "run" visible briefly on the screen by itself.
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* VisualTitleDrop: The film opens with descriptions of the various health issues Chloe suffers from, with "Paralysis" the last one. The description explains that the condition leaves the sufferer unable to "walk or run," and the words fade to black, leaving "run" visible briefly on the screen by itself.itself.
* WhamShot: Chloe finds [[spoiler:her own death certificate ... well, the ''real'' Chloe's death certificate, anyway]].
* WhamShot: Chloe finds [[spoiler:her own death certificate ... well, the ''real'' Chloe's death certificate, anyway]].
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''Run'' is a Hulu Original, released on November 20, 2020.
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Other than sharing a name, it bears no relationship to the YA Novel, the Video Game, or the 2020 TV Series.
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''Run'' is a 2020 psychological thriller directed by Creator/AneeshChaganty and starring Creator/SarahPaulson and Creator/KieraAllen as mother and daughter Diane and Chloe Sherman. Due to Chloe's numerous health problems making her all but home-bound, Diane home-schools her, and essentially controls every aspect of her life. Chloe begins to suspect things are not as they appear one day, though, when she discovers a refill of one of her medications actually has her mother's name on the bottle. Things go downhill from there.
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* ArcNumber: The number 1979 is on the post office vehicle and 19-79 appears in [[spoiler: the prison]] at the end. It's clearly intentional, but there is no clear meaning to it. See ShoutOut, below.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Actress Kiera Allen uses a wheelchair.
* ArcNumber: The number 1979 is on the post office vehicle and 19-79 appears in [[spoiler: the prison]] at the end. It's clearly intentional, but there is no clear meaning toit. it (it's not the birthday of either lead actor, nor the director). See ShoutOut, below.below.
* BlatantLies: After separating Chloe from [[spoiler:the postal worker]], Diane tells her "He's sleeping."
* ArcNumber: The number 1979 is on the post office vehicle and 19-79 appears in [[spoiler: the prison]] at the end. It's clearly intentional, but there is no clear meaning to
* BlatantLies: After separating Chloe from [[spoiler:the postal worker]], Diane tells her "He's sleeping."
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** Chloe's doctor is named Linda Qasabian, which is a two-fer: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Kasabian Linda Kasabian]] was a member of the Manson Family, and Natalie Qasabian is a producer of this film.
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** Chloe's doctor is named Linda Qasabian, which is a two-fer: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Kasabian Linda Kasabian]] was a member of the Manson Family, and Natalie Qasabian is a producer of this film.film.
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''Run'' is a 2020 thriller directed by Creator/AneeshChaganty and starring Creator/SarahPaulson and Creator/KieraAllen as mother and daughter Diane and Chloe Sherman. Due to Chloe's numerous health problems making her all but home-bound, Diane home-schools her, and essentially controls every aspect of her life. Chloe begins to suspect things are not as they appear one day, though, when she discovers a refill of one of her medications actually has her mother's name on the bottle. Things go downhill from there.
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* ArcNumber: The number 1979 is on the post office vehicle and 19-79 appears in [[spoiler: the prison]] at the end. It's clearly intentional, but there is no clear meaning to it. See ShoutOut, below.
* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: To be expected somewhat when you establish a character is something of a mechanical whiz. Happens twice, actually, though the second time it's much more Locking [=MacGyver=] in the [[spoiler:Medicine Chest]].
* ShoutOut:
** The pharmacist's name is revealed over time to be Creator/KathyBates, who starred in ''{{Film/Misery}}'', which certainly shares thematic elements with this film.
** Going with thematic elements, the ArcNumber mentioned above could be a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Iran Hostage Crisis]], which began in 1979.
** Chloe's doctor is named Linda Qasabian, which is a two-fer: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Kasabian Linda Kasabian]] was a member of the Manson Family, and Natalie Qasabian is a producer of this film.
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* ArcNumber: The number 1979 is on the post office vehicle and 19-79 appears in [[spoiler: the prison]] at the end. It's clearly intentional, but there is no clear meaning to it. See ShoutOut, below.
* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: To be expected somewhat when you establish a character is something of a mechanical whiz. Happens twice, actually, though the second time it's much more Locking [=MacGyver=] in the [[spoiler:Medicine Chest]].
* ShoutOut:
** The pharmacist's name is revealed over time to be Creator/KathyBates, who starred in ''{{Film/Misery}}'', which certainly shares thematic elements with this film.
** Going with thematic elements, the ArcNumber mentioned above could be a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Iran Hostage Crisis]], which began in 1979.
** Chloe's doctor is named Linda Qasabian, which is a two-fer: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Kasabian Linda Kasabian]] was a member of the Manson Family, and Natalie Qasabian is a producer of this film.
