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Mood:
- RoughSincereSuspensefulCaptivating
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Plot:
- BuddiesCriminal HeroesFriendshipHaunted By the PastDangerLegalLife is a BitchTough Law Enforcer more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDrama
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- BostonUSA
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Drugs/AlcoholProfanityViolent Content
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What Doesn't Kill You, 2008
English
USA
Profile of What Doesn't Kill You
The mood of What Doesn't Kill You is sincere, rough, and suspenseful. The plot centers around legal issues, being haunted by the past, and criminal heroes. It is a drama and crime movie. In approach, What Doesn't Kill You is serious and realistic. The setting is Boston. It happens in contemporary times. What Doesn't Kill You is originally a true story. Note that it includes drugs/alcohol, profanity, and violent content.
Summary of What Doesn't Kill You
Friends since childhood, Brian (Mark Ruffalo) and Paulie (Ethan Hawke) do whatever it takes to survive in their hardscrabble South Boston neighborhood. Crime has always been part of their lives, and now they find themselves on the payroll of a hoodlum named Pat Kelly (Brian Goodman). While Brian sinks deeper into the criminal cesspool, Paulie plans one last heist, one that he hopes can pull them both out of their dead-end lives.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 6 November 2008 |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
Cast and Crew
as Brian Reilly
as Paulie McDougan
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Critics Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
The New York Times
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- by: Manohla Dargis
Users Reviews
- 20.September.2010
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- by: felixxx999
- felixxx999 rated this movie
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- 29.May.2009
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- by: ScottyT
- ScottyT rated this movie4/10Disappointing
