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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for TheWrap (3,203) on 22 Aug 2019

The script is stocked with amusing one-liners, and there are just enough caustic observations to keep viewers nodding in agreement…

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By Teo Bugbee (199) for The New York Times (9,847) on 22 Aug 2019

Bell imbues Brittany with humanity and wit, but all too frequently she is working within the framework of a story that seems hellbent on robbing…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 21 Aug 2019

There are no noisy meltdowns or hyper-dramatic revelations in Brittany Runs a Marathon; even the lines that sting have some buoyancy…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 21 Aug 2019

The tone of “Brittany,” and its emotional impact, reminds me of Amazon’s other heartfelt winner, “The Big Sick,” which netted Kumail…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 21 Aug 2019

A fun ride, spiked with touching gravity, is not a shabby way to end the movie summer…

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By Caroline Siede (75) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 20 Aug 2019

Brittany Runs A Marathon winds up feeling like a story told by an outsider who’s empathetic toward, but not fully immersed in, a specific…

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By Pat Brown (171) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Aug 2019

The film is inspirational only in the sense that it may inspire an uptick in Amazon searches for running gear…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for Time Out (7,510) on 03 Feb 2019

Colaizzo successfully walks a fine line between inspiration and caution, never presenting Brittany as a patronizing role model for weight loss,…

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By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 Feb 2019

Brittany Runs a Marathon mostly succeeds, and it’s all thanks to Bell. That Colaizzo is trying to do something more is icing on the cake…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 30 Jan 2019

This terrifically engaging debut feature by playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo is the best kind of “crowdpleaser”: one that earns every emotional…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 30 Jan 2019

Colaizzo’s script weaves in enough detail to explain some of Brittany’s demons, but Bell sells the tough stuff too, doing more with a cautious…

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By Gregory Ellwood (229) for The Playlist (3,871) on 30 Jan 2019

Where it surprises is in Bell’s fantastic performance and the fact it eventually stops becoming a laugh out loud comedy…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 30 Jan 2019

Colaizzo’s dialogue often crackles with modern idioms and good pithy comments, flowing from the distinct characters in easy fashion…

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