Better Start Running

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Better Start Running
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Directed by Brett Simon
Written by Chad Faust
Annie Burgstede
Produced byDawn Bierschwal
Annie Burgstede
Chad Faust
Eric Fischer
Brianna Lee Johnson
Douglas W. Miller
Starring Alex Sharp
Analeigh Tipton
Edi Gathegi
Karan Soni
Maria Bello
Jeremy Irons
Edited byMatt Tassone
Michael Taylor
Music byMatthew Compton
Matt Popieluch
Production
companies
Whip Smart Productions
London Pacific Finance
Distributed by Freestyle Digital Media
Release date
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Better Start Running is a 2018 American comedy drama film directed by Brett Simon and starring Alex Sharp, Analeigh Tipton, Edi Gathegi, Karan Soni, Maria Bello, Kris Jerome Flowers and Jeremy Irons. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Reception

The film has a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [3]

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References

  1. Murray, Noel (11 October 2018). "Review: Road trip comedy 'Better Start Running' bogs down with dim characters". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Salce, Chris (7 November 2018). "Better Start Running". Film Threat . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Better Start Running". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 10 October 2021.