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  • 2008
  • R
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Brian and Paulie are friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They do whatever it takes to survive, living by the code of their dog-eat-dog neighborhood. Petty crimes and misdemeanors grow into more serious offenses and eventually, they fall under sway to organized crime boss Pat Kelly. As Brian becomes in...

Directed By: Brian Goodman

Written By: Paul T. Murray, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Goodman

  • 2008
  • R
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 40 m

What Doesn't Kill You

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
71
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Brian and Paulie are friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They do whatever it takes to survive, living by the code of their dog-eat-dog neighborhood. Petty crimes and misdemeanors grow into more serious offenses and eventually, they fall under sway to organized crime boss Pat Kelly. As Brian becomes in...

Directed By: Brian Goodman

Written By: Paul T. Murray, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Goodman

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100
With Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke registering personal bests in the performance category as well as playing magnificently and ultraconvincingly off each other, What Doesn't Kill You, a true story that is powerful and completely riveting from beginning to end.
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83
A tough, authentic street drama born, bred, and shot in the no-spin zone of working-class South Boston.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
80
It tells a good story well, and in the process quietly says a little something about what it means to look at the American dream from the bottom up.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
75
Like "The Departed" and "Gone Baby Gone," What Doesn't Kill You is an engrossing, gritty, sharply written and well-acted drama set on the mean streets of South Boston.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
70
It is worth seeking out for a brutally honest, achingly realistic, and emotionally compelling look at the other side of petty crime – the slow, painful path to legitimacy.
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63
This is a rare case of a movie that improves dramatically as it goes along.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
40
Goodman's movie tends to limp along.
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Production Company Battleplan Productions, Yari Film Group Releasing
Release Date Dec 12, 2008
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
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Tagline Everyone has a choice. Every choice has a consequence.
Website http://www.finefilms.co.jp/crossingday/
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