Any list of great young actresses in movies today has to include Saoirse Ronan. If you needed any reminder of that, the multiple-time Oscar nominee once again received strong reviews for her performance in the 2024 new movie The Outrun.
Having played the festival circuit in the early portion of the year, general audiences can now watch The Outrun for themselves. But where? What's the movie about? Who else is in it?
We've got answers to all those questions and more (including the trailer) for The Outrun right here.
The Outrun how to watch
The Outrun is still playing in select movie theaters, but it is also now available to rent/buy on digital on-demand platforms in the US. Here's what you need to know on how to watch The Outrun.
The Outrun cast
Ronan leads The Outrun cast as Rona, who returns to her hometown on the Scottish coast after a stint in rehab. The Irish actress (who, funny fact, was actually born in Brooklyn, NY) broke out at a young age with her Oscar-nominated performance in Atonement, adding to her list of impressive credits with the likes of Hanna, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Brooklyn, Lady Bird, Mary Queen of Scots, Little Women, See How They Run and Foe.
Also starring in the movie are Paapa Essideu (I May Destroy You, The Lazarus Project), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, Alex Rider), Saskia Reeves (Slow Horses, Luther), Lauren Lyle (Outlander, Vigil), Nabil Elouahabi (Trigger Point, Blue Lights) and Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, The Responder).
The Outrun plot
Based on the best-selling memoir by Amy Liptrot, who also co-wrote the adaptation with Nora Fingscheidt, here is the official synopsis for The Outrun:
"Saoirse Ronan stars as Rona, who, fresh out of rehab, returns to the Orkney Islands; a place both wild and beautiful right off the Scottish coast. After more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona — now 30 — attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery."
The Outrun trailer
Watch the trailer for The Outrun right here:
Sony Pictures Classics has shared the US trailer for the movie, which you watch directly below:
The Outrun reviews
Read WTW's The Outrun review on why we think this could finally bag Saoirse Ronan her Oscar.
As for other critics, The Outrun has an 81% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Outrun awards
Here's a roundup of the awards and nominations that The Outrun has earned thus far:
British Independent Film Awards
- Best British Independent Film (nominee)
- Best Director — Nora Fingscheidt (nominee)
- Best Lead Performance — Saoirse Ronan (nominee)
- Best Screenplay — Nora Fingscheidt (nominee)
- Best Cinematography (nominee)
- Best Editing (nominee)
- Best Makeup & Hair Design (nominee)
- Best Original Music (nominee)
- Best Sound (nominee)
Gotham Awards
- Outstanding Lead Performance — Saoirse Ronan (nominee)
London Critics Circle Film Awards
- Actress of the Year — Saoirse Ronan (nominee)
Nora Fingscheidt movies
In addition to co-writing the script, German-born filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt is also the director of The Outrun. While perhaps not a familiar name to many, Fingscheidt has a few feature movie directing credits to her name, the most notable of which (prior to The Outrun) was the Netflix movie The Unforgivable starring Sandra Bullock and Viola Davis. Her other two movies were System Crasher (2019) and Ohne diese Welt (2017).
