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Brittany Runs a Marathon

Brittany Runs a Marathon

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20196.61h 43m

Overview

Hilarious and outgoing, Brittany Forgler, is everybody’s best friend ― except her own. Her partying, underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her. She receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, but too broke for a gym and too proud to ask for help, Brit is at a loss, until her neighbor pushes her to run one sweaty block. Soon, she sets an almost unthinkable goal: the New York City Marathon.

Directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo
Written by Paul Downs Colaizzo
Produced by Matthew Plouffe, Tobey Maguire, Margot Hand
Box Office0Revenue: $7.4M

Top Cast

Jillian Bell

Jillian Bell

Brittany Forgler

Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Catherine

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Jern Dahn

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Demetrius

Micah Stock

Micah Stock

Seth

Alice Lee

Alice Lee

Gretchen

Patch Darragh

Patch Darragh

Doctor Falloway

Peter Vack

Peter Vack

Ryan

Kate Arrington

Kate Arrington

CiCi Forgler

Juri Henley-Cohn

Juri Henley-Cohn

David

Themes & Keywords

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About Brittany Runs a Marathon

Brittany Runs a Marathon is a comedy, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of new york city, philadelphia, pennsylvania, roommates, brother-in-law, dogsitter, based on true story. Directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo, it stars Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar. Hilarious and outgoing, Brittany Forgler, is everybody’s best friend ― except her own. Her partying, underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her. She receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, but too broke for a gym and too proud to ask for help, Brit is at a loss, until her neighbor pushes her to run one sweaty block. Soon, she sets an almost unthinkable goal: the New York City Marathon.

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