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.
08-23-2019
1h 43m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Paul Downs Colaizzo
Writer:
Paul Downs Colaizzo
Production:
Material Pictures, Picture Films
Revenue:
$7,439,448
Key Crew
Casting:
Laura Rosenthal
Music Supervisor:
Winslow Bright
Producer:
Matthew Plouffe
Producer:
Margot Hand
Producer:
Tobey Maguire
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Jillian Bell
Jillian Bell (born April 25, 1984) is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Jillian was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and began studying improv at the age of eight. She graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 2002, then moved to Los Angeles, where she became a member of the Groundlings. She auditioned for Saturday Night Live, and though she did not join the cast, she became a writer for the show in 2009 for the 35th season.
Michaela is currently a main company member of The Groundlings in Los Angeles.
Before moving to Los Angeles, Michaela pursued a life in regional theater.
She received her BFA from Boston University School For the Arts.
Her father is a math professor at Syracuse University, and her mother teaches Latin in the Boston area.
Utkarsh Ambudkar (born December 8, 1983), also known by his stage name UTK the INC, is an American actor, rapper, and singer.
His television roles include The Mindy Project, White Famous, Never Have I Ever, and Ghosts (US). He also appeared in the Hulu limited series The Dropout (2022). Some of his film roles include Pitch Perfect, Blindspotting, Brittany Runs a Marathon, The Broken Hearts Gallery, Free Guy, and Tick, Tick... Boom!.
He made his Broadway debut in Lin-Manuel Miranda's improvisational hip-hop show Freestyle Love Supreme in 2019.
Milton "Lil Rel" Howery Jr. (born December 17, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. Howery is known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series The Carmichael Show and Rod Williams in the horror film Get Out (2017).
Micah Stock is an American actor best known for his roles in the Sundance breakout Brittany Runs a Marathon, as Doug in Netflix’s Bonding and as Kevin in the FX original series Kindred.
Alice Lee was born on April 12, 1989 in Glenview, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020), Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018).
Patch Darragh graduated with honors from Juilliard and began his career playing significant roles in award-winning new plays and revivals at many of the countries top regional theaters, as well our foremost theaters both on and off-Broadway. He has accrued an extensive list of TV credits, more recently on the award winning HBO series SUCCESSION on which he played WayStar Royco board member, Ray Kennedy from Season two to Season four. Patch also had notable arcs on LAW & ORDER: SVU, MR. MERCEDES, THE LOUDEST VOICE, THE PATH, LONGMIRE, BOARDWALK EMPIRE & KALEIDOSCOPE. He's perhaps best known as the lovable Dad on the Netflix cult hit EVERYTHING SUCKS! on which he was a series regular.
On the film side, Patch can be seen in the Blumhouse features THE FIRST PURGE and CAM. He also starred in the independent films , SULLY, BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, and CABRINI. In 2017, Darragh starred in THE DEPTHS, and won Best Supporting Actor at the Los Angeles Film Awards. Upcoming: RESENTMENT, and THE UNION (Netflix).
As a writer, Patch has developed three television pilots, including two with fellow Juilliard grad Erin Gann. Their feature BIRTHRITE wrapped principle photography in June of 2023.
Michael William Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host of the Netflix show Is It Cake? He joined Saturday Night Live as a writer in its 39th season, became a featured player in its 42nd, and was promoted to a repertory player beginning in its 44th season. He previously was an on-air correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show.
Originally from France and a self-taught actor, Pascal Yen-Pfister moved to New York in 1994. He has been working with some of the best directors and producers in the industry since then. Pascal's film credits include among others: According to Her (Dir. Estelle Artus), Sully (Dir. Clint Eastwood). Experimenter (Dir. Michael Almereyda) with Winona Ryder and Peter Sarsgaard, Welcome to New York (Dir. Abel Ferrara). Pascal has starred in a number of critically acclaimed television series such as Turn on AMC (2 episodes) and The Grind (Dir. Brendan Kyle Cochrane).
