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Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

Comedy · Romance · 2007

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Movie details

Run Fatboy Run

“Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he won't run away from.”

2007 Comedy · Romance 1h 40m

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6.2 / 10

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Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Schwimmer

Written by

Michael Ian Black · Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Dennis

Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Libby

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Whit

Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran

Gordon

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Mr. Goshdashtidar

India de Beaufort

India de Beaufort

Maya Goshdashtidar

Matthew Fenton

Matthew Fenton

Jake

Court is in session

Put Run Fatboy Run on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.