Running Out of Time gathers Tasha Smith, RonReaco Lee, and Telma Hopkins for a tightly wound thriller under director Chris Stokes, pushing its ensemble against a countdown that leaves little room to breathe.
What is Running Out of Time about?
The film follows a cast pulled into escalating danger as a ticking clock forces decisions with real consequences. Stokes builds tension through close, character-driven scenes rather than spectacle, letting Smith and Lee anchor the story's shifting alliances while Hopkins adds a steadying presence amid the chaos. Rather than reveal how the pressure resolves, the film keeps its focus on how ordinary trust frays when time runs short, using its ensemble to explore loyalty, suspicion and the cost of hesitation.
About the cast
Tasha Smith leads alongside RonReaco Lee, with Telma Hopkins, Kearia Schroeder, Dustin Harnish, Sean Dominic and Sydney Elise Johnson rounding out the ensemble. Chris Stokes directs, keeping the camera close to his performers so the pressure of the plot registers on their faces rather than through action-movie scale.
Context & significance
Arriving in 2018, the film sits at the crossroads of crime drama and thriller, genres built around characters forced to make quick, high-stakes choices. Its ensemble approach, with several performers sharing scenes rather than one lead carrying the story, is typical of Stokes' output from this period, which favors tight budgets and grounded settings over large-scale set pieces.
Watching Running Out of Time on Ktime
Running Out of Time streams on K-Time as part of a catalogue built for Persian-speaking audiences worldwide. Watching requires a K-Time account, and the account itself costs nothing to create — the film is available the moment you log in, browsed through an interface built around a Farsi-first experience alongside its English original language and full site navigation.