The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

September 20th, 19621h 44min

Drama
72%

Overview

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Victors

The Victors


Released on: 1963-11-22
Drama, War

Intercutting dramatic vignettes with newsreel footage, the story follows the characters from an infa...

Shangrao Concentration Camp

Shangrao Concentration Camp


Released on: 1951-01-01
Drama

Shangrao Concentration Camp is set in the hellish confines of a Guomindang prison, where the brutal ...

The Big Blue

The Big Blue


Released on: 1988-05-10
Romance, Drama, Adventure

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pai...

East of Eden

East of Eden


Released on: 1955-04-10
Drama

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelmin...

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause


Released on: 1955-10-27
Drama

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although...

The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy


Released on: 1982-12-18
Drama, Comedy

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a la...

Breathless

Breathless


Released on: 1960-03-16
Drama, Crime

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the author...

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption


Released on: 1994-09-23
Drama, Crime

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufr...

Summer Storm

Summer Storm


Released on: 2004-09-02
Comedy, Drama

Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are co...

The Street Player

The Street Player


Released on: 1983-08-06
Drama

Fares, a shoe factory worker, has only one passion in life: football. He lives a humble life in a ch...

Jawbone

Jawbone


Released on: 2017-05-12
Action, Drama

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong...

Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura

Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura


Released on: 2003-09-05
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action, TV Movie

Kimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now h...

Touch

Touch


Released on: 2005-09-10
Drama, Romance

Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minam...

Shopping

Shopping


Released on: 1994-12-06
Crime, Drama, Action

A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram...

The Fighter

The Fighter


Released on: 2010-12-10
Drama

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise ...

Gjengangere

Gjengangere


Released on: 2017-10-27
Action, Drama

Josef tries to survive and repent in prison. However, both authorities and inmates are curious about...

Soccer Stories

Soccer Stories


Released on: 1997-06-05
Drama

Three vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations over one of th...

Conviction

Conviction


Released on: 2010-10-15
Drama

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Be...

The Thanksgiving Visitor

The Thanksgiving Visitor


Released on: 1968-11-28
Drama, TV Movie

In this sequel to Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," a boy recalls his life with an elderly cousi...

12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans


Released on: 2021-06-18
History, Drama, Action

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans...