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Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

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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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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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Directed By:Paul Downs Colaizzo
Written By:Paul Downs Colaizzo
In Theaters:8/23/2019
Box Office:$7,439,448
Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:Material Pictures, Picture Films

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Paul Downs Colaizzo

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Jillian Bell

Brittany Forgler

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Michaela Watkins

Catherine

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Utkarsh Ambudkar

Jern Dahn

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Lil Rel Howery

Demetrius

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Micah Stock

Seth

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Alice Lee

Gretchen

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Patch Darragh

Doctor Falloway

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Peter Vack

Ryan

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Kate Arrington

CiCi Forgler

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Juri Henley-Cohn

David

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Adam Sietz

Glenn

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