Brittany Runs a Marathon

Writer/Director: Paul Downs Colaizzo, Cast: Jillian Bell, Jennifer Dundas, Patch Darragh, 123 mins., R

Brittany Forgler is a hilarious, friendly, hot mess of a New Yorker who always knows how to have a good time, but at 27, her late-night adventures and early-morning walks-of-shame are starting to catch up to her. She receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, she soon takes up running to help her prepare for her ultimate goal — competing in the New York City Marathon. “Brittany” not only goes places you won’t be expecting but it also manages to be simultaneously sympathetic and unsentimental, a picture with a laugh-out-loud sense of humor that can be as real as hell when it needs to be.” —Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times