Tyson's Run

Tyson's Run

With each step comes the determination to take another.

PG 2022 · 103 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama

When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.

Directed by Kim Bass · Written by Kim Bass

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Major Dodson Tyson Hollerman
Amy Smart Eloise Hollerman
Rory Cochrane Bobby Hollerman
Barkhad Abdi Aklilu
Layla Felder Shannon
Jody Thompson Sweeney
Isaiah Asher Hanley Bradley Burton
Forrest Deal Jonesy
Claudia Zevallos Ms. Fernandez
Jonathan Fuller Early Morning Drinker

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