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Amazon buys ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ at Sundance for $14M

Park City • In its third major buy of the Sundance Film Festival, Amazon Studios has acquired the world rights for the inspirational comedy "Brittany Runs a Marathon " for $14 million.

The film stars Jillian Bell as an aimless 20-something who decides to start getting her life together and train for a marathon.

It also bought the distribution rights to Mindy Kaling's comedy "Late Night," for $13 million, and the CIA torture investigation drama "The Report," starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening, for $14 million.