Brittany Runs a Marathon is the feel-good movie of this end-of-decade.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 21, 2024

…although writer/director Paul Downs Colaizzo’s film deals with serious issues including depression, self-image, obesity and substance abuse, it’s also a sunny, satisfying crowd-pleaser that gets a huge lift from Bell’s winning performance…’

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 21, 2024

For anyone who has suffered through endless fad diets with zero results -- this movie will change your life for the better.

| Mar 31, 2023

Completely irreverent and inspiring, Brittany Runs a Marathon will make you laugh and cry — sometimes at the same time.

| Oct 12, 2022

A warm, funny, beautiful reminder that even though we all have stuff that needs to be worked through, we can all change our lives for the better.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 13, 2022

With elements of reality plus a great deal of humor and empathy, Brittany Runs a Marathon provides a viable view of how get back on track with life and find a better course.

| Jul 23, 2021

I laughed a whole heckuva lot, and oh alright fine I cried some too. The movie has a big heart

| Jul 2, 2021

Whether or not Brittany actually accomplishes her goal in Brittany Runs a Marathon is beside the point. The film inspires, thanks to its focus on both internal and external change, and how each needs the other for true success to come.

| Feb 18, 2021

More than an inspirational sports film. It digs deep and the story packs an unexpected emotional punch as it uplifts.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2021

The movie more or less swears off being funny by around the halfway point, like a comedy trying out some kind of nontraditional no-laugh diet.

| Original Score: C | Jan 28, 2021

Jillian Bell is uplifting as a New Yorker battling her body image.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 3, 2020

Brittany Runs a Marathon is a contender for one of this year's biggest surprises. On the surface, its easy to write this off as "just another average comedy", but it's infinitely better than that.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 3, 2020

The film uplifts and inspires for all the right reasons ...

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 29, 2020

[Jillian] Bell has already showed her comedy talents with memorable roles in Workaholics and 22 Jump Street, and here she proves herself equally adept at drama.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 24, 2020

Has an inspiring glow that can't be denied. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 21, 2020

Color me impressed that a film such as this traverses the minefield of potentially problematic material with grace, precision, and humor.

| Mar 17, 2020

There are too many subplots, too much attention to the peripheries, and an eventual shift from sarcastic to saccharine that feels inauthentic.

| Jan 17, 2020

This is not about the destination. It is about the journey, and it's a long, painful one. It is about more than just losing weight and running the distance, although that is hard enough. It is a long movie, but the characters make it worth the time.

| Original Score: B | Jan 6, 2020

Brittany Runs a Marathon is such an unexpected surprise of the year, blending the elements of comedy and heart together with utmost skill.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 12, 2019

As someone who has gone through a similar weight loss transformation, it really gets it right in terms of the personal shame you feel, the guilt, the emotional eating, and the perseverance it takes to accomplish a personal transformation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 21, 2019