- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran ... See all
- Director: David Schwimmer
- Plot: Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
User Reviews
Liked it, not loved it!!
May 22, 2008
cwawack1 - yahoo.com
May 22, 2008cwawack1 - yahoo.com
I am a fan of Simon Pegg. Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz are perhaps two of the funniest movies I have seen which I can watch over and over again. So I had to see this movie, and I... Full review
Critics Got It Wrong
May 22, 2008
farenbackbrateman - yahoo.com
May 22, 2008farenbackbrateman - yahoo.com
After seeing a sneak preview of this movie a week ago, I began telling my friends how funny it was. This week, when I opened up the newspaper I was shocked by the average reviews. Although this is not the best... Full review
A wonderful movie all around
May 22, 2008
deathsentencefan4life - yahoo.com
May 22, 2008deathsentencefan4life - yahoo.com
Run, Fat Boy, Run was a pretty funny movie but not the funniest. It was more of like fighting to get back what you charish the most. In Simon Peggs case it was the l9ove of his life Thandie Newton. This... Full review
So so funny..
Apr 26, 2008
aboveground65 - yahoo.com
Apr 26, 2008aboveground65 - yahoo.com
This movie is just one comedy scene after another with a sweet story thrown in the mix. It follows a sort of down and out guy who leaves his pregnant bride on his wedding day only to flash forward 6 years... Full review
Run to See it! You'll Love It!
Apr 05, 2008
jano_mit - yahoo.com
Apr 05, 2008jano_mit - yahoo.com
This warm, funny, lovely movie managed to transform my terrible mood into laughter and a much lighter heart. Simon Pegg is fabulous, and the movie just gets better and better as it goes along. In the tradition of other warm Brit... Full review
Great Funny Movie
Apr 05, 2008
orderfiller1 - yahoo.com
Apr 05, 2008orderfiller1 - yahoo.com
I went into this movie thinking it would just be so-so but I was pleasantly surprised and laughed the entire way through. This movie had some great lines and was truly one of the best movies I have seen this year... Full review
You Won't Waste Your Money
Mar 30, 2008
phantom2921 - yahoo.com
Mar 30, 2008phantom2921 - yahoo.com
Run Fatboy Run was definately worth the admission price. It was funny, the acting was good and it overall was great. Dennis Doyle(Pegg) runs out on marrying his love Libby(Newton)when she is pregnant. 5 years later,Dennis gets to see his son... Full review
News
Brit made good, Pegg film opens
channel4.com –
2008-10-03
Run Fatboy Run
beliefnet.com –
2008-09-23
David Schwimmer, who spent nine years deftly playing Ross on Friends seems to be trying to make a sitcom episode out of this overlong over-conventional under-funny romantic comedy. ... Full Article
RUN, FAT BOY, RUN: DVD
urbancinefile.com.au –
2008-09-01
Although I did enjoy the incongruity of the characters, this well-intentioned low brow co-production does not quite make it to the finish line. Finishing what you set out to do is what the film is about and David Schwimmer, who... ... Full Article
April 2008 Run, Fatboy, Run
blackfilm.com –
2008-04-15
When Elizabeth (Norah Jones) learns from local diner owner Jeremy (Jude Law) that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she does the predictable; she gets angry, wallows in self-pity and leaves New York to embark on a bus trip to... ... Full Article
Hey everyone, CinemaScope in Chicago here, talking to David Schwimmer about directing his new comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run which comes out in theatres March 28. ... Full Article

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