Run Fat Boy Run

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Run Fat Boy Run

PG-13

2008

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

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Five years earlier, nervous bridegroom Dennis (Simon Pegg) leaves his pregnant girlfriend, Libby (Thandie Newton), at the altar. Now he realizes he made a big mistake and wants to win her back. Unfortunately, Libby is involved with a handsome, attentive and fit financier (Hank Azaria), who plans to run in a charity marathon. Out-of-shape Dennis enters the race -- hoping to impress Libby -- even though he only has three weeks to prepare.

Critics Consensus

Run, Fat Boy, Run features sporadic laughs, but is ultimately too formulaic and predictable.

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Anil Sinanan

Time Out

10/24/2017

The film jogs along uncertain whether it is aiming to be an episode of Friends or a Farrelly brothers farce. Overrun with fart jokes, it is fitfully funny and hamstrung by a sentimental and implausible plot.

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Alissa Wilkinson

Paste Magazine

04/12/2016

Satisfyingly entertaining.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

12/17/2008

This feeble premise limits the movie to perfunctory gags about the hero's sloth and some canned underdog drama.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/28/2020

3/10

It comes as no surprise that the film is simply terrible.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

11/17/2020

1.5/5

A predictably puerile plod along a road we've all been down before. Runs out of puff well before the big race.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/09/2019

Meticulous, detailed, cohesive, comedic, charming, embraceable and entertaining. David Schwimmer has done Mom proud with this one.

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Tripti G

@Tiripiri Jun 8

So a rewatch since I don't remember much as a kid, but also never really knew how star studded the line up was.

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Shane O

@Shanes_DVD_Shack 03/19/2025

A good fun movie , I have watched it a bunch of times and still like it

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Mickey S

@RT95763402 10/21/2024

This movie is a gem. If you’re looking for a good time, a fun comedy with heart, this hits the spot.

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Jace E

@thefilmguy 09/17/2024

I am a bit higher on this movie than the general public. Everything about it is charming and endearing to me. The premise is straightforward but pretty relatable. Simon Pegg acts his heart out, which makes for more than a few tender moments. It's full of clichés, but I can look past that. Run, Fatboy, Run is underrated and a movie that I would gladly recommend.

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erdene c

@RT72597746 07/19/2024

camera a movie worth watching again and again

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Bahad j

@RT27093708 07/18/2024

The movie was a very exciting adventure from start to finish

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Synopsis

Five years earlier, nervous bridegroom Dennis (Simon Pegg) leaves his pregnant girlfriend, Libby (Thandie Newton), at the altar. Now he realizes he made a big mistake and wants to win her back. Unfortunately, Libby is involved with a handsome, attentive and fit financier (Hank Azaria), who plans to run in a charity marathon. Out-of-shape Dennis enters the race -- hoping to impress Libby -- even though he only has three weeks to prepare.

Director: David Schwimmer
Producer: Robert Jones, Sarah Curtis
Screenwriter: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Distributor: Picturehouse
Production Co: Material, Entertainment Films, Beech Hill Films
Rating: PG-13 (Nudity|Language|Smoking|Some Rude and Sexual Humor)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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