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  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Picturehouse
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Picturehouse
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Dennis is an ordinary guy. He's a little overweight and he smokes, but he's nice, charming, and unassuming. But five years ago, Dennis did something that wasn't so nice. On his wedding day to his pregnant fiancée, Libby, Dennis did a runner. He just couldn't go through with it. Now, Dennis realizes he made a big mistake. He's still in lo...

Directed By: David Schwimmer

Written By: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Picturehouse
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Picturehouse
  • 1 h 40 m

Run, Fatboy, Run

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 34 User Ratings
6.1
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Summary Dennis is an ordinary guy. He's a little overweight and he smokes, but he's nice, charming, and unassuming. But five years ago, Dennis did something that wasn't so nice. On his wedding day to his pregnant fiancée, Libby, Dennis did a runner. He just couldn't go through with it. Now, Dennis realizes he made a big mistake. He's still in lo...

Directed By: David Schwimmer

Written By: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
48
26% Positive
7 Reviews
59% Mixed
16 Reviews
15% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
48
26% Positive
7 Reviews
59% Mixed
16 Reviews
15% Negative
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75
Filled with moments that will make you smile.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
70
David Schwimmer's first bigscreen directing effort reveals something very different: a thoroughly competent mainstream craftsman who imposes no individual character on formulaic material.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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53% Mixed
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9% Negative
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38% Positive
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thecurber
Feb 5, 2011
Run, fatboy,Run is entertainment. It has a perfect balance of humor, grossout gags and a big heart.What more do you want?It is a film where beneath all the idiocy and goofiness lies a film that has a lesson to it and humor, which most movies don't possess
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Robwinz
Dec 11, 2020
Mr. Goshdashtidar is honestly the real MVP throughout this movie. Let's gooooo.
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60
The pic benefits from a loveable-loser turn by Simon Pegg, but the "Shaun of the Dead" star's presence may also lead to disappointment for those familiar with his work.
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50
Snarkiness and sentiment are in constant battle for supremacy throughout Run, Fat Boy, Run with no chance of a comfortable draw.
By Gene Seymour FULL REVIEW
50
One of the problems with the new comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run is that it’s not English enough, even though its antagonist is a thoroughly detestable American go-getter.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
40
This British rom-com is all soft and plodgy, a by-the-numbers redemption tale that careens uncomfortably from sentimentality to stomach-turning sight gags.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
25
Simon Pegg has what it takes, but he's saddled himself with a script (co-written by Pegg and Michael Ian Black) that Adam Sandler wouldn't have pulled out of his bottom drawer.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
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7
Meth-dude
Feb 19, 2017
It was funny, entertaining, the acting was good and the cinematography was pretty good. It was a little bit too predictable and the characters were all pretty cliché, but it was still a fun movie to watch.
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Compi24
Nov 28, 2012
Predictability is rampant but it still provides a decent amount of laughs.
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6
ERG1008
Sep 17, 2010
Well it has some funny moments but the story is so ridiculous it's untrue. A few nice cameos here & there but nowhere near as good as Pegg's other work. Dylan Moran plays himself yet again as well.
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DawdlingPoet
Nov 28, 2021
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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CooterPatooter
Mar 4, 2012
Not funny, not inspirational, not convincing, not entertaining, not memorable... actually it's not much of anything.
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Production Company Beech Hill Films, Entertainment Films, Material Entertainment
Release Date Mar 28, 2008
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he can't run away from.
Website http://www.runfatboyrunmovie.co.uk/
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Awards

Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Empire Awards, UK
• 1 Nomination
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination

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