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Dennis Doyle ([[Simon Pegg]]) is a clueless and slightly overweight [[Man Child]] who left his pregnant fiancée Libby ([[Thandie Newton]]) at the altar five years earlier. He constantly tries to persuade the woman he loves to accept him back into her life, but when he discovers that Libby has found a new partner in the form of American Whit ([[Hank Azaria]]), frustration grows, and Dennis vows that for once in his life, he will finish something. This something ends up being the Nike River Run in London. With his friend Gordon ([[Black Books|Dylan Moran]]) and landlord Mr. Goshdashtidar by his side, Dennis begins training for the marathon he must finish to win the respect of both Libby, and himself.
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* [[The Ace]]: Whit; "[[Wacky Races|Peter Perfect]]" as Dennis calls him.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: David Walliams' cameo is similar to his ''[[Little Britain]]'' character who goes into shops asking for oddly specific things.
* [[
* [[Ask a Stupid Question]]: {{spoiler|After explicitly pointing out that Dennis is running on a broken ankle, the reporter then asks:}}
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'''Dennis''': (in ''tears'', barely cognizant) '''How the [[Precision F-Strike|fuck]] do you think I feel?!''' }}
* [[Blackmail]]: When Dennis refuses Maya's ultimatum to kick him out if he quits the race and pay his back rent if he doesn't, she whips away his [[Modesty Towel]] and takes a polaroid of his naked body. "Deal?" "...Deal."
* [[Cranky Landlord]]: Played with; Mr. G is a cheerful, forgiving type, but [[The Ugly
* [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]: {{spoiler|Whit trips Dennis up, only to be sent to hospital himself while Dennis limps on, and later to get caught out by an action replay.}}
* [[Consequence Combo]]: There are a lot of carrots and sticks in play, but the clearest example of the trope is Maya's ultimatum - if Dennis finishes the race, she'll call off his back rent. If he doesn't, she'll kick him out.
* [[Derailing Love Interests]]: Whit, who starts off [[The Ace]] and gets gradually more [[Control Freak|Control Freaky]] and competitive in direct contrast to Dennis getting more responsible and mature.
* [[Down to
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: in the scene where [[Simon Pegg]] and Hank Azaria are talking in the locker room, Simon's shocked reaction to Hank dropping his towel was very real. Apparently, Hank was supposed to wear a modesty patch over his genitals, but it didn't fit, so he did the scene without it.
* [[Excited Show Title!]]!
* [[The Family for
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* [[Graceful Loser]]: Even the [[Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters]] who bet against Dennis are cheering him on when he crosses the finish line.
* [[Groin Attack]]
* [[Guess Who I'm Marrying]]
* [[Heart Is Where the Home Is]]
* [[I Gave My Word]]: Somewhat justified despite the [[Honor Before Reason]], since his ability to keep a promise is what Dennis is ''really' trying to prove.
* [[Implacable Man]]/[[The Determinator]]: Dennis, <s>running</s> limping the best part of a ''marathon'' on a sprained, implied to be ''broken'' ankle because [[I Gave My Word|he promised he would, dammit!]]
* [[Inconvenient Itch]]: When he first starts working out, Dennis gets a nasty, itchy rash on his crotch that he absolutely has to scratch... as he is at work as a security guard in a lingerie shop. One can guess what this [[Accidental Pervert|looks like]].
* [[I Resemble That Remark]]: in Libby's bakery;
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'''Dennis:''' Oh... don't... don't... don't be... what's the word? }}
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "No, but you can watch me do it."
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** "And, what's that? [overjoyed] He's got a ''son!'' I didn't know he had a son! Did you know he had a son!?"
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: Dennis and Whit are running in an annual marathon in London on a Sunday, with space for a number of charity runners to enter after the general closing date, that is most definitely ''not'' the London Marathon.
* [[Man Child]]: Dennis's whole problem.
* [[Modesty Towel]]: Played with twice. Whit drops his in the changing room, giving Dennis an eyeful, and Maya whips Dennis' away after he gets out of the shower in order to take a blackmail photo.
* [[Newscaster Cameo]]: BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins [[As Himself]], commentating on the race with Denise Lewis.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Gordon's one serious relationship somehow ended with "a broken collarbone and a dead meerkat."
* [[Over and Under
* [[Overly Narrow Superlative]]: "That's the second most disgusting fluid I've ever had in my eye!"
* [[Pants-Free]]: When Gordon invites Dennis into his apartment, we get a shot of Gordon leaning on the railing from the living room, revealing that he's naked from the waist down. At the end of the movie, he invites two beautiful girls onto his boat... again, no pants.
* [[Parent
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Jake on Whit: "what a shithead..."
* [[Product Placement]]: shamelessly, for the <s>film's</s> marathon's sponsors Nike. There are Nike banners every 20 feet of the race, and repeated namedroppings from journalists.
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* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Whit takes that relationship-as-marathon metaphor and drags it right out of the subtext to slap it in Dennis' stunned face.
* [[Runaway Bride]]: Dennis is a runaway groom.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** Dennis refers to Whit as "[[Wacky Races|Peter Perfect]]".
** The reporter refers to ''The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Runner'', a short story by Alan Sillitoe.
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich]]: The spaghetti bolognese, becomes a [[Fridge Brilliance|plot point]] later on.
* [[Title Drop]]: by the crossdresser, and later by Whit as he pulls away in the race.
* [[Training Montage]]: Parodied and played straight side-by-side.
* [[Transvestite]]: who enjoys terrorizing Dennis the security guard, and is later shown [[Chekhov's Skill|running the marathon.]]
* [[The Ugly
* [[The Unpronounceable]]: Mr Gostust... Goshdash... Mr G. [[All There in
* [[Visual Pun]]: Whit and Dennis edge their way past a pair of runners dressed as a tortoise and a hare.
* [[Wimp Fight]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUJS7OyOK2U A stellar example].
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