''Happiness Runs'' is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Adam Sherman and starring

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and

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Cast

Mark Boone Junior Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'' (2016-2017), and film roles ...

as Victor's Father * Joseph Castanon as 'Little Mackie' *

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as Pete *

Shiloh Fernandez Shiloh Fernandez is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ''Jericho'' and '' United States of Tara'', and the films '' Deadgirl'' and '' Red Riding Hood'', as well as for playing David Allen in the 2013 film '' Evi ...

as Jake * John Fleck as Chad's Dad * Kevin Gage as Hypnotist *

as Becky *

as Insley *

as Victor's Mother *

Ann Magnuson Ann Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by ''The New York Times'' in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". A f ...

as Chad's Mom * Steven Christopher Parker as Tao *

Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons (; born April 2, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011). He subsequently portra ...

as Chad *

as Victor

Reception

, ''Happiness Runs'' holds a 17% approval rating on

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, based on twelve reviews with an average rating on 3.33/10. Christian Blauvelt of ''

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'' awarded the film three stars out of four. Stephen Garrett of '' Time Out'' awarded the film one star out of five.

References

External links

* * American drama films 2010 drama films 2010 films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language drama films {{2010s-US-film-stub