Brittany Runs a Marathon

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Brittany Runs a Marathon

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2019

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

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A hard-partying woman receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, she soon takes up running to help her prepare for her ultimate goal -- competing in the New York City Marathon.

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Critics Consensus

Brittany Runs a Marathon is an earnest and hilarious dramedy that finally gives Jillian Bell a role worthy of her gifts.

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Kim Newman

Sight & Sound

11/15/2019

Brittany Runs a Marathon gives Bell a lot of smart comic business, but her character's humour is signalled from the first as a way of deflecting pain - and is often funny because it's so mistimed that the people around her don't get the joke.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

11/08/2019

It can't quite get itself tonally right...it didn't gel for me, but there are individual moments that are quite funny.

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David Stratton

The Australian

11/05/2019

Bell is terrific in the title role and the film as a whole is a confident combination of the amiable and the uncompromising.

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Francesca Faccani

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/21/2024

4/5

Brittany Runs a Marathon is the feel-good movie of this end-of-decade.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

03/21/2024

4/5

…although writer/director Paul Downs Colaizzo’s film deals with serious issues including depression, self-image, obesity and substance abuse, it’s also a sunny, satisfying crowd-pleaser that gets a huge lift from Bell’s winning performance…’

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Bonnie Burton

CNET

03/31/2023

For anyone who has suffered through endless fad diets with zero results -- this movie will change your life for the better.

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10/21/2019

Appeared to be choppy. It ended at an odd point.

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10/16/2019

I didn't care for the promiscuity.

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10/16/2019

Very inspirational movie I wish was playing everywhere and having to drive 30 miles to see this movie was worth it but sad others couldn't experience what I saw so easily. Excellent film.

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10/15/2019

We loved the movie even though we thought it was going to be more of a comedy. There were many funny scenes, but the story was more inspirational than comedy. I would recommend it.

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10/14/2019

Pretty good got a little slow. Loved the message

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10/09/2019

A wonderful ‘feel-good’ story based on real events.

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Synopsis

A hard-partying woman receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, she soon takes up running to help her prepare for her ultimate goal -- competing in the New York City Marathon.

Director: Paul Downs Colaizzo
Producer: Matthew Plouffe, Tobey Maguire, Margot Hand
Screenwriter: Paul Downs Colaizzo
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Material Pictures, Picture Films
Rating: R (Some Drug Material|Sexuality|Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.1M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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