Where can I watch Running on Empty in Persian?
Running on Empty streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1988 romance film from United States of America. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.
Directed by Sidney Lumet, this 1988 romance film carries an IMDb rating of 7.6.
Synopsis
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
Cast & crew
Running on Empty is a 1988 romance film from United States of America. It was directed by Sidney Lumet. The cast is led by Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch. It runs 116 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast
- Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry, Martha Plimpton, Ed Crowley, L.M. Kit Carson, Steven Hill
- Country
- United States of America
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genre
- Romance, Crime, Drama